nanou

Anne Buffard aka dj Nanou, French passport but a clandestine in Italy, lives between Italy and France. But it is in Trieste, north-eastern city bordering on Slovenia, that she trains as a dj. In 2001, she was the dj of Bazar, music radio program on air from Radio Fragola, Trieste’s historic independent radio station, where she meets the main protagonists of the local electronic scene. She starts turning her tables in small smoky clubs featuring a deep, Detroit sound with a soulful tone. As a resident dj at Naima, she’s the soul behind the “couleur café” gig, an explosive black groove mix between old and new funk.
But her passion for techno and electronic sounds leads her to star in some of the most important Italian and Slovenian festivals and clubs, such as Ambasada Gavioli (Izola), Channel 0 (Ljubljana), Zoo- Usine (Geneva), Electroblog, MilanoFilmFestival and the Creativity Festival in Florence, to name but a few. Nanou stood out in many an occasion for her highly sophisticated style, which turns the dancefloor on with a deep melodic tone (maybe the result of 10 years of classical piano studies…) that does not necessarily push on bpm or rough sounds. But Nanou’s also got what it takes to be straight and harsh when it’s needed!
She also shares her console with dj Dibla, member of the Electrosacher collective, in a 4-turntable project called “Azazel&Nanou”, born to give free room to performances that cannot just be content with the classical one-console standard. Their incredible funk machine sounds much more as a live performance than as a classic dj-set.
Nanou collaborates with the Italian Association for Electronic Culture (Cultura Elettronica - www.culturaelettronica.it ), Techno-Leak ( www.techno-leak.com ), Etnoblog for the organisation of the second edition of Electroblog, electronic music festival, Ohm Records, an independent Italian label ( www.ohmathome.com ). She also works in the record store/dj-point with the same name.
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