I am Sevilla Samana and my life is a mix of two components I’m a French theatre
of two components I’m a French theatre
of two components I’m a French theatre comedian since 25 years and I’m living
comedian since 25 years and I’m living
comedian since 25 years and I’m living in Paris and I was raised in Africa in
in Paris and I was raised in Africa in
in Paris and I was raised in Africa in Ivory Coast during the 70s
Ivory Coast during the 70s
Ivory Coast during the 70s I have spent very long period with the
I have spent very long period with the
I have spent very long period with the people in Africa that are living outside
people in Africa that are living outside
people in Africa that are living outside big cities in the bush with villagers in
big cities in the bush with villagers in
big cities in the bush with villagers in traditional villages where sustainable
traditional villages where sustainable
traditional villages where sustainable development NGOs international funds are
development NGOs international funds are
development NGOs international funds are very hard to maintain where the needs
very hard to maintain where the needs
very hard to maintain where the needs are the most crucial I love my job
are the most crucial I love my job
are the most crucial I love my job artists never care about black or white
artists never care about black or white
artists never care about black or white cliches rich or poor gap male or female
cliches rich or poor gap male or female
cliches rich or poor gap male or female empowerment gay or straight
empowerment gay or straight
empowerment gay or straight discrimination in my artistic world what
discrimination in my artistic world what
discrimination in my artistic world what people care about is creating together
people care about is creating together
people care about is creating together by doing music plays dances or movies
certainly because of my childhood my
certainly because of my childhood my worry is how people live in Africa all
worry is how people live in Africa all
worry is how people live in Africa all around Africa outside big cities you
around Africa outside big cities you
around Africa outside big cities you might know that Dakar or Abidjan or
might know that Dakar or Abidjan or
might know that Dakar or Abidjan or Lagos might be different big cities in
Lagos might be different big cities in
Lagos might be different big cities in their process for development today but
their process for development today but
their process for development today but just take a ride a hundred kilometers
just take a ride a hundred kilometers
just take a ride a hundred kilometers outside those big cities and you will
outside those big cities and you will
outside those big cities and you will find that the bush in Senegal or Nigeria
find that the bush in Senegal or Nigeria
find that the bush in Senegal or Nigeria or Mozambique
or Mozambique
or Mozambique looks everywhere the same everywhere the
looks everywhere the same everywhere the
looks everywhere the same everywhere the same reality that is to say everywhere
same reality that is to say everywhere
same reality that is to say everywhere the same poverty the same defeat and the
the same poverty the same defeat and the
the same poverty the same defeat and the same pride from the people so what can
same pride from the people so what can
same pride from the people so what can you do when you are sensitive on that
you do when you are sensitive on that
you do when you are sensitive on that kind of subject because you live close
kind of subject because you live close
kind of subject because you live close to those people 50% of your time but
to those people 50% of your time but
to those people 50% of your time but you’ve got this incredible luck every
you’ve got this incredible luck every
you’ve got this incredible luck every time to fly back to one of the
time to fly back to one of the
time to fly back to one of the wealthiest country in the world France
wealthiest country in the world France
wealthiest country in the world France Europe what can you do when you are an
Europe what can you do when you are an
Europe what can you do when you are an actor or a dancer or a singer acting
actor or a dancer or a singer acting
actor or a dancer or a singer acting dancing singing yeah for sure but this
dancing singing yeah for sure but this
dancing singing yeah for sure but this is just not enough preserving the
is just not enough preserving the
is just not enough preserving the culture involving the population in a
culture involving the population in a
culture involving the population in a big project make the world hear the
big project make the world hear the
big project make the world hear the voice from the bush of Africa where
voice from the bush of Africa where
voice from the bush of Africa where penetration global warming migration
penetration global warming migration
penetration global warming migration woman’s liberation h-i-v pallid ISM
woman’s liberation h-i-v pallid ISM
woman’s liberation h-i-v pallid ISM poverty are really big issues these were
poverty are really big issues these were
poverty are really big issues these were our goals so in 2010 very deep in the
our goals so in 2010 very deep in the
our goals so in 2010 very deep in the bush 550 kilometers from Dakar with a
bush 550 kilometers from Dakar with a
bush 550 kilometers from Dakar with a small village named boomba in a very
small village named boomba in a very
small village named boomba in a very beautiful area along the river Senegal a
beautiful area along the river Senegal a
beautiful area along the river Senegal a group of local artists and me started to
group of local artists and me started to
group of local artists and me started to put things in motion and we decided to
put things in motion and we decided to
put things in motion and we decided to create an artistic movement of
create an artistic movement of
create an artistic movement of development through culture and to show
development through culture and to show
development through culture and to show our work roughly every two years by
our work roughly every two years by
our work roughly every two years by Senegal setting up a cultural event
Senegal setting up a cultural event
Senegal setting up a cultural event called a festival a sail over
called a festival a sail over
called a festival a sail over to have the media on our side so deep in
to have the media on our side so deep in
to have the media on our side so deep in the bush we involve the most famous
the bush we involve the most famous
the bush we involve the most famous African stars as ambassadors with the
African stars as ambassadors with the
African stars as ambassadors with the Stars come the media and with the
Stars come the media and with the
Stars come the media and with the Mediacom the sponsors that make our
Mediacom the sponsors that make our
Mediacom the sponsors that make our engine works but hold on a minute I just
engine works but hold on a minute I just
engine works but hold on a minute I just want you now to feel a little the
want you now to feel a little the
want you now to feel a little the atmosphere of what you can experience
atmosphere of what you can experience
atmosphere of what you can experience during the festival aside over
l’association globe presently festival a
l’association globe presently festival a sale of a vast deposit development
sale of a vast deposit development
sale of a vast deposit development alacrity not experienced a CTO Senegal
alacrity not experienced a CTO Senegal
alacrity not experienced a CTO Senegal and Bumba Domenici Caribous Ubaldo flop
and Bumba Domenici Caribous Ubaldo flop
and Bumba Domenici Caribous Ubaldo flop sinigang na from column a li mo attorney
sinigang na from column a li mo attorney
sinigang na from column a li mo attorney say toca la vie we are not remotely de
say toca la vie we are not remotely de
say toca la vie we are not remotely de Campo Grande Internacional canoes of
Campo Grande Internacional canoes of
Campo Grande Internacional canoes of Kampala mo not a development desert
Kampala mo not a development desert
Kampala mo not a development desert isn’t a success olive lara jones
isn’t a success olive lara jones
isn’t a success olive lara jones enthusiast enemy fam Quadros a volunteer
enthusiast enemy fam Quadros a volunteer
enthusiast enemy fam Quadros a volunteer less artist antonio
less artist antonio
less artist antonio le celebrities Internacional palais de
le celebrities Internacional palais de
le celebrities Internacional palais de la musique laden’s
la musique laden’s
la musique laden’s demands defeat you not a beauty to
demands defeat you not a beauty to
demands defeat you not a beauty to preserve elope a dream until to island
preserve elope a dream until to island
preserve elope a dream until to island trader all soups the here for medicine a
trader all soups the here for medicine a
trader all soups the here for medicine a economies urged a veneer Lupe
economies urged a veneer Lupe
economies urged a veneer Lupe keep Israel a design develop a LeClair
keep Israel a design develop a LeClair
keep Israel a design develop a LeClair artistic do Colombian say pave crackle
artistic do Colombian say pave crackle
artistic do Colombian say pave crackle tree of Passau metro service than
tree of Passau metro service than
tree of Passau metro service than development diabla is holiday
development diabla is holiday
development diabla is holiday it on the bottom B+ sanity economy
it on the bottom B+ sanity economy
it on the bottom B+ sanity economy social of young Morton educativa days
social of young Morton educativa days
social of young Morton educativa days Ong Dornan this entreprise local
Ong Dornan this entreprise local
Ong Dornan this entreprise local international des institutions on the
international des institutions on the
international des institutions on the just VD leprechauns artists to new phone
just VD leprechauns artists to new phone
just VD leprechauns artists to new phone concerns Gavin young boomba
concerns Gavin young boomba
concerns Gavin young boomba Avinash was a girl and festival of
Avinash was a girl and festival of
Avinash was a girl and festival of [Music]
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[Applause] [Music]
[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] so the the festival shows how many money
so the the festival shows how many money
so the the festival shows how many money can flow with culture even in the bush
can flow with culture even in the bush
can flow with culture even in the bush so it should be possible all around
so it should be possible all around
so it should be possible all around Africa I just give you an example at the
Africa I just give you an example at the
Africa I just give you an example at the very first year in 2010 our local
very first year in 2010 our local
very first year in 2010 our local theater company made a play wrote a play
theater company made a play wrote a play
theater company made a play wrote a play about HIV and as a matter of fact one of
about HIV and as a matter of fact one of
about HIV and as a matter of fact one of our partners world wild famous NGO
our partners world wild famous NGO
our partners world wild famous NGO called médicos del mundo was in charge
called médicos del mundo was in charge
called médicos del mundo was in charge of HIV testing in Senegal that here and
of HIV testing in Senegal that here and
of HIV testing in Senegal that here and the NGO hired those young actors and
the NGO hired those young actors and
the NGO hired those young actors and paid them more than the actors of the
paid them more than the actors of the
paid them more than the actors of the National Theatre in Dakar so that was a
National Theatre in Dakar so that was a
National Theatre in Dakar so that was a success economy rules but the festival
success economy rules but the festival
success economy rules but the festival mainly showed that every kind of job is
mainly showed that every kind of job is
mainly showed that every kind of job is necessary in this project not only
necessary in this project not only
necessary in this project not only artists or technicians but also on
artists or technicians but also on
artists or technicians but also on project leaders communication advisors
project leaders communication advisors
project leaders communication advisors webmasters cattle engineers
webmasters cattle engineers
webmasters cattle engineers all those vocations are taken very
all those vocations are taken very
all those vocations are taken very seriously by us and we do our best to
seriously by us and we do our best to
seriously by us and we do our best to lead the people to study all year long
lead the people to study all year long
lead the people to study all year long in the field of competence they want to
in the field of competence they want to
in the field of competence they want to evolve to improve their own lives so we
evolve to improve their own lives so we
evolve to improve their own lives so we asked ourselves
asked ourselves
asked ourselves how can we sustain this development
how can we sustain this development
how can we sustain this development through culture how could we support
through culture how could we support
through culture how could we support beyond artistic talents in Africa then
beyond artistic talents in Africa then
beyond artistic talents in Africa then we had this amazing idea I think open
we had this amazing idea I think open
we had this amazing idea I think open the very first art academy in Africa in
the very first art academy in Africa in
the very first art academy in Africa in the bush just imagine that with me young
the bush just imagine that with me young
the bush just imagine that with me young talents supported in their own
talents supported in their own
talents supported in their own environment without need to leave their
environment without need to leave their
environment without need to leave their families art courses totally linked to
families art courses totally linked to
families art courses totally linked to school courses the festival as I aver
school courses the festival as I aver
school courses the festival as I aver could create international connections
could create international connections
could create international connections and opportunities so talents are ready
and opportunities so talents are ready
and opportunities so talents are ready to enter international universities or
to enter international universities or
to enter international universities or internships think about how great it
internships think about how great it
internships think about how great it could be to access worldwide songs or
could be to access worldwide songs or
could be to access worldwide songs or plays or movies created in the bush
plays or movies created in the bush
plays or movies created in the bush think about all the jobs that make the
think about all the jobs that make the
think about all the jobs that make the cultural economy words digital
cultural economy words digital
cultural economy words digital technologies are there and make them
technologies are there and make them
technologies are there and make them feel that we are living next door
feel that we are living next door
feel that we are living next door solutions exist migration is no longer
solutions exist migration is no longer
solutions exist migration is no longer an option in boomba after seven years
an option in boomba after seven years
an option in boomba after seven years leading this project what we have to
leading this project what we have to
leading this project what we have to follow now it is incredible development
follow now it is incredible development
follow now it is incredible development we created don’t you think that this
we created don’t you think that this
we created don’t you think that this would be a much better connected
would be a much better connected
would be a much better connected enriched and developed world through
enriched and developed world through
enriched and developed world through culture because culture and arts should
culture because culture and arts should
culture because culture and arts should always be in the very first line all
always be in the very first line all
always be in the very first line all over the world for people people who
over the world for people people who
over the world for people people who wants to live together this is basically
wants to live together this is basically
wants to live together this is basically what I have learned after all these
what I have learned after all these
what I have learned after all these years in the bush and we should be aware
years in the bush and we should be aware
years in the bush and we should be aware in our countries of this treasure if
in our countries of this treasure if
in our countries of this treasure if like gold hunters we could reveal gold
like gold hunters we could reveal gold
like gold hunters we could reveal gold by mixing it with other clear spirits
by mixing it with other clear spirits
by mixing it with other clear spirits together we stand
together we stand
together we stand thank you for your attention
thank you for your attention
thank you for your attention [Applause]
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