• BIM •
"... voodoo rhythms, urban sounds, polyphonic songs and electric energy, BIM is the alliance of origins to contemporary sounds."
Noted by Gordon Williams (Santana, Amy Winehouse, Lauren Hill, ... and 7 grammy Awards) during their visit to New York at Carnegie Hall (Sold-out), BIM back on european tour in 2020.
The BIM has made their mark on their last 2019 TOUR with over 42 dates in 12 countries (Carnegie Hall, Sziget, Oslo World, Wassermusik, Weinturm Open Air, Afro-Pfingsten, Helsinki World, Hiesige & Dosige, Bari Jazz, Zomer, Fusion, Alive Festival, Mondo Sounds, Nuits d'Afrique, Festival de Quebec, Nancy Jazz, Stoppested Verden, Ördögkatlan, Vidor, Atlantikaldia...) The BIM is now the most representative group of reference of the Beninese Fusion music scene.
"A rare thing, the BIM collective combines all of Benin's ethnic origins with their musical richness - but also that coming from all over the world : groove, electro, rock, hip-hop."
IN THE PRESS
"an ambitious project: to discover the rhythms that have shaped modern popular music, Rock and Hip-Hop" ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE
" Based around the rhythms and melodies of Beninese voodoo music and informed by everything from highlife to hip-hop, BIM make music for dancing feet " SONGLINES
"Top of the World"
"... celebrated their centuries' old musical traditions with their hypnotic singing and acrobatic dance moves" EuroNews
" A delightful mix of traditional, urban and electric melodies " FIP - Radio France
"Their first album combines traditional voodoo rhythms with pop, electronic and hip-hop arrangements" RADIO NOVA
selection in world music chart 2019
Teaser on the road 2019 Video Live Montreal - Canada
NEW ALBUM - SUMMER 2020
Reappropriating voodoo rhythms and traditional Beninese songs through trip-hop, pop-rock and electronic tones, this is the bet of the BENIN INTERNATIONAL MUSICAL (BIM) which transforms the creative of the country's music scene, rich in music from his ancestors from Dahomey. This group, composed of 7 vocalist musicians, offers through its songs, an enjoyable mix of traditional melodies, urban and electric, without giving up the power of percussion and the fervor of polyphonic songs.
AVAILABLE ON TOUR :
SUMMER : MAY to EARLY AUGUST 2020
FALL : END OF SEPTEMBER to EARLY NOVEMBER 2020
CONTACT : Greg CONNAN - production@derapageprod.fr - +33 660 42 67 21
Management / Label : Jérome Ettinger - Togezer Productions / World Tour Record
Presse/média : Hervé Riesen - Radio France
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BIM is supported by European Broadcasting Union (EBU), RADIO FRANCE, ORTB, Rolling Stone Magazine, TV5 Monde, The City of Nantes and the Institut Français.
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