La Boîte à Musique
La Boîte à Musique (The Music Box) is a voluntary association (French law 1901) created in March 1999 and located at the Friche La Belle de Mai in Marseilles since 2004.
Object:
• Music learning
• Training and practice of various musical disciplines
• Promotion, distribution and publishing of musical productions
For over fifteen years, drummer and composer Ahmad Compaoré, main coordinator of La Boîte à Musique, has been striving to enrich the local musical heritage, increase encounters and cross experiences, by setting up projects with musicians from different backgrounds and of international scope, invited to work there during residencies of creation.
Besides, thanks to the musical expression workshops started in 1996, La Boîte à Musique aims to awaken among children the wish to discover music, learn, meet others and carry out projects, while stimulating their imagination and developing their personality. Beyond the educational aspect of this initiative, the participants are led to sharpen their judgement and share their knowledge, thus giving them a wider vision of their environment.
Activities:
• Musical expression workshops given at the Friche La Belle de Mai and in several schools of the region (Marseilles, Aix, Avignon, Aubagne...).
• Classes (group or private) in drums and contemporary percussion instruments provided by Ahmad Compaoré: to go beyond sheer technique to give an interpretation.
• Live promotion: "Rebel Music" festival, public rehearsals, party-concerts, end-of-year shows with the workshop participants.
• Artist career development, booking and concert production.
• Hosting of artists in residence and supply of technical facilities.
• One-off training courses in percussion instruments and African dance run by a traditional group from Burkina Faso.
Please visit La Boîte à Musique on Phonopaca, group of music industry actors in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.
