Cyrille Aimée Smile

French singer/songwriter Cyrille Aimée, a matchless interpreter of song, is back with a new album and a new story to tell 'à Fleur de Peau' presents Cyrille in her own words, with her own original compositions presented in her own arrangements, developed in close collaboration with New York multi-instrumentalist and producer Jake Sherman. The music on 'à Fleur de Peau' is the most original and personal of Cyrille's career. Drawing on her Dominican heritage with its cargo of African dance rhythms and Spanish folksongs, embracing the directness and simplicity of contemporary pop forms, singing tales straight from her own life, this is Cyrille as you have never heard her before. The album's genesis originates far from New York or her adopted New Orleans home, deep within the forests of Costa Rica and an astonishing tale of a creative rebirth.

Not only is Cyrille Aimée, the young French Dominican singer, one of the most adept and charismatic stylists of her time, her band is also one of the greatest two-guitar combos ever. In this live setting, Adrien Moignard’s acoustic blend of gypsy jazz, folk, and bebop, and Michael Valeanu’s warmth and limitless versatility on electric come together to frame every arrangement with creative élan and impeccable taste. Aimée covers Sondheim, Sidney Bechet, Michael Jackson, and Thelonious Monk in ways that connect funk, western swing, jump blues, and more in a seamless continuum, with clutch support from bassist Dylan Shamat and drummer Dani Danor.