Writing together a Franco-Indian adventure
Some write travel diaries. As far as Thierry Pécou is concerned, his wanderings turn into musical scores.
Sangata means sheer connivance. This word of Sanskrit origin reflects what took place on stage in 2019. Three distinguished young Indian artists, Rishab Prasanna, Bansuri flute, Ragini Shankar, Indian violin, Amaan Ali, tabla, and Thierry Pécou, accompanied by two of his Ensemble Variances musicians, Anne Cartel, flute, and Carjez Gerretsen, clarinet, embarked on an intercultural musical dialogue of great depth and sheer joy marked by fusion and dialogue between Hindustani classical music and Thierry Pécou’s writing.
Not only is the enthusiastic audience captivated and moved by the soft and enticing moods, the exhilarating moments created by the rhythm of the tabla, a blend of impromptu sequences and portions as established in Thierry Pécou’s music score, but the enthused artists themselves feel there is still much more to come.
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The cast
Guest artists
Joyeeta Sanyal Margarit sitar |
Ensemble Variances
Anne Cartel flute |
Videos
Interview
Thierry Pécou was interviewed by Gabrielle Oliveira Guyon broadcast on France Musique on 22 March 2024.
Album Sangata

Contemporary disc of the week
Reviews
Informations
Co-production Alliance Française de Delhi / Ensemble Variances / Kalasetu.
Photo by Jeswin Thomas / Freepik