The ‘Je ne sais Quoi’ of French Music
WHY is French music so addictive? There are a number of reasons to be passionate about Gallic music. Whatever it may
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Q&A with Lou Doillon
SFSC20: Q&A with Lou Doillon Like French artistic royalty, Lou Doillon might be known to many as the stylish singer,
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Get to know: L.E.J
Pronounced ‘Elijay’, this three piece have carved a cult-like following (and literally hundreds of millions of views on YouTube!) with
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Parcels, The Byron Bay Locals who are making wave in France
If you haven’t already heard of Parcels, chances are you soon will. The Byron Bay pop band moved to Berlin
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Get to know: General Elektriks
Lovers of San Francisco’s Quannaum crew (Blackalicious, Lyrics Born, DJ Shadow and more) might already know of French-born Hervé Salters,
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Get to know: Juniore
Sexy, sweet, retro, modern and tres tres TRES cool. This hyper-stylish and Saint Laurent-approved band hailing from Paris describe themselves
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Ibeyi talk their joined heritage and the music that made them
Born of French-Cuban heritage, twin sisters (and the daughters of legendary Cuban percussionist, Anga Díaz of Buena Vista Social Club-fame)
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So Frenchy So Chic 17 Soundtrack
THERE’S something for everyone in the new So Frenchy So Chic compilation. More than ever, this eclectic episode represents the
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Francoiz Breut – Zoo
FRANÇOIZ Breut was born in December 1969 in Cherbourg, the city of umbrellas as immortalized in Jacques Demy’s movie Les
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Chez les yéyé (part 2)
AFTER WWII, the French tried to combat the British and US musical invasion with fun, and some times pure silliness
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Soul sisters
LEAD by Carla Pallone (violin, piano, harmonium, vocals) and Julia Lanoë (vocals, guitar, piano, drums), Mansfield. TYA came out of
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The return of St Germain
WHILE Ludovic Navarre’s output can hardly be described as prolific (two albums in two decades), behind the scenes, the French
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Laetitia Sheriff – Baby man
Hypnotising France INITIALLY inspired by the works of Irish poet William Butler Yeats, French rock artist Laetitia Sheriff started singing
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Bertrand Belin – folle folle folle
B.B., aka Bertrand Belin, is one of the most talented French singers songwriters around. Popping up where least expected, the
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Radio Elvis
RADIO Elvis kicked off their tour in Paris in 2013, since then the three-piece band (guitar, bass and drums) has been
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So Frenchy So Chic 2016 soundtrack
So Frenchy So Chic 2016 album. Spread the love. LIKE an early taste of summer, the new double CD compilation
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Christine is the Queen
BEFORE her international success, the electro-pop sensation Christine and the Queens was already on the 2014 ‘So French So Chic’ compilation.
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Chez les yéyé (part 1)
WHAT is yeyé ? A bastardization of the English ‘yeah yeah’. Because the French couldn’t get English lyrics right, the
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MaMa is a different kind of music festival
MAMA is a different kind of music festival located in the heart of Paris, in the famous districts of Pigalle
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Lou Doillon lay low
RELEASED through Cartell Music, Lay Low is the name of the second record of Lou Doillon. Places, which came out in
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Minuit
THE future belongs to Minuit (Midnight in English), a Parisian band lead by siblings Simone Ringer and Raoul Chichin. Their parents,
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Paris live
PARIS has a staggeringly large number of live music venues that cater for a massive range of musical tastes. Some
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The Limiñanas
WHY does the psychedelic garage pop of the Liminanas sound so vibrant these days ? From Franz Ferdinand to Primal Scream,
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Serge Gainsbourg: The influences behind the man with the cabbage head
BEHIND the big ears, the astonishing Serge Gainsbourg was a trailblazer who constantly reinvented himself. Born in 1928 in Paris to
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