Farès Landoulsi returned to Tunis to join the 11th cohort at the National Tunisian Theatre’s acting school and to shoot the music video
“After months of hard work following my move to Hollywood, I found myself inspired to reinterpret one of the relevant tracks from Proksima Music. This follows a successful poetic collaboration in France, and now a new song, “Je Ne Veux Pas” (I Don’t Want To), is born. Featuring multiple languages—Tunisian, English, French, and Hebrew—Farès Landoulsi said in a statement to TunisianMonitorOnline, delivering a profound collaboration that takes us on a journey. His heart resonates through his voice, offering a gift of peaceful rebellion and a longing to restore humanity’s natural essence.
The song unfolds like a character moving fluidly across languages, critiquing the present reality of each cultural context, even singing in Hebrew to say, “I refuse to be humiliated by this beast that fails to see my beauty.”
“I recorded the track at Hollywood’s Paramount Recording Studio, but I’ve since returned to Tunis to join the 11th cohort at the National Tunisian Theatre’s acting school and to shoot the music video, which was released yesterday (Thursday, October 24, 2024) on YouTube and my Instagram, said Tunisian star Fares Landoulsi, stressing “ Truthfully, my team and I chose to shoot on a low budget. As a result, our “making-of” footage captures a raw approach, filmed with a phone flashlight and a simple camera.”
In this connection, Fares Landoulsi highlighted that “In these times, investing more in my first music video felt less significant than the need to stand with those suffering.”
Performing the song ‘Je ne veux pas’ in multiple languages (Tunisian, English, French, Hebrew), Fares Landoulsi offers us a magnificent collaboration that transports us. His heart is in his voice. A gift, a pacified revolt, an aspiration to rediscover the humanism of nature.
« Je ne veux pas »
Je ne veux pas me faire malmener par la promiscuité
le bruit, les cris
et cette odeur de rancœur
asphyxiant mon cœur
Je ne veux pas être délaissée
car je n’ai pas d’assurance privée
et finir dans la chambre du condamné
Je ne veux pas qu’on me musèle
qu’on mette ma parole sous tutelle
car ce n’est pas chic de côtoyer ma pauvreté
Je suis la mer, l’océan les arbres,
la nature les animaux, le vent
tout ce qui ne devrait pas s’acheter
mais tout ce qui fout le camp
Je ne veux pas me faire humilier
par le premier con qui a des ronds
celui qui dit avoir travaillé à la sueur de son front
Je ne veux pas me faire repasser
par ces visages siliconés
Je ne veux pas qu’on insulte ma dignité
parce que j’ai les poches trouées
Je ne veux pas voir l’huissier se pointer
faute d’avoir mis une facture de côté
Je ne veux pas finir dans l’oubli
je garde ma liberté d’être révoltée
Je suis la mer, l’océan les arbres,
la nature les animaux, le vent
tout ce qui ne devrait pas s’acheter
mais tout ce qui fout le camp
www.proksima-music.com
Music Video Credits: CLIP: Director Rabii Takeli / Art Director Aziz Bey / Producer Chahir Takeli / Making of Jaza Cherif TEXT: Anouchka Djurdjevac / MUSIC: Paola Cardone / VOICE: Fares Landoulsi
TunisianMonitorOnline (NejiMed)
