Start of the session
08 June 2018 20h00
End of the session
08 June 2018 22h00
Omaha Beach, Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer
A great free concert will crown the first Normandy World Peace Forum on one of the emblematic beaches of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy. 8.00 PM: MALO’ The young singer-songwriter from Caen made his mark with his album Be/Être. With a wealth of exceptional collaborations such as Jean-Louis Aubert, Charlie Winston and Craig Silvey, he tells of his dreams and his sorrows, with originality and passion against a background of pop-folk compositions. 8.30 PM: DÉBADUO & MARQUITO The joyful globetrotters DébaDuo (JeanClaude Meurisse, piano vocals & Elodie Saint, vocals) invite the drummer Marquito for a set that combines strong melodies, festive energy and complicity. The duo from Normandy offers a mix of original compositions, world texts and iconoclastic covers 9.15 PM : YOUSSOU NDOUR ET LE SUPER ÉTOILE DE DAKAR The world famous Senegalese singer performs numbers from his latest album, Africa Rekk, released in late 2016: “A journey between modern Africa and traditional Africa, passing through different African cultures”. An ambassador of UNICEF and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Youssou NDour is also a spokesman for the International Red Cross. In 2000, he created his own foundation for sustainable development and the rights of children. He has held several key political positions in Senegal and is currently advisory minister to President Macky Sall. On the musical scene, Youssou NDour has organised various major militant concerts, particularly for the benefit of Amnesty International. In 2004 he contributed to the disc Agir Réagir for the victims of the earthquake that shook the region of Al-Hoceima in Morocco. In 2007, he contributed to Make some Noises, a cover of the album Imagine by John Lennon, to resolve the crisis in Darfur.