Ezé Wendtoin - Zwischenzeit Dazwischen (2019) | Double vinyl / CD in digipak incl.Download

"Wendtoin is an entertainer who radiates a vibrant energy that sets words and people in motion…It is the way Ezé combines melody, rhythm and syllables that leads him to new solutions that would not be possible for a native speaker. For Wendtoin, what immigration means for Germany becomes sound: the expansion of cultural awareness."Süddeutsche Zeitung At the Heimatsound Festival in Oberammergau a few years ago, Banda Internationale played a furious concert and right at the end, as the last encore, Ezé Wendtion came to the front alone with a guitar and sang the song “Wann wird es endlich wieder Sommer?”, this well-known hit by Rudi Carell. But in this changed context, in which completely different levels opened up and Ezé sang on top of that, it was suddenly very quiet in the big tent and after a few minutes the cheering broke out - and we at Trikont knew that we wanted to make a record with this Ezé Wendtoin: Ezé Wendtoin, songwriter and musician, actor, presenter and storyteller comes from Burkina Faso, from a family of drummers, priests and blacksmiths. And it was there that he fell in love with Goethe's language and began studying German with great passion, which he successfully completed in 2018 at the TU Dresden.In Dresden he also got to know and appreciate “Banda Internationale” and has been a member of the band for a long time. Ezé Wendtoin now lives between and in different worlds, mentalities, ways of life and languages. That’s exactly what his music sounds like, a mixture of different musical styles, influenced by many cultures. Ezé says he prefers to write and sing in German, but he also writes and sings songs in French and in his native language, Mooré.He plays drums, guitar and Burkinabe instruments. His songs are as diverse as the worlds in which he moves, from chansons, folk songs, Latino to Afro-folk and West African rhythms. " The world is black, white and colorful. It is a village with disabilities. She is Jewish, Christian, Buddhist, Muslim and more! The world is old and young. She is woman, man and diverse. It must also remain open and diverse. No one should be forced to live in hiding because of their skin colour, religion, origin or gender identity!Let us stick together and accept each other. For this reason, values such as democracy, respect for other cultures, love, peace, human rights and solidarity should not be compromised! The diversity in an immigration country like Germany must be valued, because as Goethe said: “A people that does not honor its strangers is doomed to destruction."Ezé Wendtoin Ezé’s music connects people and brings cultures together. With his music and his workshops, he campaigns against all kinds of discrimination and fights against prejudices – and he does so with an infectiously good mood and almost endless energy. With his association APECA, founded in Burkina Faso, Ezé is committed to building a school for disadvantaged children and young women in the area around Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso.