The actor and his son, a talented bluesman, hit the summer festival road together to present “Ici-bas”, Gérard Lanvin’s debut album. Father’s words to son’s music. Meeting during their concert at the Cognac Blues Passions.
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The father is one of the most popular French actors of his generation, the son a recognized musician in the middle of the blues. Gérard Lanvin and Manu have combined their talents to give life to songs that resemble them. Titles collected in Gérard Lanvin’s first album, Down herepublished in May 2021.
This summer, the two artists are touring festivals. After a successful concert at the Cognac Blues Passions, they are expected in particular on July 13 at the Francofolies de la Rochelle.
An obvious complicity and a lot of pride. In Cognac, the Lanvin father and son were happy to be together and to share the stage. Gérard is the author of the texts of the album set to music by Manu. A work undertaken during the first confinement. Gérard Lanvin does not hide his admiration. “I have a son who is a ‘Guitar hero’! Everyone would dream of this kind of collaboration. With his mother, we are very proud of his journey”, says the actor. “The idea was to make him a tailor-made suit, adds Manu. I did a sort of trend book of musical styles and depending on the texts he passed on to me, there were inaccuracies that appeared”.
Gérard Lanvin is on stage as in life, committed. And when he sings, it’s also to talk about subjects that annoy him (politics, technology) and those that particularly affect him, such as violence against women. This relative of Marie Trintignan is very involved in this cause. “We are still talking about assassination, he said I can’t understand this kind of behavior. So we definitely have to talk about it. Our job is to make the transmission “.
The duo continues its walk from stage to stage for part of the summer. A meeting not to be missed on the holiday route.