BARKANAN A LA MAROQUINERIE

Barkanan is Ianis and Léo, two singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist brothers whose folk music evokes both intimacy and wide open spaces. As if to better wrap around Ianis's soaring voice, Léo brings in guitar, piano and drums, like comforting friends, full of subtlety.

They borrowed the name Barkanan from one of their distant ancestors and formed a musical duo in 2021. After initially publishing a self-produced songbook, their true first EP titled "La traversée" was released in the fall of 2024, mixed by Clément Roussel (November Ultra, Voyou, Pépite, ...) and mastered by Alex Gopher.

A symbol of movement, of moving forward, the idea of the crossing transcends minds. It is a leap into the unknown, toward discovery. Crossing time, difficulties, emotions. One's own, and those of others. Not remaining static, crossing through things to grasp their complexity. Living the crossing as a construction.

On stage, one holds one's breath before daring to applaud at the end of the songs, for fear of breaking the spell. Their two voices, one deep, the other high-pitched, blend in a natural brotherhood. It is the defining signature of their very modern folk.