Éclora

Charlie Dégaine writes and composes the songs for the EP Éclora during her transition from Brazil to France. The EP is then recorded and post-produced between Recife and Paris. The lyrics intertwine French and Brazilian, images of the Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris, the artist's birthplace, and the Capibaribe river that flows through Recife, her adopted city.

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The work is a form of resistance against geographical tearing and "saudade". It draws from the immense richness of the popular culture of the Northeast of Brazil, a mixed-race region that has given birth to Frevo, Maracatù, Forró, and Capoeira. Éclora is a journey punctuated by percussions and hypnotic rhythms, ethereal flutes, velvet bass and trumpet, accordion with a taste of tango.

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The blend of musical styles culminates with the lyrics and the voice that brings these uppercut lullabies to life. The songs tell of distance as a space for blooming, the importance of getting lost to find oneself, the necessity of revolt against dictates and conformism. Echoing the words of Argentine singer Mercedes Sosa, "singing is not just opening one's mouth, but opening it in such a way that everything in one's head and heart is revealed."