Category Archives: Black Paris / Paris Noir
Concert: “Tous Unis Pour Haiti” 23 Jan à Paris
SAMEDI 23 JANVIER à 22 heures CONCERT DE SOUTIEN de la Scène Hip Hop Soul et R&B ! TOUS UNIS POUR HAITI avec Amel Bent, Quinze, Princess Erika, Les Nubians, Humphrey, K-reen, Aysat, Lynnsha, Dan Kamit, Eilijah, Hailé, VR, Lary, Awa … Continue reading
Réunion le 15 Janvier à Paris pour Haïti!
Le chanteur Gerald Toto vient de le poster sur son statut de Facebook: “On propose de se réunir ce vendredi 15 janvier à 15h30 devant l’ambassade de Haïti (10 rue Théodule Ribot 75017) afin d’y déposer vos dons (denrées non … Continue reading
Filed under Black Paris / Paris Noir, Current Event / Actualité, Gerald Toto, Haiti
Video: Spy – Beat Assailant + Ben L’Oncle Soul
Le nouveau clip vidéo SPY de Beat Assailant avec Ben L’Oncle Soul en tournée actuellement dans toute la France. // The new Beat Assailant video SPY with Ben L’Oncle Soul now on tour throughout France… more about “Video- Spy – … Continue reading
Filed under Beat Assailant, Black Paris / Paris Noir, Oncle Ben, R n’ B, Rap, video
VIDEO: “Seven Nation Army” de Ben l’oncle Soul
Voici le nouveau clip de Ben l’oncle soul (aka Oncle Ben) avec une reprise des White Stripes, “Seven Nation Army” de son EP, Soul Wash. Actuellement en tournée en France avec Beat Assailant et Diams, on attend avec impatience son … Continue reading
Oxmo Puccino & the Jazz Bastards @ Salle D. Ferry (Nanterre)
While they say France is the second largest consumer of rap music after the US, it does not necessarily follow that French hip-hop and rap deserves as wide an audience. Since my return to France in 2004, most hip-hop/rap that … Continue reading
Crystal Night @ La Scène Bastille
Shortly after my return to Paris in 2004, I was invited to check out a concert by a young French singer/songwriter who claimed influences among all the neo-soul greats (Jill Scott, Alicia Keys , Erykah Badu etc.). I was so … Continue reading
Franck Biyong & Massak (et al.) @ La Scène Bastille
Franck Biyoing & Massak along with a stellar lineup of guests pulled off a dynamic, and at times, dramatic performance to vividly commemorate the abolition of slavery Friday night. Despite some technical difficulties which delayed the show, Franck (a pretty … Continue reading
ELECTIONS 2007: I Have a Dream – J’ai fait un rêve
I found this clip online posted by the CRAN (Conseil Representatif des Associations Noires) a fairly new organization here in France that is much like the NAACP in the USA. I saw this and thought, how funny that Ms. Royal … Continue reading
L’Avenir est ailleurs (film) @ Reflets Médicis III, Paris 5è
L’Avenir est ailleurs (The Future is Elsewhere), a new documentary written and directed by veteran TV journalist, Antoine Leonard-Maestrati, is a timely film on the migration of French West Indians to mainland France now in theatres. Despite some stylistic flaws, … Continue reading
Allonymous @ Le Tryptique
en So here goes the first installment in what I hope will be an ongoing digest of the best live indie music in Paris. I’ll do my best to stay on topic, but bear with me as I get easily … Continue reading
