BASE | 19.11.26

Born in Senegal and raised between the traditions of the country and the concrete of the Parisian suburbs, Base embodies a silent yet universal dilemma: being torn between loyalty to family expectations and the urgency of living from his music. Being a model son or becoming an artist? Honoring his roots or following his dreams?

Rather than choosing, he made the bet of dealing with both. Arriving in France in 2017 to study linguistics, he quickly grew passionate about a vaster language: music. Words, which he had tamed since childhood, became his playground, of resistance and reconciliation. To fund his daily life, he became a bartender at La Bellevilloise, an iconic Parisian concert hall. Every evening, behind his counter, he serves drinks just a few meters from a stage he watches in silence. This day job is a permanent reminder and a promise he made to himself: one day, he will step over to the other side to take his true place, at the microphone.

Playing La Bellevilloise is not a fantasy, it is a goal. After a debut EP, Bête noire, the artist refines his signature: “Soulwave”. In it, one finds the organic warmth of soul (muted pianos, guitars, vocal harmonies), the sensual melancholy of R&B and the tension of rap, carried by incisive flows.

This sonic identity extends into visual, almost cinematic writing. With Base, there are no abstractions: he paints reality. Glasses clinking on the counter, the fatigue of night shifts, the cold of Parisian cobblestones or the heat of the Dakar sun become the raw backdrop of a journey inhabited by sincerity.

Doors open: 19h30

On site: 25€