Le Cluster Ensemble is a multidisciplinary collective of young artists based in France (Tours), brought together by Raphaël Guattari with a simple aim: to celebrate conviviality.
Starting with an ensemble of 13 musicians from different backgrounds, accompanied by an artistic director, an actor and a video crew, Le Cluster Ensemble offers music that borrows from a variety of genres: French chanson, baile funk, châabi, jazz, rap, bossa nova... Often filmed, always staged and recorded outside the studio, the music is played live around a table as if sharing a meal, in the joy of being together.
The collective took shape at the end of 2021 around the production of a musical and visual cover of 'Me Maten' from C. Tangana's Tiny Desk,
After releasing the film MIDI-MIDI on Youtube in May 2022, a sort of musical short film, Le Cluster Ensemble embarked on a tour in France, and prepared this first eponymous album with Cluster-style covers of songs by Gilberto Gil, Guy2bezbar, Henri Salvador, C Tangana, and a few original tracks at the crossroads of genres that assert their unique purpose for a surprisingly festive, profound and playful repertoire. The album was recorded under live conditions (concerts or film shoots) to convey their incredible vibe as quickly and accurately as possible.
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Le Cluster Ensemble est un collectif pluridisciplinaire de jeunes artistes basé.és à Tours, réunis par Raphaël Guattari autour d'une volonté simple: célébrer la convivialité.
A partir d'un ensemble composé de 13 musicien.nes d'horizons différents, accompagné d'une directrice artistique, d'un comédien et d'une équipe video, Le Cluster Ensemble propose une musique qui emprunte à des genres variés : chanson française, baile funk, châabi, jazz, rap, bossa nova... Souvent filmée, toujours mise en scène, enregistrée hors studio, la musique se joue live autour d'une table comme on partage un repas, dans la joie d'être ensemble.
Le collectif prend forme fin 2021 autour de la réalisation d'une reprise aussi bien musicale que visuelle de 'Me Maten' issue du Tiny Desk de C. Tangana,
Après avoir sorti sur Youtube le film MIDI-MIDI en mai 2022, sorte de court-métrage musical, Le Cluster Ensemble entame une tournée en France et prépare ce premier album éponyme avec des reprises façon Cluster de morceaux de Gilberto Gil, Guy2bezbar, Henri Salvador, C Tangana, et quelques titres originaux à la croisée des genres qui affirment leur propos unique pour un répertoire étonnamment festif, profond et ludique. L'album est enregistré en conditions du direct (concerts ou tournages) pour transmettre au plus vite et au plus vrai leur incroyable vibe.
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released November 24, 2023
Performed by Le Cluster Ensemble
Rita Amoureux: vocals
Adriana Calla: artistic direction - set design
Zaïa Castaño: vocals
Mona Da Rocha: vocals
Corentin Fumard: guitar
Etienne Guattari: speaker
Louis Guattari / Julien Philips / Ornella Marraccini: video team
Raphaël Guattari: musical direction - vocals
Anne Isambert: percussion
Daphné Jacquet: clarinet
Alice Montembault: vocals
Soa Ravaloson: bass
Mateo Roussel: percussion
Valentin Vasseur: guitar
Timothée Weeger: bass clarinet
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