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POLYPHÈME© Eric Legret

POLYPHÈME

Wassim Halal & Gamelan Puspawarna

Contemporary Polyrhythms
SATURDAY 25 JULY 22:45 ATHARRI - HALL

France

Formed in 2018 during the recording of a piece from Wassim Halal’s "Le Cri du Cyclope", Polyphème brings together eight musicians from Gamelan Puspawarna and percussionist Wassim Halal. From this fruitful collaboration emerged a body of original compositions, situated at the intersection of rhythm and time, where the darbuka engages in a dialogue with the resonant tones of the Balinese gamelan.


Blending composition and improvisation, Polyphème weaves a magnetic soundscape, interwoven with subtle polyrhythms, hypnotic leitmotifs, and unpredictable bursts of energy. 


It is organic and spellbinding music, where precision blends with freedom.

  • Théo Merigeau — gamelan puspawarna
  • Sven Clerx — gamelan puspawarna
  • Jérémie Abt — gamelan puspawarna
  • Antoine Chamballu — gamelan puspawarna
  • Christophe Moure — gamelan puspawarna
  • Raul Monsalve — gamelan puspawarna
  • Hsiao-Yun Tseng — gamelan puspawarna
  • Krishna Sutedja — gamelan puspawarna
  • Manu Le Duigou — sound

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