Mackenzie Leighton – “Guillaume the Postman”

Cargo! Session Confinée #022 –

Most of the planet is in containment. France escapes it, no small village of Gaul which resists the invader. This time, we must all stay at home to help fight this virus, a global scourge. But the resistance to boredom, to time passing too slowly takes shape and the crew of the Cargo! offers you Confined Sessions . We are continuing the Cargo sessions ! but this time it is the artists who register at home with the means at hand and we share these moments with you on a daily basis we hope.

An American in Paris. Mackenzie also takes us back in time. When she sings, one has the impression of being in the interwar period, one has the impression of plunging into a bath of romanticism and sweetness. Her huge smile is a blessing, even more so now. The last time we saw Mackenzie she was on the stage of FGO Barbara , one of the last shows we’ve seen before containment. It is therefore a pleasure to have it with us for the Sweet and Honey Confined Session .

We ask the artists who participate in the Confined Sessions to advise us on a book, a film and a disc for this strange period that we are living. Here are Mackenzie’s tips  :

  • a film: The Goonies by Richard Donner .
  • a book: I’m reading Witches by Mona Chollet so I say that!
  • an album: All Mirrors by Angel Olsen

Francis Cabrel, “addicted”, explains what he misses most during confinement

It’s hard to do without old habits during confinement. Francis Cabrel confides in the microphone of RTL this April 10 on his addiction to Japanese food. He admits laughing, what he misses the most are sushi.

As France continues its fourth week of containment, the situation is starting to weigh on morale more and more. If the urgency of the pandemic calls to stay well at home, hard not to dream of his life before. This is the case of Francis Cabrel. The singer told RTL this April 10 morning and told journalist Anthony Martin what he misses most in this situation of isolation. In a burst of laughter, he dares to confess: “What I miss most is to go get me sushi.”

Currently confined to his residence in Lot-et-Garonne, he concedes, however: “It is true that we have good food since the local farmers are all market gardeners and that we have vegetables here and there, poultry (…), all the facilities of the campaign. “But for him, hard to do without his addiction to sushi: “I am addicted to Japanese food, he confesses. There I am deprived, well, it does not matter.”

Fabrice Cabrel, music to better live confinement

No way for him to be put down. While he spends his days with his wife, Mariette, with whom he has shared life for more than forty years , and one of their daughter, the singer posts videos in which we can especially see him singing. A nice touch for his fans who will have to wait before being able to discover the last album of the interpreter of Petite Marie. However, the 14 songs of the album are ready, but the current situation could well have consequences:“It needs to be properly finished, and then all the packaging that goes with it, which is of course in neutral.” The release was scheduled for October. His admirers hope that the date is still fixed.

Photo credits: LIONEL URMAN / BESTIMAGE

Source: Francis Cabrel, “addicted”, explains what he misses most during confinement – Gala

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Benedictine nuns release Gregorian chants to help ease coronavirus isolation

French order opens abbey doors to allow what could be the largest recording project ever

A monastery of Benedictine nuns living in seclusion in southern France has opened its doors to allow recordings of its Gregorian chants to be made available to the outside world.

In what is believed to be the largest recording project ever conducted, the US musician John Anderson followed the 45-strong order for three years. He installed microphones in the abbey church of Notre-Dame de Fidélité de Jouques near Aix-en-Provence in southern France and captured the nuns singing their eight daily “offices”. The result is thousands of chants, the entire Gregorian repertoire, about 7,000 hours long. Continue reading “Benedictine nuns release Gregorian chants to help ease coronavirus isolation” →