Antiquarks
Souleymane Faye
SOULEYMANE FAYE
“Souleymane Faye is considered as one of the most emblematic figures of teranga country’s music”
Musica Africa
“Known as the “Senegalese Bob Dylan” thanks to the richness and poetry in his songs”
Ouest France
“Some think of him as a philosopher, others as a great poet, others as visionary. It is every thing of all this and all this at once, and much more than all of this. Souleymane is a « genius »”
Kirina Post
“A very verbose lyricist, he never ceases to take people by surprise through the depth of his texts”
Leuk Sénégal
“The songs of this iconic lyricist from the national music scene convey emotions and morality, philosophy and art of living in complete lyricism.”
Xalima
“Souleymane Faye, Jules or Diego, is a dropout, a non conformist. He is also an outstanding poet. He carves, sizes and polishes words”
Zoubida
“Souleymane Faye creates dialogue between cultures”
RFI Musique – biography of Souleymane Faye
ANTIQUARKS
“Antiquarks stand out by their originality, pure dizziness, amazing inventions“
Patrick Labesse – Newspaper – Le Monde
“One of the first real and fullest alter-globalist music“
Philippe Corcuff – Online newspaper – Médiapart
“A real musical journey“
Radio – France Inter
“The new French wave of world music“
Radio – France musique
“Captivating, indefinable and extremely successful crossbreeding”
Press agency – Agence France Presse
“Antiquarks looks like nothing we know and it’s always a good fucking sign”
Monthly Cultural Magazine – Ventilo
“An imaginary folklore of the world still as puzzling as ever”
Jean Berry – World Music Webzine – Mondomix
“Breathtaking”
Radio – France Culture
“The creators of the World Progressif”
TV channel – Euronews
“A cosmopolitan work that speaks to all music lovers in the world”
“Antiquarks exudes a warm humanity”
Magazine – Zyva
” A crazy interterrestrial pop“
Cultural mag – Télérama
“Antiquarks delivers a cheerful version that Mozart would have probably appreciated”
Opera – Opéra de Lyon
“Ode to freedom, a great cry of emancipation in the face of constrained visions and the standardization of bodies”
Columns – High Down Town
“This free dive into the heart of the craziest and most original trance is dizzying”
Cultural Website – B#Aware
“Probably one of the most talented bands I’ve had the pleasure and honor of working with. Very different, original and brilliant…and full of laughter ! They are real ice breakers !”
Pura Fé