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Michael Stevenson, aka Dai Bando, Johnny Foreigner, Monsieur Pas De Merde, is a blogger of French and British culture. His blogs "Pas De Merde" and "The Hobbledehoy" have been called "marvelous" by some, and "meh" by others.

Ich will die Leute nicht belehren – Jain im Interview – MusikBlog

Jeanne Louise Galice, besser bekannt als Jain, verbrachte den Großteil ihrer Jugend im Ausland, da ihr Vater in der Ölindustrie arbeitete und deshalb oft

[TRANSLATED] Jeanne Louise Galice, better known as Jain , spent most of her youth abroad, as her father worked in the oil industry and therefore had to move often. In November 2015, the French singer released her debut album “Zanaka”, which means “child” in Malagasy and is a homage to her mother, of French-Malagasy origin.

Three years after the first work, his successor is now published with ” Souldier “. Recorded in Paris and produced by Maxim Nucci, various influences also appear on the upcoming record. Why the different rhythms are as important as the music helps her through difficult times and why she is skeptical of social media, told us the 26-year-old singer in the MusikBlog interview.

MusikBlog: Most of your youth has been spent exploring new cultures. How did time remain for the music during the whole processions?

Jeanne Louise: I have always been a big fan of music. Already at the age of 4-5 I started to listen to music, then to play the drums at the age of 6 and in general there was a lot of time dedicated to music in my family and in my circle of friends.

In the time that you speak about, music has taken on a completely different role for me. I had a hard time finding myself, discovering myself as a new person. By moving from country to country, I had to leave my friends behind and make new friends every time. I had to change my home again and again. Although it was a great time from the outside, it was hard for me.

MusikBlog: And the music helped?

Jeanne Louise: Exactly. I needed something that followed me at every turn. In the music I found my constant, a place where I could always feel secure. I could feel at home anytime, anywhere, I just had to make music. Continue reading “Ich will die Leute nicht belehren – Jain im Interview – MusikBlog” →

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Want To Work In A Vineyard? French Wine Growers Seek 2018 Harvest Labor

If working a wine grape harvest is on your bucket list, 2018 may be the year you realize the dream if you are eligible for employment in France. Due in part to an exceptionally hot summer in regions such as Jura and Alsace, the harvest date has crept up, leaving many growers in search of seasonal workers. As in other parts of the world, an agricultural labor shortage has become more common in recent years. In 2018, the early harvest in some parts of France has presented additional scheduling issues. Experienced pickers expect the work to begin a bit later in the year, and many of them are tied up with other jobs or are on leave.

Vineyard owners also say there seem to be fewer applicants as seasonal jobs appear less lucrative than in the past when some producers even held a waiting list for volunteers eager for the experience. Now some growers are prepared to provide bonuses, wine and small gifts to entice workers to choose their vineyards. Elise Bathelier is the human resources manager for Domaine Faiveley in Burgundy.

Employers realize the need to broadcast job openings via social media in addition to job fairs and personal networking. In late July, Alsace producer Domaine Allimant-Laugner posted on Facebook, “Harvest is approaching! Festivities launch on 8/24 or 8/27 with eight days of crémant harvest. Who wants to join our team?” Responses were met with personal messages regarding next steps. Soélis Défi, a provider of rural job matching services, has published an easy-to-use application form on Facebook.

The 2018 harvest in France is expected to produce a significant improvement on the yields of record-breakingly low 2017. According to July 2018 reports from the French Ministry of Agriculture, estimates are up double digits over last year. This is good news for the growers, but all those grapes must be picked at the perfect time.

Harvest is a flurry of urgent activity, with bands of laborers streaming down the rows with clippers. Harvested grapes are placed into bins that are carried or held on one’s back — when the bins are full they go into larger containers to be taken into the winery. This continues for days to weeks, depending on the size of the vineyard and the pattern of grapes being harvested.

Because grapes are harvested when they are perfectly ripe, certain portions of a single vineyard could be picked in their own time. Having a mobile team of workers on hand makes this process much easier. As vineyards blush closer to that magic moment, growers hope that plenty of eligible people answer the call.

Source: Want To Work In A Vineyard? French Wine Growers Seek 2018 Harvest Labor

The Limiñanas – “Angels & Devils”, “The Gift” – live session

The Limiñanas bring a little Catalan sun on the Malouine coasts. Between French chanson and influences underground garage, The Limiñanas deploys in each of its titles a very cinematographic universe, of the road movie with the echoes of Cinecittà. Captured during this exclusive session near Saint-Malo, between land and sea, our southern rockers perform “Angels and Devils” and “The Gift” and we put a little balm in the heart.

En français

Les Limiñanas apportent un peu de soleil catalan sur les côtes malouines. Entre chanson française et influences garage underground, The Limiñanas déploie dans chacun de ses titres un univers très cinématographique, du road-movie aux échos de Cinecittà. Captés lors de cette session exclusive près de Saint-Malo, entre terre et mer, nos rockeurs du sud interprètent “Angels and Devils” et “The Gift” et nous mettent un peu de baume au cœur.

 

Jain releases “Souldier”, her second pop world album

She swapped her black dress with Peter Pan collar blue worker combination, but his pop-world hits continue to conquer the world: Jain released Friday his second album “Souldier” for which she feels “still a lot of pressure”.

For artists who hit hard in the first opus, the second is usually the one of all dangers: less pleasing, less surprising, less sell … Dangers necessarily proportional to the high expectations of the record company, the media, the public.

Jain , whose meteoric trajectory has come close to the stars of international pop in just two years, with the hits “Come” and “Makeba” from the album “Zanaka” (2015), is aware of this.

“I see the wait in the eyes of people, that’s why having resumed the concerts this summer was good for me, it gave me some certainty for some new live titles,” admits Jain. , Jeanne Galice in the civil.

For artists who hit hard in the first opus, the second is usually the one of all dangers: less pleasing, less surprising, less sell … Dangers necessarily proportional to the high expectations of the record company, the media, the public.

Jain , whose meteoric trajectory has come close to the stars of international pop in just two years, with the hits “Come” and “Makeba” from the album “Zanaka” (2015), is aware of this [ . . . ]

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