If Jules Verne takes the hero of his famous novel once around the world in 80 days, the organizers of the Super Francophate 2.0 have chosen to make a generous tour of the world francophonie, Wednesday evening, at the Quebec Agora, with 40 well-chosen songs. .
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In a postcard setting, with the Château Frontenac lit up on stage in the distance, many classics that have become timeless and beautiful inventions rub shoulders in this rousing performance with rhythmic and refined staging.
One of the great merits of this new SuperFrancoFête is to remind us that the world’s French-speaking repertoire is full of musical treasures.
There are some from Quebec, notably delivered by Louis-Jean Cormier, Salebarbs, Damien Robitaille and Corneille, from Europe represented by Michel Fuguen and Patrick Bruel, and from Africa by Tiken Za Fakoli. Festival Ivorian Group Magic System.
It’s an opportunity, said Angelique Kidzo, co-host with Garou and Nolven Leroy, to celebrate what unites “French speakers from all over the world.”
Mission accomplished, promise fulfilled!
All generations
Although the average age of the 5,000 people with free access to the Agora is quite high, this is definitely an appointment for all generations.
The sole representative of the original 1974 Super Francophate, 78-year-old Robert Charlebois enthralled the audience with his piano.Normal.
Moments earlier, 23-year-old Belgian Mentissa’s crystal clear vocals wowed everyone as she delivered a skin-deep version of the hit. And bam, brilliantly accompanied by a troupe of DM Nation dancers, cleverly used on many occasions. Evening discovery.
Tribute to René Levesque
René Lévesque’s 100th birthday was not spent in silence. Maka Kotto’s re-reading of a speech he gave in Paris in 1985 drew a strong response from the audience.
With around thirty artists at his disposal, the director was able to organize many artistic encounters. Some are obvious, such as Zachary Richard and Salebarb’s Union My trip to Louisiana.
Others united continents, the same Zachary Richard teamed up with Beninese Angelique Kidzo to revisit The tree is in its leaves.
There was little to complain about this evening’s escape from the rain, as the artists, while they did not use the catwalk leading to the floor and remained on the main stage, sometimes appeared aloof from the public. .
The artists of the Super Francophate lucked out by placing Raymond Levesque’s hopeful and still relevant anthem for the finale. Men always live by loveIt brought all the artists on stage and created a choir of 5,000 voices.
The honor of closing the show went to Patrick Bruel, who concluded Square of great men By “giving us an appointment in a year”.
If organizers are wondering whether to make this an annual event, they have their answer.
► SuperFrancoFête will be broadcast in more than 200 countries over the next few months on TVA, TV5 Monde and TV5 Québec-Canada.
What artists think about the French language
“ French alone, along with English, exists on five continents. […] The French-speaking world has given birth to wonderful and rich songs that make us live beautiful stories of brotherhood. »
– Angelique Kidzo
“ The French language is vast and lively. When faced with new landscapes, she seems to discover thousands of shades. […] French is a path, it is up to us to walk it. »
– Fred Pellerin
“It is high time for Francophonie to play its proper role, that is, to act as an environment for the emergence of this new solidarity between peoples and cultures. »
– Maka Kotto, quoting René Levesque in Paris, 1985
“ If we celebrate SuperFrancoFête today, it is a nod to the great event that gave birth to La Francophonie International in Quebec in 1974. »
– Nolven Leroy
“La Francophonie is this comprehensive humanism, which is woven around the earth: this symbiosis of the dormant energies of all continents, all races, which awakens with their complementary warmth. »
– Kim Thuy, quoting former Senegalese president Léopold Cédor Senghor
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