Peemaï
ETHNIC WORLD GROOVE
Peemaï’s inspiration comes from Asia. From Laos to Indonesia but also from urban culture of its 4 artists. A “no border” music with hypnotic rhythms and haunting melodies, mixed with joyful reinvented traditional songs. A unique and generous musical set, shared with jovial complicity and communicative energy, carried by powerful grooves and improvisations, both sensitive and virtuoso.
Peemaï was born in 2016 at the National Theater of Sète. Then, they traveled South East Asia for their first tour, beginning in Vientiane Jazz Festival in Laos. Today, with more than fifty concerts in France and abroad, Peemaï is constantly reinventing. The international artistic collaboration with the Indonesian Gayam 16 collective, about Gamelan, created the repertoire Gaga Gundul. Peemaï’s music offers a joyful musical journey, spreading smiles and happiness.
Line up
- Hugues Mayot: saxophone, keyboard, voice
- Gilles Coronado: electric guitar, voice
- Alfred Vilayleck: electric bass, voice
- Maxime Rouayroux: drums, voice
In 2017, enriched by their experiences and a collaboration with Laotian musicians, they released their first self-titled album, co-produced by Shreds Records and Collectif Koa, distributed by L’Autre Distribution, and met with notable success (FFF Télérama, ÉLU Citizen, Jazz News Album of the Month).
Today, after some fifty concerts in France and abroad, Peemaï continues to reinvent itself, pursuing an ongoing dialogue with musicians from Southeast Asia and embracing a spirit of exchange and sharing. Their music offers a joyful musical journey, where the smiles of the performers spread among their audience like a ritual of shared happiness.
Projects
GAMELAN JAZZ LAB
The Gamelan Jazz Lab is a community-based project led by Collectif Koa, centered on the collaboration between the group Peemaï and the Javanese collective Gayam 16. Blending electric jazz with traditional Asian music, it invites children to explore these worlds through workshops, encounters, and a participatory concert. A musical and intercultural adventure that celebrates collective creation and dialogue between cultures.
Gaga Gundul
The Gaga Gundul project is an artistic collaboration between the French band Peemaï and the Javanese collective Gayam 16 about Javanese music.
Peemaï
Peemaï was borned in 2016 at the National Stage in Sète. Then, they traveled in South East Asia, for special tour, beginning at the Vientiane Jazz Festival in Laos.
LA PRESSE EN PARLE
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FIP – Radio France – April 2024
“When the jazz-world-rock of this Montpellier-based band, rooted in Asian music and urban culture, meets the Indonesian gamelan of the Javanese collective, magic happens.” -
La Semaine du Roussillon – March 2024
“[…] with the joyful energy of our French musicians, who are also the authors of albums acclaimed by critics for their bold inventiveness and dazzling groove.” -
Foud’Art – March 2022
“A joyful fusion between world music and intoxicating jazzy grooves. Gaga Gundul is a unique and explosive musical blend, the creative fruit of collective work. A generous musical set, a delightful experience at the crossroads of two worlds, two cultures. A show and an album that are absolutely not to be missed!”