Tag: Fête de la Musique
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The Night France Turns Every Street in the Country Into a Concert Hall
Every June 21st, France fills every street, square, and car park with live music — all free, all night. La Fête de la Musique is unlike any festival in the world.
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The Night When the Whole of France Becomes One Giant Concert
Every year, on the 21st of June, something strange happens in France. The pavements fill with amplifiers. Windows open onto the streets. A teenage guitarist sets up outside a bakery. An old jazz trio takes the corner by the post office. A choir spills out of a church doorway. Photo by Pierre Goiffon on Unsplash…
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The One Night Every Year When France Turns Every Street Into a Stage
Every year on the 21st of June, something extraordinary unfolds across France. Musicians appear on street corners, in public squares, on café terraces, in cobbled courtyards and on church steps. A jazz quartet sets up beside a boulangerie. A teenage guitarist plugs in next to a fountain. A brass band moves through a medieval alley.…
