RomainMalagnoux

Passionate about soul, blues and folk music, composer, singer and guitarist Romain Malagnoux embarked on a 4-month trip to Mali in 2009 to discover the country's musical culture and meet musicians with whom to exchange ideas. Romain forged friendly and artistic ties with djeli n'goni player Moustafa Kouyaté. During a second stay in Mali, they composed the album "Les frontières imaginaires", (winner of a 2014 Canadian Folk Music Award and an Independent Music Award - USA) together with musicians from Mali and Quebec. Two songs from this album appear on the PUTUMAYO compilations.

On stage, alongside percussionists Donald Dogbo and Mohamed Ndiaye, Romain presents songs from this album and his own soul, folk and pop compositions, in French, English and Spanish.
The variety and energy of the songs recall some of the diverse cultures to which Romain has been exposed over the years.