Several actors of the techno movement announced Wednesday the holding in October of a Teknival dedicated to Steve Maia Caniço, found dead after his disappearance the night of a controversial intervention by the police in Nantes during the Music Festival.
Called "Tek'Steve'All", the event "claim" will take place "in tribute to Steve and all the victims of police oppression and government," announced in a statement the national coordination of "sound systems", organization which serves as an interface between organizers of "free parties" - illegal parties dedicated to electronic music - and public authorities.
An event organized without authorization
The event, organized without permission, will take place from 11 to 13 October, somewhere in the "North West", according to a promotional poster on social networks. "Steve has died as a result of yet another unjustifiable police intervention," the sound systems say in their statement, denouncing "the ubiquitous oppression" against "Free culture". "We are waiting for concrete measures to stop state violence, and not only against the Free Party," they added, calling on "the whole Tekno movement to amplify festive resistance, whether through decentralized or collective. "
Great French techno masses, the Teknivals are organized every year for more than 25 years in different places, kept secret until the last hours. Originally clandestine, the most important of them have been coordinated with the authorities for several years, but have been organized again illegally since 2016. The next Techno Parade, organized on September 28 in Paris, must also be dedicated in memory of the extracurricular animator, electronic music fan, died at 24 years old.