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Carole Venutulo
With her great voice, Carole Venutulo, exceptional Lyrical singer from Guadeloupe, i Carole! Introduce yourself to Afrimpact Magazine’s takes us with readers who are discovering you... A woman from Guadeloupe with a real passion for opera humility in her and who is been fighting for 20 years to democratize the lyrical song in Guadeloupe. She dedicated her voice to serve great humanitarian extra-ordinary causes [carolevenutulo.com]. My credos: “There’s neither great nor small music, there’s only “MUSIC’’. Love is the key for everything. successful path. Since when are you engaged in this beautiful adventure?
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By Annick Dodien Vancouvert
I started taking singing courses when I was 10 years old and, soon it’s going to be 30 years since I fell in love with opera! I went on stage for the first time when I was 16 and since then, I never stopped performing new shows that I consider as a real bridge between cultures allowing opera to meet with other types of music such as the gwo-ka, jazz, gospels...
As successful as you are today, do you still have ambitions and projects in sight? My head is full of concepts. Every year I bring new things to the public. For instance, for the main concerts in 2007, the theme was “OPERA SOLEIL’’, in 2010 it was “NUIT LYRIQUE’’, in 2011 it was “L’OPERA-KA’’ and in 2013 it’s going to be “LE CHANT DES ORGUES’’ where organs and voice will be in honor. It’s a fascinating non-stop journey that I share with many people. Is it your ambition to make lyrical music progress? I am amazed to see the progress I have been making on the field for many years. It made various audience to grow. The public has to feel absolutely comfortable to go to opera’s concerts the same way they do for the so called “popular music’’. Let’s don’t forget it; the opera was born in public place. How do you exercise your voice? I do singing exercise every day, I listen to prima donnas and when I learn or work on a piece, I record myself in order to better improve my performance. It’s a global life’s hygiene that helps maintain a voice. How do you impact your community with your success? There was a generation of young men who used to come to the concerts on “LYRIKADO’’ era and for whom vocations were born. Today, they continue with their professional career overseas. What matters here is not to see the fruit of your work right now, but to make sure that what you have sowed will come out soon or later! Who do you want to thank particularly? In the course of 20 years, I met with kind people who helped me in my cultural initiatives. The list would be long but they know who they are [my family, institutions, media...]. May Grace always be with us! GUADELOUPE
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