French Wave in Dublin
Thursday 24 May, The Village
TTC
The most innovative, risk-taking and outrageous hip hop act to come out of
France in the last decade, TTC are back. With Cuiziner established as a hea
rtthrob in the US, Teki Latex set to release a pop-rave album and Tido Berm
an concentrating on advanced, heavy-lidded sativation, the trio are taking
things higher with their third album, "3615TTC".
Brearthtakingly clever, silly, profound, shallow and beautiful, TTC are tha
t rare thing, band that sounds like no other.
www.bigdada.com/
www.myspace.com/inbedwithttc
Tickets: 25 Euro (20 Euro for Students) including booking fee from WaV
Bookings: 1890 200 078 or WaV TicketBox, Camden Row, Dublin 2
Doors 8.00pm
Saturday 26th May, The Village
SEBASTIEN TELLIER
"There is something so charming about this collection of songs....so achi
ngly beautiful" 4/5 Independent on Sunday
Sébastien Tellier is an exceptional, highly personal & intimate artist ec
hoing such other one-offs as Robert Wyatt, Syd Barrett or Serge Gainsbourg.
An individual, an indomitable post mortal, a Parisian poet and a wild man
of many, many talents.
On his album 'Politics' he wassupported by other great talent from sources
as diverse as the Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra, legendary producer/mixer Ph
ilippe Zdar, whose La Funk Mob records exported French cool before Daft Pun
k, together with the original funky drummer, Tony Allen. The album was an
immediate hit. With the single 'La Ritournelle' proving a massive radio hit
championed by the likes of Tom Dunne, his Dublin debut promises much.
"Songs glide into view on well greased wheels, their velvety orchestratio
ns and bubbling electronica instantly explaining why Tellier is often menti
oned in the same breath as compatriots AIR" Word
www.luckynumbermusic.com/
www.myspace.com/sebastientellier
Tickets: 25 Euro (20 Euro for Students) including booking fee from WaV
Bookings: 1890 200 078 or WaV TicketBox, Camden Row, Dublin 2
Doors 8.00pm
Young Peoples Show
Saturday 26 May
FRANCOIS LEMONNIER
Alliance Française
Tickets 10 Euro including booking fee from WaV
Thursday 31th May
BA CISSOKO: ELECTRIC GRIOT LAND
"The Jimi Hendrix of the African lute" The Independent on Sunday
When born a Cissoko, one is a kora player. The Guinean Ba Cissoko perpetuat
es a more than centenary history. He is the last born of a long lineage of
griots, master singers and agile string pluckers.
He knows all the codes and secrets of tradition. He estimates its reach, fo
r posterity, but he isn't the kind of artist who reproduces the work of his
illustrious elders. Ba Cissoko has emancipated himself without ever breaki
ng that link, renewing his instrument's approach while refining his knowled
ge of the art and of the good manners of storytelling. Cissoko's new proje
ct Electric Griot Land trangresses and honours this tradition with a modern
electric interpretations. A pure organic electroshock administered to ster
eotypes.
www.ba-cissoko.com/