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On the eve of the 114th anniversary of the hanging of the Franco-Manitoban Métis leader Louis Riel in Regina on 16 November 1885, double bass player Normand Guilbeault is launching his 2-CD work entitled Riel, Plaidoyer musical / Musical Plea, recorded in February at the Lion d’Or in Montréal.

The result of four years of diligent research, Riel, Plaidoyer musical / Musical Plea sheds new light on one of the little-known and most controversial episodes in Canadian history.

Accompanying the discs is a 72-page booklet that includes archival photographs of the period and texts, in English and French, by Louis Riel, Gabriel Dumont, commander of the Métis forces, Louis Schmidt, principal secretary to Riel, and Père André, who ministered to Riel during his last night.

With Riel, Plaidoyer musical / Musical Plea, Normand Guilbeault and his large group of outstanding musicians invite us to discover a historical and musical epic set on the Manitoban frontier. Original compositions, native chants, gigues, reels, songs of the period, military marches and improvisation are woven to create the fabric of a vibrant work that combines politics and poetry. Music, chants, political texts and poetry surprise, delight and assert without compromise.

Track Listing

  • Disc 1

    • 1
      Nous sommes métis
      5m08s
    • 2
      Dr. Schultz and the Orangemen
      5m13s
    • 3
      Riel confronte les arpenteurs
      3m02s
    • 4
      L’avis à McDougall
      4m35s
    • 5
      La barrière de St-Norbert
      4m52s
    • 6
      La prise du Fort Garry
      7m21s
    • 7
      La fausse proclamation royale de William McDougall
      4m21s
    • 8
      Fort Schultz
      2m48s
    • 9
      La rébellion de Portage-la-Prairie
      3m31s
    • 10
      Thomas Scott
      3m47s
  • Disc 2

    • 1
      Propagande haineuse en Ontario
      1m18s
    • 2
      La soldatesque se déchaîne
      4m01s
    • 3
      L’exil
      10m58s
    • 4
      Les 4 délégués de la Saskatchewan
      4m33s
    • 5
      L’exovidat
      4m06s
    • 6
      La bataille du Lac-aux-Canards
      3m55s
    • 7
      La victoire de l’Anse-aux-Poissons
      7m49s
    • 8
      Batoche
      6m00s
    • 9
      Le procès
      8m51s
    • 10
      Riel monte à l’échafaud
      2m47s
    • 11
      Hymne à Louis Riel
      6m05s
Total duration: 105m05s

Also available in digital format (MP3, etc.) at your favourite online store.

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