Her Announces US Tour

Critically buzzing French alternative pop duo HER will embark on a North American headline tour this fall. The jaunt begins on November 5 in Brooklyn, NY at Baby’s All Right, hits major markets across the country, and comes to a close in Seattle, WA at The Crocodile on November 14.

The group just debuted the lyric video for their single “Her.”

Continuing a tradition of striking and sensual visuals, it’s an immediately engaging and entrancing clip reflective of the track’s delicate swing and undeniable soul.

“Her” has also re-released their debut EP’s Her Tape #1 & Her Live Tape #1 withRepublic Records. The six-track collection arrives soon and includes the previous international hit single “Five Minutes,” which has already amassed 1.8 million Spotify streams and nearly 800K YouTube/VEVO views.

Since emerging in 2015, HER has drawn unanimous praise from tastemakers including Complex, Noisey, The Line of Best Fit, Pigeons and Planes, Gigwise, and more. They performed this summer at the first annual France Rocks Summerfest.

Source: Her Announces US Tour, Baby’s All Right Show | French Culture

Camelia Jordana and Gaël Faure – Concert by candlelight

Discover Camelia Jordana like you’ve never seen with this concert in the intimate atmosphere! Revealed to the public through the show Nouvelle Star in 2009, Camelia Jordana continued her career alternating solo album and artistic collaboration.She is accompanied here by singer and guitarist Gaël Faure.

Watch the concert at: VIDEO. Camelia Jordana and Gaël Faure – Concert by candlelight

The fascination with Fidel Castro of Saint-Germain-des-Prés 60s

In the 1960s, French intellectuals and artists, Gérard Philipe Jean-Paul Sartre, flocked to Havana, fascinated by the Cuban revolution. For them, Fidel Castro, died on the night of Friday to Saturday, will incarnate “hope”, at least for a time.Fidel Castro arrived when Stalinism was beginning to decline in ideals. He embodied hope, as something salutary, “said Jean Daniel, co-founder of L’Observateur, which then journalist with L’Express, met with Cuban in 1963. When on 1 January 1959, on the balcony of Santiago city Hall Cuba, Castro proclaimed the “beginning of the Revolution,” it is not yet a Marxist. But it is undeniably left and represents a great hope to some intellectuals after the Stalinist debacle.

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Terrorism: France on charm offensive to lure back tourists

With 84 million tourists each year, France is the most visited country in the world. But the numbers have dropped sharply as the country’s tourist industry faces the threat of terrorism. We take a look at what Paris is doing to seduce tourists back to all region of France, from increased security to multi-lingual guides. However, one group of tourists are still flocking to Paris in ever-growing numbers despite security concerns: Indian holidaymakers. […]

Read Full Story: Terrorism: France on charm offensive to lure back tourists – France 24

Chanson Du Jour: The Song from Moulin Rouge

Chanson Du Jour 11/28/2016 Toot Thielemans’ “Moulin Rouge”

“The Song from Moulin Rouge” (also known as “Where Is Your Heart”) is a popular song that first appeared in the 1952 film Moulin Rouge.
The most popular version of the song was made by Percy Faith’s Orchestra, with a vocal by Felicia Sanders in 1953.

This wonderful version is from the 1998 album “Chez Toots,” featuring the unmistakable harmonica brilliance of the late Toots Thielemans.

“I was born in Brussels in 1922. My parents had a sidewalk café where every Sunday an accordionist came to play. I played myself at age four mostly French popular songs until…much later when I bought a harmonica, then a guitar and heard my first jazz record.” ~ Toots Thielemans