A Night of Ideas: From France to GNV via Zimbabwe

This will be a roundtable discussion with the artists along with a performance. 

From the artists: 

We are two Creole artists dedicated to upholding and developing the music of our native lands. Coming respectively from Guadeloupe and Réunion, the essence of our musical history is rooted in colonization and slavery.

However, we have developed an artistic vision that goes far beyond one locally specific style, using funk, hip hop, jazz, and freestyle, and infusing music with our sensibilities, vocabularies, and unique characteristics.

In the past few decades, we have shared the stage with many artists, performing both on the road and in studios. Most of the time when we are asked to play, it is out of a desire to bring our own distinctive voice into the creation.

We are also actively involved in education and cultural outreach, areas that see us working in a variety of settings among diverse…