- Like hundreds of French people, Romuald Goudeau plays for his neighbors at 8 p.m.
- In disguise, he created a character called El Bimbo.
- His keyboard performances are to be taken in the second degree.
"Good evening neighbors! It is 8pm !!!! Since March 17, the first day of confinement, it has been the same ceremonial every evening in a housing estate in Benet, a small town in the south of Vendée. Romuald Goudeau, alias El Bimbo, dresses in a wig and a pink silk jacket, opens the window of his office wide, addresses a few words to his followers, and pushes the sound of his synthesizer.
Stevie Wonder, Claude François, Queen, Michel Polnareff, Gloria Gaynor, Amel Bent, Daft Punk… For ten minutes, this professional photographer connects the tubes. With a preference "for the 1980s". "I gathered all my equipment to deploy up to 600 watts of sound in front of the window!" When the wind carries, you can hear me all over the village, ”he laughs. And even well beyond since each mini-concert is broadcast live on Facebook and then on YouTube.
"Create a friendly and united meeting"
To those who doubt it, Romuald, 45, explains "not to be taken seriously", even if each mini-concert can require up to three hours of preparation. "I disguise myself, I make false notes. I often say that ridicule makes you stronger. The goal is to have fun. "Because beyond the pleasure of" allowing yourself to make noise ", it is to" create a friendly meeting "and" solidarity "that El Bimbo plays at his window at 8 p.m., like hundreds of French.
“I want to show that, even when you don't live in a big city, you can support caregivers and all those who fight against the disease. That confinement must be respected. In Vendée we sometimes feel a little spared by the coronavirus. But my parents are in Alsace at the heart of the first cluster. I can tell you that I am living this crisis very violently from a distance. "
"It's still a historic moment"
In the Vendée subdivision, the neighbors are no longer surprised by the unusual service. They respond with applause and some thanks. Above all, "they used to go out on this occasion," says Romuald. “We talk more than before, while staying at a good distance. We discuss our days, our concerns. We release the pressure. It is still a historic moment that we live. "
Friday evening, El Bimbo "obviously" paid tribute to the singer Christophe, who died the previous night, by performing Les Mots Bleus . He also played Vance Joy's Riptide at the request of "a neighbor's teen who finds my old-fashioned songs and challenged me to play something a little more modern."
And when the time comes to deconfinement, Romuald Goudeau has programmed with his entourage a "little outdoor concert" to celebrate that. "But we will still be careful, huh. It is important to follow the instructions. "
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