Category Archives: Folk-Acoustic / Folk-Acoustique

5: Djeuhdjoah

Djeuhdjoah, chansonnier “à vocation intérsidérale” vient de signer chez Source etc., la maison de disque de son pote et collaborateur Ours, l’uber-populaire, Yelle et l’artiste émergeant, Herman Dune. J’ai eu le plaisir de lui poser quelques questions et entendre ses … Continue reading

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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

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PNSB: Télé en ligne/ Online TV

Sandra Nkaké in Paris Beat Assaillant in Paris Lisa Spada in Paris Just Jack + Puppetmastaz @ Rock en Seine 2007 Ours in Paris RIP Aimé Cesaire

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Airwaves: Me on the Radio – 10/07

En attendant le retour de mes petits éditoriaux décalés, je vous mets à disposition un nouveauté de ce blogue: Excuse My French Radio, en diffusion sur Radio Campus Paris FM, le site du Bureau Export de la Musique Française, et … Continue reading

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Par Avion: Mélissa Laveaux

A fashionably flat-bellied Parisan woman might scoff at the charms of curvy Candian singer/songwriter Mélissa Laveaux. Born in Montréal, and employed by the Candian government in Ottowa by day, Mélissa just completed a week of shows with her Paris-based record … Continue reading

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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

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5: Ours

It’s a safe bet that many of France’s young talents are often the children of celebrities. In the case of Ours (means “Bear”, pronounced OORSE ), this holds true, however he won’t be the one to tell you who his … Continue reading

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Paris Underground Direct : DJ Julien Lebrun

Oui, donc j’ai croisé Julien il y a quelques mois à la Bellevillose. Depuis, je m’amuse en passant regulièrement sur sa page de myspace pour y découvrir des jeunes musiciens souvent très intéressants. Julien semble très occupé en tant que … Continue reading

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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

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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

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