Music events Poitou-Charentes

The Thursday evenings of summer in Niort are spent in music, with friends or family, in the gardens of the Moulin du Roc, discovering the musicians in the making. Neither really a festival nor completely a concert, and a little bit all at the same time, this event is organized by the town hall, offers free to anyone who wants, to attend the musical performances of emerging groups. Every Thursday, thousands of people flock to the banks of the Sèvre niortaise to listen to two groups grouped by theme. Whatever your musical inclinations, keep an open mind and let yourself be carried away by the musical discovery. Taste one or more quality concerts in a green setting under the inevitably clement summer skies, an invitation that can't be refused!

Without a doubt, this is the largest concert hall in Charente-Maritime and the must-see event of the summer. To get a seat, nothing could be easier! Bring a towel and settle down on the beach of the Grande Conche. Not only will you enjoy an exceptional natural setting, but you will also listen to classical music for three nights. Four to six performers and dancers follow one another on this ephemeral stage, presenting some of the greatest classical music, jazz sounds and world music.

Real hot spots in Angouleme, one celebrate the fortieth edition in 2015. The event impelled by Christian Mousset did not cease being reinvented and increasing. The festival is a three days ode to the African music scenes, caribéennes, of Latin America, Indian Ocean and others still. Popular music with a more contemporary scene, the accent is put on the love of life and the original bringings together between cultures. With the image of this food-together, the festival ones are of all the horizons, of all the ages and the atmosphere at the village is only more cordial and family.

A myriad of stands border the village whose entrance is free: record dealers, tasty and international catering facilities, stands of reading, relaxation areas... ideal for the children and the activities in day. The night, the concerts make turn the heads and wiggle the public. Great names made their first French scene in Angouleme: Salif Keita, Johnny Clegg, Cesária Évora, Khaled, Cheb Mami, Kassav'... and of the hundred artists are invited each year, tops of the bill like IAM for the year 2015 or new talents which will undoubtedly gain a new public on the scene of the festival. The festival also opens to other public with the festival "out of walls", meetings literary or storytellers, workshops musical with the children, ambulations are organized in Angouleme and in its region to extend the magic of the festival to it.

In Ivry, the territory has blues, and blues. This festival offers for four days master classes, but also for the initiations of the children's blues as well as music and, of course, concerts with musicians from all over the world and gathered by their passion for this music from the work songs that we heard in the cotton fields.

This jazz festival enchants music lovers and transforms the Lighthouse into a surprising musical scene. Once again, the festival welcomed many musicians with more than 30 concerts during 5 days. We find accomplished artists such as Ibrahim Maaalouf or Véronique Sanson accompanied by a large orchestra. But the bias of this festival is also to put forward young talents with the competition "Jazz ConneXion" which aims to bring to the forefront of the stage jazz talents from New Aquitaine.

For more than 20 years now, jazz has been making the capital of the island vibrate! In the heart of August, in the summer torpor, the notes of jazz resound during three nights in the port of Saint-Martin-de-Ré. Free concerts allow the greatest number of people to fully enjoy this music, all in a friendly atmosphere. All styles are present, offering a beautiful diversity!

An institution in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, this ecofriendly festival is dedicated to primitive peoples, contemporary and traditional world music: didgeridoo, beatbox, diphonic singing and more. This family-friendly festival is appreciated for its wide range of activities, including workshops, a baby teepee, a relaxation center, a dream market, conferences and a doggy center (with advice on dog training!). A committed event, it stands out for its handicap and no-alcohol approach. Catering, free camping.