Featuring an R’n’B and electro-pop scene, Bonnie Banane is back with a second album, four years after “Sexy Planet”. The twelve tracks of “Nini”, the nickname of the French singer when she was little, mix deep themes and subtle worlds.
Clearly, Bonnie Banana does not fit into any category. At 37, the British-born singer and musician released “Nini”, a second album just as zany (a term she loves and uses often) as the first.
Unusual starters
When we listen to Bonnie Banane, we think of Catherine Ringer from Rita Mitsuuko, Lio, Philippe Katerine or even the Affaire Louis’ Trio. For her part, the singer accepts Brigitte Fontaine’s displeasure. Eccentrics share one thing in common, that of campaigning for different causes thanks to their texts.
In this new album, Bonnie Banane does not mince her words against the French weekly Valeurs Actuelles, considered far-right and climate sceptic. She talks as much about the extinction of red pandas as it does about love, in an unparalleled style.
Promotion of drama
Bonnie Banane didn’t get into music when she was little. His first work was theater. Anaïs Thomas, her real name, graduated from the National Reserve of Dramatic Art in Paris. Therefore, she has played in films with Bertrand Bonello, Valérie Donzelli and recently in “Normale” with Olivier Babinet.
On a musical level, in “Nini”, Bonnie Banane shows her R’n’B and hip hop influences such as Erykah Badu, D’Angelo, Kendrick Lamar or Tyler, the Creator. Singing in French or English, Bonnie Banane has something more. His passion for luxury and the absurd makes him one of the most daring people in the current scene.
Radio subject: Yves Zahno
Web editing: Sarah Clément
Bonnie Banane, “Nini” (Péché Mignon / Grand Musique Management). Published on April 5, 2024.
In celebration at the Case à cox by L’Eclair and Buvette, Neuchâtel, May 4, 2024.
2024-04-20 14:25:24
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