Inspired by the magic, the charm and the history of the Canal du Midi, this album is a journey into the heart of this marvelous site, designed by Pierre-Paul Riquet, in the seventeenth century. Voices, old instruments of Groupe OC and those of the Sun King Court are associated with electro-acoustic effects of the canal (water, stones, tree leaves) and electronic sounds.

Listen to the new studio album (extracts)

The Canta-Peiras, manufactured with materials found on the banks of the Canal du Midi (reeds, lithophones stones)

Track n°15. Natural elements (water, leaves ...) are re-orchestrated to create a Zen touch to the music. Musics are dedicated to Pierre-Paul Riquet the genius inventor of the Canal du Midi.

> Digipack Audio CD - 15 tracks - 43 minutes (+ MP3 album version included)
> + 16 pages booklet with texts in Occitan, French and English
> + FILM "Cruising the Canal du Midi from Toulouse to Sète," with a commentary in 11 languages. 5'



An album composed by Christian Salès and interpreted by Groupe OC.