"It's a really big pleasure to present you monsieur Click, this week!
He is one of the first persons who believed in me and my music, he is
a very nice guy and above all, he has a special gift: he combines his perfect
DJ skills with extraordinary blends of music and talented musicians. I wish
him to keep on "traveling" us to this modern-traditional music trip forever! "
He is one of the first persons who believed in me and my music, he is
a very nice guy and above all, he has a special gift: he combines his perfect
DJ skills with extraordinary blends of music and talented musicians. I wish
him to keep on "traveling" us to this modern-traditional music trip forever! "
-Bonjour, monsieur Click!
You have just released your new record,
“Jaipur”. Give us some details about it.
I have been exploring the music
of the Balkans for many years now. These journeys led me to India, to the very
roots of the Roma culture, with my mobile studio in the heart of the Pink City.
I steeped myself in traditional Rajasthani chants, passed down from father to
son since the dawn of time. I digitized and carried on the art of the ancient
music of Lord Rama, doing so in collaboration with Parveen Khan, Amrat Hussain,
Sanjay Khan (Dhoad family), Valentina Casula, and Mohamed Bundu, to bring
happiness and peace.
-Your Live Band consists
of an Italian vocalist (Valentina Casula), two Romanian Gypsies in violin,
saxophone and flutes (Serioja Mihai-Tudorel Mihai) and one Indian vocalist and
tabla player (Amrat Hussain). What’s the purpose of this team?
For 2013 I introduced a Flamenco singer /
dancer to loop the gypsy culture Karine Gonzalez, the timbre
of Valentina Casula’s vibrant voice is the multilingual Ariadne’s thread
guiding the rhythmic vessel through the labyrinth of Indian, Serb, Romanian,
Neapolitan, and Andalusian landscapes.
The
Balkan violin virtuoso Serioja Mihai, pairing with the tabla of India prodigy
Amrat Hussain. It's a gypsy meeting like an exhilarating « Latcho Drom »,
steeping entire chapters of Far Eastern heritage in electronic ecstasy.
- From the beginning till
now, which music styles have you experienced and which one suits you, the most?
My surname is Dj 4X4, I'm from the world zone,
I produce many type of sounds Worldtronica, Digital Folk, Gypsy Music,
Future Mediterranean, Electro jazz, New Flamenco, Brasileiro Remixes, Electro
Gypsy, Gnawi Rhythms, BalkanBeats, Electro Folk from South Korea.. which one suits
me the most... it's too hard to choose.
-Vinyl, CD, MP3. What do
you prefer and why?
Tape of 90 mines ;-) (laughs!)
-You are also known as the
“Globetrotter”! You travel a lot.. Do you think that is necessary so to be
inspired for new productions?
Yes specially for what I do, music with
authentic musicians, it's much better to record them “en casa” with family
around, party, food..get the typical sounds of a city or feverishly celebrate in
the streets.
-Few months ago, you had a
tour in Japan. How was that experience?
Japan tour is always a crazy and amazing
experience, with a gig every day, I almost didn't sleep for one week. But you
feel a real energy when you play there, it's very wild what I do for Japan, the
world music's scene is very small, but I collect a lot of nice feedback from
the audience.
-You have played in so
many areas..From Japan to Africa and from Australia to the Balkans! Which is
the biggest difference, between all these places?
Even in France when you travel from the north
to the south it's totally different, so imagine all those countries.. I was
very surprised to meet a lot of Greek people in Melbourne, they're there since
many generations, it was funny to play traditional tunes from the Balkan there.
Each city & countries are ultra different, I always need 2/3 days to feel
at home.
-Which are your projects
for 2013 (if the world still exists)? J
DJ CLICK MEET
HAMADCHA OF FEZ, the next album & live show Click Here – Fès
(sufi music from
Morocco meets electronics)
VA
FAN FAHRE feat DJ CLICK (tour in France)
CLICK
HERE (tour in France + Europe + China..)
-Lot of
people (including myself) believe that in France, is easy to follow any kind of
art (music, painting, dance etc.) and have immediately persons to support your
work. Is that true, for those who want to come in Paris and have a career
there?
Is not so true, there are a lot of
concurrency, but in the same time a lot of clubs, festivals, places for art,
locals, cultural associations etc.. many subventions from the culture
government also, if you know how to manage it, and to be patient. It's not so
easy, you've to work hard and Paris it's not so a romantic city as they show at
travel agency.
-What would you like to say to the Greeks, now that we face this
terrible crisis?
Please stay with us, you're the original
cultural base of Europe ! I love you !
-Merci beaucoup! Hope to see you soon, performing in Greece!
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-http://www.nofridge.com
OFFICIAL FACEBOOK PAGE:
-https://www.facebook.com/folklorotronic
KATCHUR KHAN Video:
-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5KmqF2MV0w
DELHI TO SEVILLA Video:
-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfuOdOoUgU8
DJ CLICK LIVE BAND Video:
-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGyOclLs1Fg
