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Kabre is contributing to COVID-Live, a series
of sessions by musicians broadcast in real time on Facebook to
people across Burkina Faso who have been under curfew for
months.
The aim is to bring some relief, in the form of song and dance,
to one of the world's least developed countries, where the new
coronavirus is spreading fast and a lack of resources means
medical facilities are overstretched.
"The idea is to turn all our projects into little joys, which
together bring great joy," Kabre said.
"To play in an empty hall is... a real challenge. But at the
same time, it is something we have always done because when we
compose or when we are creating, we are always imagining that we
are in front of the public."
The sessions, which have been broadcast for the past three
weekends, are an extension of music festivals that Kabre and
others have put together in recent years to speak out against
violence.
Burkina Faso has been overrun by a jihadist insurgency since
2018, which had forced about a million people to flee their
homes, many of whom are stuck in crowded camps with few
protections while the pandemic rages.
Sitting on her living room sofa, Oumou Compaore watched the
whole show live on her phone, singing and dancing along. She
said it felt just like being there.
"This was a first for me. It was really interesting... Seeing
these dancers writhing like that as well, it made me want to
join them," Compaore said.
(Writing by Edward McAllister; Editing by Gareth Jones)
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