astrïd
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Formed in 1997 around Cyril Secq and Yvan Ros, as a guitar/drums duet, astrïd has stabilized with succesive arrivals of the violinist Vanina Andreani (1998) and the clarinettist Guillaume Wickel (2005).
astrïd’s music takes its roots in improvised music, 70s folk and jazz, classical and contemporary music, from Ravel to Arvo Pärt.
Since 2007, the group has been living and working between Nantes and Marseille (France).
astrïd has mostly played in atypical places (theaters, dance places, churches …), and has shared the stage with Rachel’s, Balmorhea, Gregor Samsa, …
astrïd has worked with videasts, choregraphs and on the Guillaume Paturel’s short films trilogy NYC 3.
Cyril Secq also played with Charles-Eric Charrier (Oldman), Mathias Delplanque (Floating roots orchestra), That Summer. astrïd also played and recorded with Sylvain Chauveau. Yvan Ros and Guillaume Wickel play together with the group GGYBS.