Jean-Didier Hoareau & Zinne Kabar
They say Jean-Didier Hoareau’s voice can awaken the ancestors and for good reason: maloya runs through his veins. A nephew of the iconic musician Danyèl Waro, a towering figure of Reunion Island’s maloya tradition, Jean-Didier (Jidé) has been immersed in the spirit of this ancestral art since childhood. What he brings to the stage is a raw and urgent version of maloya, tinged with the concrete of urban life and carried by his strikingly high-pitched voice. He crafts the instruments he plays himself, the roulèr, kayamb, and bobre, traditional percussion from Réunion.
Jean-Didier defies classification. In life, he walks with deep reverence for his ancestors, his elders, and spiritual fathers, while carving out his own unmistakable path. “A seed of maloya was planted in me,” he likes to say, “and I have to water it.” Since 2005, he has toured extensively across France with his own ensemble and often joins Danyèl Waro on both national and international stages.
For this concert, Jean-Didier is joined by Zinne Kabar, a group that brings together worlds, memories and rhythms. Born in Brussels, this project unites artists of diverse backgrounds around a common heartbeat: maloya, the traditional music of Réunion Island, rooted in resistance, earth and trance. Zinne Kabar explores a living, breathing maloya, infused with original compositions and powerful vocals. In this cosmopolitan collective, with members from Belgium, Réunion, Colombia, and Peru, every voice, every body, every breath resonates with the pulse of traditional percussion.
Les Petits Riens Sorting Centre
Step into this impressive 9,000-square-metre hall, where over 8,000 tonnes of donated goods pass through each year. Clothes, toys, appliances, all are sorted and resold to help fund the social projects run by Les Petits Riens. Because beyond its well-known secondhand shops, Les Petits Riens is also about social housing, professional reintegration, social services and research. The charity’s retail network (probably its most familiar face) offers thousands of Belgians a chance to consume in a more conscious, sustainable way.
Inside this giant warehouse, a robotic container shuttles clothes from station to station. During your visit, you will be able to get a glimpse of what goes on behind the scenes of this sorting centre like no other where, on a daily basis, nearly 120 people make the most of the treasures that sleep in our cupboards and our homes.
