Tag: music
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The Love France Guide № 008: Chanson Française — The French Song Tradition
Photo by Europeana on Unsplash In 1993 the French parliament did something that still shapes what comes out of car radios in Lyon and Lille: it passed a law forcing private music stations to fill at least 40 percent of their airtime with songs in French. Chanson française is not only a genre — it…
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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…
