Mars Mars Melto

  • Mars Mars Melto
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Musician, Writer, Song writer/composer
Principal country concerned :
Vanuatu

Author, poet, storyteller, playwright, producer, musician, songwriter, artist and festival organiser, Marcel Meltherorong, or Mars Melto, as he is known in Melanesia, is a leading figure on Vanuatu's cultural scene.
His first band, XX Squad, became the area's most successful band with its mix of socio-political commentary and Pacific roots and reggae rhythms and his latest project Kalja Riddim Klan (KRK) blends indigenous instruments with modern technology to create a vibrant musical backdrop for his poetic examinations of contemporary issues.

Partners

  • Arterial network
  • Media, Sports and Entertainment Group (MSE)
  • Gens de la Caraïbe
  • Groupe 30 Afrique
  • Alliance Française VANUATU
  • PACIFIC ARTS ALLIANCE
  • FURTHER ARTS
  • Zimbabwe : Culture Fund Of Zimbabwe Trust
  • RDC : Groupe TACCEMS
  • Rwanda : Positive Production
  • Togo : Kadam Kadam
  • Niger : ONG Culture Art Humanité
  • Collectif 2004 Images
  • Africultures Burkina-Faso
  • Bénincultures / Editions Plurielles
  • Africiné
  • Afrilivres

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