What we mistakenly think of as a weed when we come on vacation to our region and see cane trees blooming along roads, paths and streams, in a sort of capharnaüm, is, in fact, a treasure.
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In a jazz festival like ours, some neophytes might wonder why this plant is so popular? It's quite simple: without it, music wouldn't be what it is!
Oboes, bassoons, English horns, clarinets... All these instruments need a particularly thin strip of this reed, called a reed, which, with the musician's breath and the pursing of his lips, will vibrate and bring to life the music that will move us.
Its greatest value is the reed. We're talking about 90% of the world market (in terms of...