Category Archives: Cheap drinks/ Cocktails pas chers
Tsinda @ Le Vieux Léon
Last Friday, I attended Tsinda Dia Massengo’s show at the charming bistrot near Les Halles. Having collaborated with some of my favorite musicians around Paris (DJ Julien Lebrun, Ours and DjeuhDjoah) in the past, I was sure his live performance … Continue reading
La Glue @ Espace B
At first glance La Glue looked like a motley crew given the varied clothing styles of each member. The keyboard player in a suit hiding a shiny shirt, the guitarist wearing the shirt of a faux prison inmate and the … Continue reading
Paris Shuffle: Montel
Until now, Montel, a French electro/hip-hop artist’s biggest claim to fame was a track called « Disco King » on Loik Dury’s Les Poupées Russes (Russian Dolls) soundtrack, back in 2005. A video game translator by day whose been dabbling … Continue reading
Mike Ibrahim @ L’Archipel
After missing a few of his previous shows, I was finally able to catch the tail end of Mike Ibrahim’s performance a few weeks ago at L’Archipel. As a guitarist, and singer/songwriter, Mike is a capable musician who sings soothing … Continue reading
Sandra Nkaké @ New Morning
It’s funny Sandra, a fellow blogger, and I have been playing email tag for a couple of months now. Having seen her numerous guest appearances with Allonymous , and Frank Biyong, I was intrigued enough by her artistry to get … Continue reading
Par Avion: Antibalas @ New Morning
I really should not have to school you folks on the fine musicality of Brooklyn-based afro-beat band, Antibalas. Luckily last-minute tickets surfaced and I was able to attend the show at New Morning May 29th. Even though the majority of … Continue reading
Ours @ Zèbre de Belleville
Judging from the music on Ours’ debut album, Mi, I was expecting a straight-laced acoustic set of French folk songs at Tuesday night’s show at the Zèbre de Belleville. I was pleasantly surprised, however, that the singer and his three-piece … 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
Soko @ La Flèche d’or
While « Don’t come. It’s over. Take it and deal with it, bitch» might sound like a lyric from a song by your favorite neighborhood rap artist, it’s actually from a song by French up-and-coming folk singer/songwriter Soko. « Don’t … Continue reading
Hindi Zahra @ La Bellevilloise
It is no surprise that Hindi Zahra is developing a solid following around Paris judging from the hipster Paris Djs and musicians who represented in full force at Wednesday night’s show. Although she is unsigned, her tour managers seem to … Continue reading
