Concert - Commandant Coustou

24 Rue Vauban

« From island to island, Commandant Coustou sails the southern seas and probes the abyss in search of buried musical treasures. » In 2014, five continental musicians meet on a peninsula between the Rhône and the Saône to bring to life an imaginary sailor: the Commandant Coustou. Aboard, they discover the incredible musical crucible of the Caribbean and, initially, eagerly revisit a pre-war repertoire of Trinidadian calypsos. The amazing richness of Afro-Caribbean music nourishes this crew, who will soon set sail toward the Cuban sound, the biguine…