Gaël Faye

On November 5, 2027, at the Zénith Nantes Métropole in Saint-Herblain, Gaël Faye returns to the stage with a set in which the writing leads the way. A rapper and author, he forges a path between rap, chanson and poetry, guided by texts that remain close to the intimate, to memory and to heritage. You can hear the precise penmanship that runs through his records, from “Pili Pili sur un croissant au beurre” to “Lundi méchant,” and the narrative momentum nourished by his books, from Petit pays (Prix Goncourt des lycéens) to Jacaranda (Prix Renaudot 2024).

Accompanied by a band that blends beatmaking with acoustic instruments, he alternates spoken word, sung refrains and warm rhythms. The concert unfolds sensitive tableaux: confidences that open onto celebration, chronicles of exile and of everyday life, carried by a clear, shared energy. On stage, Gaël Faye cultivates intimacy, plays with silences and crescendos, moves words as much as bodies, delivering a live performance where storytelling remains central without losing the pulse. Here, poetry is caught by the ear, the flow settles and then takes off, and each piece finds its place within a shared narrative, between gentleness and impulse.