Manu Chao – Viva Tu (Because Music, 2024) The album Viva Tu is the long-awaited return of Manu Chao, an artist that releases few albums,…
Manu Chao Returns with ‘Viva Tu’: Stories of Community and Reflection
Tag: French music
Muddy Gurdy, Blues and Cajun with hurdy-gurdy
Muddy Gurdy – Seven (Buda Musique, 2024) In this new release, Seven, blues chanteuse and guitarist Tia Gouttebel joins forces with hurdy-gurdy virtuoso Gilles Chabenat…
Renat Sette & Gianluca Dessì Give Musical Life to Jean-Yves Royer’s Poems
Renat Sette & Gianluca Dessì – La vida fin finala (Felmay Records, 2023) Renat Sette, one of the most charismatic singers of Provençal music, has…
No Mad’s Latest Album is a Journey to the Heart of Human Experience
No Mad – Des Oiseaux la nuit (La Curieuse, 2023) No Mad’s latest release, Des Oiseaux la nuit (Birds at Night) unveiled in 2023 on…
Guillaume Barraud & Mathieu Bélis Unveil Estampes
Guillaume Barraud & Mathieu Bélis – Estampes (B&B Productions, 2022) After ten years of a fruitful partnership, this new project came about in the midst…
Gorgeous Kora-Accordion Collaboration
Ablaye Cissoko & Cyrille Brotto – Instant (Ma Case Records, 2022) Instant is the superb new collaboration between acclaimed Senegalese kora player and vocalist Ablaye…
Artist Profiles: Cyrille Brotto
French accordionist and composer Cyrille Brotto has been on the road for over twenty years,performing in concerts, dance halls and giving master classes in France…
Artist Profiles: Startijenn
Startijenn is one of the leading acts in the Breton folk music scene. The quintet performs regularly at Brittany’s festou-noz (traditional dance festivals) as well…
Essonne en Scène at Chamarande: French Festival from Another Age
Battered and bruised, France’s festival season is slowly emerging from 18 months of cancellations, foreclosures, economic chasms and artistic depression. Sure, major music gatherings like…
Artist Profiles: Verd E Blu
Verd E Blu is a traditional Occitan from Gascony, France, formed in 1987. The group plays three hole whistle and string tambourine (ton-ton), bagpipes from…