Hundred Years Gallery, London
03/05/2024 - 04/05/2024
for VOICINGS festival @ HYG curated by J.-M. Van Schouwburg
Emmanuelle Waeckerlé (voice, ektara) Petri Huurinainen (guitar)
Alongside
Adam Bohman texts, J.-M. Van Schouwburg voice, Bruno Gussoni flutes,
Lullula aka Kay Grant & Armorel Weston voices, Marcio Mattos dble bass,
Lao San Yang Bianco Li voice, Zhuyang Liu guzheng, Corey Lyu voice percussion
A superb and poignant duet in which Petri activates electronic effects by rubbing his amplified guitar with a bow while Emmanuelle staggers beats with an ektara (monotone instrument of the Bauls) supporting her astonishing deconstruction – reconstruction of syllable lyrics with her immaculate voice in extra-gravitational suspension with a disenchantment as distanced as it is tragic. (Jean-Michel Van Schouwburg)
Bouche Bée
[boosh bay] (French expression meaning “open-mouthed” or “speechless”) was formed in 2005 by artist and vocalist Emmanuelle Waeckerlé and guitarist Petri Huurinainen. Music-writer and saxophonist John Eyles joined in between 2017 -2020 and in March 2020 they released on bandcamp Entre chien et loup. In late Spring 2020, electronic musician Peter Keserü joined Bouche Bée. in 2024 frrrree mon cheri was released by Earshot Recordings