Last Friday, Davy Sicard played to a full house on the Guy Alphonisme stage in Saint-André.

In a very fraternal atmosphere, Davy Sicard shared his new album Ker Maron with an interactive audience, ready to sing and dance along with him. The audience was quite representative of the cultural diversity of Reunion Island defended by this composer and songwriter.
The symbiosis between Davy Sicard and his musicians, made of exchanged looks, smiles and mutual respect, helped to create a most communicative atmosphere.
Accompanied by Ludovic Clain on the “pikèr”, Gérald Loricourt on the guitar, Rahiss Mohamed on the bass and Jean-Yves Padeau on the “roulèr”, Davy Sicard sent a thrill through his fans with his joyful and full of life outbursts.

A committed artist and proud to be French, Davy Sicard sent several short but highly significant messages, which speak of the obligation of remembrance about slavery, of liberty and equality among citizens and of solidarity between the people.
The singer did not hesitate to leave the stage and mingle with his fans. The latter seemed obviously quite happy to take part in a concert full of emotions and marked by the sincerity of an artist singing his love for his island.

The highlight of the evening : “Sa lé anou”. At the first sound of music, all the fans, fervent defenders of maloya, stood to sing and dance. True to Madagascar tradition, they were hugging and moving back and forth. Davy Sicard would later confide in us that one does not have to be embarassed when putting one’s hand on another person’s shoulder. This gesture is a fraternal mark.
Davy Sicard really got through to his audience.

Everyone was in a party mood, even the children who danced freely at the bottom of the stage two hours long. Some even didn’t hesitate to go right ahead on the stage.
Davy Sicard’s maloya obviously gained followers who were only too willing to dance the night away.

Text : Pascale Kouassigan Jubin
May 2007