Festival Métis Plaine Commune 2024: 9 free concerts in Plaine Commune towns from June 30 to July 13!

From June 30 to July 13, the free Festival Métis Plaine Commune takes place in the parks (and in some venues) of Plaine Commune. A program of 9 free concerts featuring classical, world and jazz music, plus numerous workshops for young and old!

Discover the concert program:

Fanfara Station at the Parc départemental Georges Valbon in La Courneuve on June 30 at 4.30pm (free admission)

An evening of dance created live by three musicians and two loop stations, blending brass band sounds, electronics and Maghreb rhythms. Fanfara Station, inspired by the memory of songwriter Marzouk Mejri's father, celebrates the musical cultures of the African diaspora and the connections between the Middle East, the Maghreb, Europe and the Americas.

Le yack & la bergère (Ensemble L'Assemblée) at the Studio Théâtre de Stains on July 3 at 3pm (Free with registration)

Marie van Rhijn has conceived this program as a musical encounter between two worlds and traditions, combining her repertoire of18th-century French harpsichord music with that of traditional Mongolian oral music. Through an evocative bestiary, each style discovers the other with good humor, curiosity and complicity. This show takes young and old to lands of laughter, myths, beliefs and, above all, sharing, with yaks, sheep, gnats, flies, bees, sparrows, nightingales and doves.

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Naïssam Jalal - Les Petites douceurs (commissioned by Métis) at Parc Frédérick Lemaître, Pierrefitte-sur-Seine July 4, 8:30 pm (Free admission)

The show Les Petites douceurs is made up of several small sections, comparable to finely chiselled pastries. The writing, in classical form, evokes the recipe of a tasty dish. Inspired by extra-Western music, these sections retain Western instrumentation and exclude improvisation. The link with this music is made through modality and rhythm, with horizontal melodic phrases and non-European rhythmic figures. Instrumentation includes: flute, clarinet/bass clarinet, viola and cello.

Fanfaraï Street Band on the main pitch of Stade Dian de Villetaneuse on July 6 at 5:30pm (Free admission)

Fanfaraï is without doubt the most atypical and cosmopolitan brass band in the Maghreb. Whether on stage or in the street, Fanfaraï blends raï, chaabi and gnawi with jazzy, Afro-Cuban or gypsy brass. This music, nourished by improvisation, subtly rewrites the classical repertoire, with particular attention to arrangements and original compositions. Northerners and southerners come together on a festive journey across the Mediterranean, guided by sharing and unfailing energy.

Mohamed Najem Quartet - Jaffa Blossom at the Médiathèque Aimé Césaire in La Courneuve on July 10 at 2:30 pm (Free with registration)

The music of Mohamed Najem's jazz-influenced quartet (piano, drums, double bass) adds a unique touch to the oriental compositions. Led by a Palestinian composer and clarinetist from Bethlehem, the group blends Arabic music and jazz, inspired by Jaffa, Jerusalem and Paris, where it has resided since 2014. Founded in 2016, the quartet has performed in France and abroad. The clarinet playing, oriental and contemporary, creates melodies influenced by jazz and classical music.

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Ray Lema & Des Équilibres/Agnès Pyka - Still Point aux Poussières d'Aubervilliers July 10 at 8:30pm (Free with registration)

The Still Point project is the result of a meeting between the Des Équilibres ensemble, directed by Agnès Pyka , and French-Congolese pianist Ray Lema. The artists wanted to blend chamber music with jazz and African sounds. After independence, Ray Lema became musical director of the Ballet national du Zaïre. In 1979, he moved to the United States, before settling in France in 1982. In 2006, Agnès Pyka brought together a group of musicians to discuss a variety of aesthetics and art forms. Des Équilibres covers all forms of chamber music.

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Ensemble Il Caravaggio & Yaman Okur at the Berges de Seine in Épinay-sur-Seine on July 12 at 7pm (Free admission)

Under the direction of conductor Camille Delaforge,Ensemble Il Caravaggio dedicates its art to the Baroque and Classical lyrical repertoires, teaming up with brilliant singers. In addition to the classics, it rediscovers forgotten musical treasures, spotlighting neglected female composers such as Isabelle Leonarda and Elizabeth Jacquet de La Guerre. Yaman Okur, French dancer and choreographer, excels in breakdance, winning several titles including the world championship. His unique style sets him apart, and he continues to impress with his rhythm and absolute body control.

Ayom at the Grand Parc des Docks de Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine on July 13 at 5:30pm (free admission)

Ayom is a multicultural sextet led by Brazilian singer and percussionist Jabu Morales. Their music crosses the Black Atlantic, from Brazil to Angola to Cape Verde, giving rise to a nomadic, provocative, danceable musicality that blends tradition with masculine and feminine crossbreeding, poetry, energy and joy.