He is the most famous Tunisian comedian on the African continent. Samia Orosemane made a name for herself by imitating the accents and dialects of several West African countries. She sees humor as a way to bring people together despite their differences. Amira Souilem met her at her home, in Tunis, one day of a show.
With our correspondent in Tunis,
With her yellow boubou and her ear-to-ear smile, Samia Orosemane does not go unnoticed in the streets of Tunis. From an early age, she, who grew up in Seine-Saint-Denis, has been fascinated by Africa: ” There were Malians, Ivorians, Cameroonians, Senegalese… and that’s how I knew the nuance between each. This is how I was able to learn the differences in languages. »
She imitates them and plays with the different accents. His videos are going viral. The shows follow one another. ” I was always in conflict with my corpulence, but, arrived there, I became the Monica Bellucci of the Ivory Coast. “Ah, you’re very elegant. It suits you well. You’re very charming. You fill that out nicely…” In my head, I couldn’t anymore. I made Kim Kardashian… »
“It’s a pride for us to play here”
Beyond laughter, Samia Orosemane’s shows are also a hymn to living together. ” We are very lucky to have all these cultural mixes. And when we are made to believe today that all this immigration and all these children of immigrants is a defect, in reality it is quite the opposite. It is a very beautiful richness. We agree ? “, she calls out to her spectators.
In a few days, Samia Oroseman will begin an African tour which will take her to Casablanca, Dakar, Douala and even Kinshasa. In the meantime, it is in Tunis that she is playing tonight. ” Here, we are in front of the municipal theater of Tunis. It is a pride for us to play here. Above all, my parents are no longer there. And every time I come here, it’s like they’re still alive. We hear their language spoken, we can eat their dishes… I’m going to cry… »
A sensitive artist who has chosen to donate all of the profits from this evening to a Tunisian NGO.
The other dates of his tour in Africa:
June 1: Rabat
June 2: Casablanca
June 3: Dakar
June 4: Lome
June 5: Douala
June 8: Libreville
June 16: Kinshasa
► To listen also: Samia Orosemane in the program In G Major