A real wave of people swept through the Place des Festivals on Saturday night during Angina de Poitrineโs concert at the Festival International Jazz de Montrรฉal (FIJM). Moved by an enthusiastic crowd replete with polka dots, the Saguenay duo seemed to have been bitten by the bug, delivering a performance that was both lively and flawless.
Around 6:30 p.m., three hours before Angina de Poitrineโs concert, the compact crowd had already occupied a large part of the Place des Festivals. Just two hours after the concert of Adrian Quesadaโs Asesino Trio, festivalgoers completely filled the venue, stretching from the front of the stage to Rue Sainte-Catherine and beyond.
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Fans of all ages and from all walks of life tried their best to make their way through the now impassable crowd, like Carmen, a middle-aged lady wearing a polka dot blouse and homemade earrings the color of Angina de Poitrine.
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Khn de Poitrine, on microtonal guitar and bass
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Carmen, who calls herself a real fan of the group, accompanied her partner, skeptical music lover
in his own words.
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Cleck de Poitrine, drummer
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This is really their transition to Everybodyโs talking about it which piqued my curiosity and I immediately followed two Angina de Poitrines fan groups on Facebook.
โ Carmen explained.
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A real human wave swept through the Festival Square on Saturday evening.
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In the 1970s I listened to progressive rock, Led Zeppelin, Yes, Gentle Giant, The Whoโฆ I didnโt just listen to The Beatles.
she continued.
There are people who are surprised by this. Boomerswe get on board, but we know this music. This crossover Itโs unusual what they do.
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Four members of this family, fans of Angina de Poitrine, have designed their own themed T-shirts.
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As the crowd continued to grow, there was a dull noise in the Festival Square, and the technicians were busy setting the table on stage for the arrival of Klek and Hna. The security personnel, who were on alert, were already warning each other in case of incidents through a portable transmitter.
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Fans of โAnguina de Poitrineโ dressed in the most beautiful outfitsโฆ with polka dots!
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Fascinating
From the first notesAnchortaken from their second opus Volume. IIGuitarist-bassist Khn and drummer Klek had the crowd in their pocket. Enhanced by giant screens and crystal clear sound from the PA system. FIJMthe strength of the chest angina seemed to increase tenfold.
Sticking to the formula, the musicians alternated between musical flights and a few conversations in a language of their own making, but the real star of the evening from start to finish was the music.
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Two people form a triangle, each holding hands, which is a symbolic sign of angina.
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Yor Zarad, Tamebs, Mata Tsiklek or Ababa Hotelthe Saguenay duo connected the names of their albums in a chain Volume. I etc. Volume. II with an insatiable appetite noticeably honed from performing on stages around the world in recent months.
Thousands of heads in the crowd, in perfect harmony with the controlled madness of the two madmen occupying the stage, swayed to the beat of the music.
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Two young men wearing polka dots form a triangle with each hand โ a symbol of angina.
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The intensity of the evening continued to grow, culminating in the bandโs fansโ favorite tracks, including Sarniez and earworm Fabienk.
Angin de Poitrine ended his performance the same way he began, with an explosion of guitars and drums, another music loversโ favorite: Sherpa. As one festival-goer summed up after the performance: โIt sounded like a ton of bricks.โ
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Thousands of people came to the Place des Festivals to attend a free concert by Saguenay band Angine de Poitrine.
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Despite Ole, Ole, Ole
With the crowd clamoring for an encore, the Saguenay group slipped away, perhaps in an attempt to maintain the rest of the secret.
Angine de Poitrine will perform a concert on July 2 at the La Noce festival in Chicoutimi, and the next day at the Festivoix festival in Trois-Rivieres.
The band, whose schedule is already full until mid-December, will then head to other cities in Quebec and Canada, as well as Japan for the Fujirock Festival in Niigata on July 26, before heading to the US, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal and England.