Vianney leaves Tuesday evening on France 2 to meet the Ethiopian people of the Afars, in the program "Rendez-vous en terre inconnue".
Its presenter, Raphaël de Casabianca, explains in "Culture Médias" how the singer with the ideal look of son-in-law turned into the ideal guest, very inspired by the experience.
INTERVIEW
It took a year to successfully coordinate the agendas of Vianney and
Rendez-vous en terre inconnue
.
The show from France 2, which takes a personality to the other side of the world to discover a people and their way of life, returns Tuesday evening.
And so it is the singer Vianney who takes part this time.
He leaves for Ethiopia to meet the warrior people of the Afars.
The trip was not easy to set up, but was worth it, according to Raphaël de Casabianca, presenter of the show.
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"I saw Vianney as someone extremely attentive, who liked to compare his points of view, who likes the difference and who likes the trip. Where we were going, I was convinced that something was going to happen. something very strong and very beautiful ... And that's what happened! ", rejoices the presenter.
"Often in
Rendez-vous en terre inconnue
, the guests may have fears or be out of step. Vianney adapts. He also has the strength to know how to listen."
A meeting that inspired the singer
Adapt, listen, but also discover. Vianney notably learns the technique of the Afars to find water, while they live on hot, arid and volcanic lands. Breathtaking landscapes, but above all the encounters that inspired Vianney. The singer composed on the spot the song
Dabali
, in homage to a young woman of the tribe, and from already existing lyrics in Afar language.
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had taken his guitar with him, and the instrument made it possible to create a special bond with the Afars who welcomed him. “The first night the Afars thought Vianney had a gun in his holster. They didn't think it was a guitar at all, they had never seen one before. It immediately created something magical about it. the meeting ", remembers Raphaël de Cassabianca. "And there was this young woman called Dabali, and when Vianney says her name, there is harmony. The music was a bond between us until the end."
The number of
Rendez-vous en terre inconnue
with Vianney is broadcast Tuesday evening at 9:05 pm on France 2. The song Dabali is released today on music streaming platforms.