Category Archives: French Song / Variété Française
Paris Underground VIP: YELLE
Après une tournée nord-américaine d’un grand succès cet automne, Yelle devient une nouvelle icône de la mode et chanteuse que même les anglophones apprécient (souvent sans tout comprendre de ce qu’elle chante). Je lui ai demandé quelques questions lors de … Continue reading
5: Majiker
Having heard about Majiker and his success working with Camille, Melissa Laveaux and Maya Barsony, I was curious to find out what made this gifted musician/producer tick. On the spur of the moment, I sent him five questions asking if … Continue reading
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
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
Ji Mob & ses invités/Ji Mob & guests @ New Morning
At first glance, a flutist leading a band seemed unimaginable to me in my myopic view of popular music. Seeing Ji-Mob (aka Jérome Drû)Tuesday changed this misconception by his changing genres effortlessly keeping a full audience at New Morning on … Continue reading
Rony @ L’Opus Café
With a mop of kinky curly hair, soul funk singer, Rony would be better compared to a fun-loving Jamiroquai than a slick and smooth Keith Sweat or R. Kelly ; At his Satruday night show, he and his band the … Continue reading
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
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
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
