Sonatine

The meeting between Alexandre Herer and Sami Pageaux took place on Reunion Island, around their respective music, contemporary creation for Alexandre Herer, traditional music, Indian and Reunion rhythms for Sami Pageaux, jazz and improvisation for both. The repertoire of Sonatine was imagined by Sami, mixing personal compositions and various collections within the repertoire of the Mediterranean, from the Maghreb to Central Europe, with the traditional Reunionese background in filigree. Alexander’s cold and ethereal Fender Rhodes and Sami’s Kora, transformed into a chromatic instrument, create a singular acoustic sound for this type of repertoire, where percussion, usually very present, is only suggested.