Category Archives: Funk
Dajla: En attendant 2011/ Waiting for 2011
Upon release of her first album Soul Poetry, the Parisian daily Liberation said Dajla is “one of the few French singers able to match her US nu-soul counterparts”. Dajla, French soul/funk songstress and bass player from the burgeoning music scene … Continue reading
Filed under Acoustic soul, Current Event / Actualité, Dajla, Funk, Hocus Pocus, Tribeqa
Video : Spleen – Tu L’aimeras
Peut-être c’est parce que à Gwangju, Corée du Sud (où j’habite actuellement), il y a un manque des francophones ce qui m’a récemment inspiré à écouter le chanteur folk/hip-hop Spleen en boucle. Spleen, un protégé de Coco Rosie et enfant … Continue reading
Filed under Current Event / Actualité, Funk, Hip-Hop, Spleen
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
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
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
