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This event is in the past.It took place on October 22, 2025 at Old Charity Center.

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Mède Mi Wá (Nous sommes des humains) - archives slammées (Dahomay-Paris 1931)

At Old Charity Center

Les Grands Carmes

Hear colonial archives come alive through voice and rhythm. This performance transforms 1931 field recordings from Benin into contemporary slam poetry, sung and spoken in Fɔngbè: a haunting, beautiful reclamation of silenced voices.

Vocal performance
Colonial history
Slam poetry
Beninese culture

Tips

🎭free entry — just grab a ticket at the desk
🏛️the Vieille Charité courtyard alone is worth the trip

Old Charity Center

2 Rue de la Charité, 13002 Marseille, France

Free

www.ehess.fr

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