The award ceremony took place on Thursday November 29th, at the Charles Trenet Auditorium in Paris.
Le Vent du Nord’s lineup includes Nicolas Boulerice, Olivier Demers, Réjean Brunet and Simon Beaudry. They perform traditional Québécois music in French which is profoundly influenced by Celtic music from Ireland and Brittany. The album Tromper le Temps sees Le Vent du Nord pushing their own limits and exploring their vocal harmonies and musical textures.
The group uses a very diverse range of musical instruments enhanced by Québécois foot percussion.
Prior to receiving The Académie Charles Cros Award for World Music their previous album La Part du Feu earned them their second Juno Award (Canada’s most important music award).
The Académie Charles Cros is a French organization that was created in 1947 by a group of music critics and specialists in the field of recorded music.
Under the auspices of the President of the French Republic, each year the academy honors artists performing in the French-speaking world across a number of musical genres.
Since its inception the institution has honored several Quebec artists including Felix Leclerc, Gilles Vigneault, Robert Charlebois, Michel Rivard, Richard Desjardins etc.
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Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
