Martinican multi-instrumentalist and singer Tony Polomack might be honored by the Carrefour Barel Coppet (CBC) Affiliation tonight, April 20, at 7:00pm. Daniel Betis reviews for La1ère.FranceTV-Martinique. Listed below are excerpts from the article.
Flutist, saxophonist, clarinetist, and singer Tony Polomack is honored by the Affiliation “Carrefour Barel Coppet” this Thursday, April 20, 2023, on the Centre Worldwide de Séjour in Fort-de-France. The Martinican artist intends to perpetuate the custom, within the wake of the late Eugène Mona.
Right now, Tony Polomack is among the masters of the flute in Martinique. He’s additionally a clarinetist, and when he sings, his tone of voice is paying homage to that of Eugène Mona, his idol.
After evolving throughout the Grand Ballet de Martinique and the Afro-Caribbean group, this artist has accrued “genuine texts and sounds,” he says.
Aside from conventional music, Tony Polomack—initially from town of Lorrain—additionally has “Bèlè” in his blood.
Polomack, within the footsteps of Mona
Between his first neighborhood group “Banbou-la” in Morne-Capot and his Guyanese expertise with Gwamaguy, the Martinican artist has adopted in Mona’s footsteps. He describes himself as “the defender of the works of the barefoot man,” as Eugene was nicknamed throughout his lifetime. In his repertoire, he all the time pays homage to his eldest flutist.
“A well-deserved tribute”
The Carrefour Barel Coppet Affiliation has due to this fact determined to spotlight Thursday, April 20 at 7:00pm, the multi-instrumentalist Tony Polomack on the CIS (Centre Worldwide de Séjour) at Etang Zabricot, in Fort-de-France.
For the president of the ACBC, Bernard Bolosier, “it’s a well-deserved tribute.”
Translated by Ivette Romero. For authentic article (in French), see https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/martinique/le-multi-instrumentiste-et-chanteur-martiniquais-tony-polomack-honore-par-l-association-cbc-1386702.html#