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Tribute to Solitude

Monday 15 July 2024

Group photo of the Monde Créole company — Crédit photo : Le monde créole

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This event is part of Olympic Torch Relay: where to see the flame on July 15th

Just as Gwoka traditionally accompanied rites of passage, it will also accompany the ceremonial passing of the Olympic torch relay in Paris, in front of the statue of the Guadeloupean heroine, Solitude.

The Place du Général Catroux (17th arrondissement), site of the Solitude garden, will host an orchestra of some twenty kas, all under the direction of a "Maître Tambouyè" (the name given to the person who leads a ka ensemble), who will set the rhythms, tempi, starts and stops of the music.

The arrival of the flame procession will be accompanied by Conch blowers, the shells from the Caribbean Sea used by Amerindians to warn of impending events. The practice was taken up by the slaves, and its use has resurfaced in parallel with the re-emergence of the ka.

A lively, festive occasion!

For people with hearing impairment, possibility of loaning vibrating vests allowing them to feel the sound of the proposed concert via vibrations.

Go to the blue Point Info banner to be directed by volunteers to the listening area.

An app must be downloaded to your iPhone to use the vibrating vests.

Limited number of vests.

Updated on 12/07/2024