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Formed by Yannick Nanette and Thierry Jaccard, one Mauritian, the other Swiss, this duo, which met by chance during a jam session in a Swiss bar, continues its adventure even thirteen years later under the stage name The TWO. In fact, this is the meaning of the name given to their most recent album, Sadela, in Mauritian Creole. What immediately stands out about these two artists is their blatant complicity and human connection, without artifice. Promoting Creolité in their version of the blues, but also in their way of life, they encourage the blending of cultures and refuse to be confined by boxes or labels. After all, you’ll find them in several boxes at once: the blues box, the jazz box, the soul box. Quoting Edouard Glissant on several occasions, the duo call themselves “Sunday philosophers”, and it’s from these discussions that their songs, mainly written by Yannick, are born.
The duo, which later became a trio, then a quartet, depending on the circumstances, will be at Club Balattou in trio (or quartet, I’ll keep you in suspense) format this Sunday, April 20, at 9pm. Our journalist Sandra Gasana spoke to them before their concert in Maskinongé.
