"The joyful and messy fanfare of the global
village : customs are afraid.
The band boards towards Pangea, second transcontinental album where
polyphonies reign over Arabians, Moldavians, Sephardic or Ural’s
imaginations. Here we sing about pygmies helplessness facing
deforestation, or about the treachery of Creole rum ! It’s done with a
virtuosity that excludes any orthodoxy. Chet Nuneta has seized the
beauty of tradition by its hair, and takes it for a walk in the kingdom
of fantasy, where popular and nomad words cross each other, enrich each
other, but never betray themselves." -
Christian Larrède - LES INROCKUPTIBLES
"A
good opportunity to discover, live, the very beautiful work, polyphonic
and rhythmic, of their latest album, the bewitching “PANGEA”. It
anchors with joy and melancholia, exotic vocal traditions (napolitan
farandole, Pygmy blues, tribal or Japanese chants) in lyrical and wild
imaginary landscapes." - Anne Berthod
- TELERAMA Sortir
"When
the three mermaids begin their strange polyphonies, we need to catch
hold of the mast not to succumb to these vocal succubus and to these
rhythms that sway between exotic traditions to electro creations." - LYLO
"A
song from Bulgaria, another from Cap-Vert, a Mexican lament, a nursery
rhyme in Hebrew… for the French group Chet Nuneta, singing is all about
picking up influences gleaned from their meetings and travels. The
title of their first and seductive album sums up their approach
perfectly. ‘Ailleurs’ offers a choice of popular traditional songs that
have either been faithfully recreated or completely reworked." - Patrick Labesse - LE MONDE
"Through
a physical, spiritual and intellectual journey strewn with musical
gems, Chet Nuneta revisit national hits and risky ritornellos,
borrowing from a heritage of tales, myths, allusions and everyday life.
Far from being mere mimicry these musical mutants integrate other
cultures in order to honour them and such a musical adventure
throws up wonderful surprises. Skipping over the pitfalls that such a
project could entail, Chet Nuneta offer a repertoire full of life,
laughter and drama. Proof enough that respecting tradition can also
mean beautifully breaking the barriers... " - Anne-Laure
Lemancel –MONDOMIX