Since its creation, through a unique repertoire of bare-hand aquatic percussion and songs passed down through generations of women in Central Africa, Akutuk Origins is a play between air, water and the body. This ancestral knowledge pays tribute to the elements of nature for their benefits.
A strictly feminine activity, Akutuk Origins rehabilitates a cultural heritage whose music has almost been silenced.
Our connection with water has changed over time. Loïs Zongo, the project leader, is mobilising her resources by bringing together the women of her native village to reassert the value of musical practices that have fallen into disuse, and to make this heritage visible again in the public space.
The suspended atmospheres and liquid melodies remind us of our first orchestra of amniotic sounds, the root and foundation of our emotions! A rare and unique moment.
AKUTUK ORIGINS has been awarded the “Olympiade Culturelle Paris 2024” label.
Olympiade Culturelle develops original programming that explores the links between art and sport, as well as the values shared by the arts and sports, such as excellence, inclusion, cultural diversity and universalism. It brings culture to sporting and other unusual venues.
EUROPE TOUR // Mai – June – July 26
Workshop - Water percussion workshop Children Adults
Loïs Zongo - Akutuk, vocals, rhombus
Marie-Thérèse Atem - Akutuk, vocals
Monti Etetebe - Akutuk, vocals, rhombus