For his 26th album, Jacques Yvart has chosen Esperanto, once again. This is not his first attempt with the international language, however, "Yvart kantas Brassens" (VKKD19) was released in 1998, almost ten years ago !

Through a remarkable selection of songs, Jacques develops one of his favorite themes, 'traveling'. Featuring songs by Leonard Cohen (Bird on a wire), Johnny Cash (Fields of diamonds), Georges Moustaki (Ma liberté), Georges Brassens (Le petit cheval), as well as Jacques own compositions selected among his finest (Dans la vallée des Roses, Ohé, ohé du Bateau !, Magellans de l'Univers, etc ...) and some poems he has set to music "L'invitation au voyage" by Charles Baudelaire, being the title of the album.

The adapters, Rikardo Cash, Roel Haveman, Marcel Redoulez and Ĵak le Puil, have made a remarkable job here, sometimes close to a literal translation, which in terms of song lyrics is rare.

Not to forget the team of musicians, led by Olivier Gérardin, that gives each song its fair tone for an acoustic atmosphere refined by Triboulet in our "La Trappe" studio.

In addition to the 14 standard audio titles, this multi media CD contains an extra MP3 bonus "Le temps des cerises" and instrumental 'sing along' versions of the entire album along with a video of the studio sessions.

Jacques Yvart is :
Jacques Yvart : vocals, guitar, chorus

Sarah Alcalay : Violins, accordion
Gérald Ryckeboer : cittern in Magelanoj-Prologo, Bouzouki in La kanto de Piko

Guest musicians of Toulouse :
Olivier Gérardin : keyboards
Olivier Brousse : Double bass and bass guitar
Guy Ouidiahoui : drums
Pierre Bertrand : guitars, mandoline, Bouzouki in Mia liber’
Véronique Girard : chorus in La Am por la Am’
Chorus in La kanto de Piko : JoMo, Jeannette & Rikardo Cash, Liberto Martorell
Musical direction: Olivier Gérardin
Studio : Studio de la Trappe / Vinilkosmo (Donneville)
Sound engineer: Triboulet

Download high definition video HERE !