Coronavirus: when music and solidarity rhyme in times of pandemic
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How to be useful in times of pandemic when you are a singer? Musical initiatives are multiplying to create links in times of confinement and stimulate creativity: each in their own way contributing to a chain of solidarity. Artists like Calogero have produced titles donating proceeds to caregivers.
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Read moreThursday March 26, the singer Calogero put on line a new title " We do as if ", a melancholic ballad on the piano, filmed in confinement in his apartment. Put on the platforms, the revenues generated by this title will go to the Hôpital de Paris-Hôpitaux de France foundation for the benefit of caregivers.
For artists whose commitments have been suspended, stimulating their creativity and forging social ties has become vital .
Arnaud Rebotini, electronic musician and Cesarisé for the soundtrack of the film 120 beats per minute launched on his YouTube channel his project “ This is quarantine ” (with “clips from the National Institute for 'audiovisual (INA). Create with constraint rather than submit to it: this is the watchword of the project.
On the other hand, several online festivals like Le Sofa offer homemade concerts by different artists, live or to listen to, and there is something for everyone… even classical music, as with the violinist Renaud Capuçon.
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