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Vanessa Paradis, always love
French pop

Phoenix rides the crisis
Nigerian music

Femi Kuti, the afrobeat Francophile
Press review

France seen from abroad April 2013
Tuareg music

Bombino, star of the African desert, hits Nashville
African Music

Rokia Traoré, progressive Afro rock
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Madagascar, update 2013
African reggae

Alpha Blondy’s Mystic power
French chanson

Tété bares all
Malian music

Cheick Tidiane Seck, fighting for a cause
Panorama

A mountain of Swiss talent
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Maurice Kirya
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Françoise Hardy, love laid bare
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Céline Dion sings French

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French chanson

Patricia Kaas celebrates Edith Piaf

In the run-up to the fifty-year anniversary of Edith Piaf’s death, Patricia Kaas kicks off a long list of celebrations with Kaas chante Piaf, a tribute album recorded with the London Royal Philharmonic Orchestra directed by Abel Korzeniowski, and devotes a whole stage show to the “Little Sparrow”.

French chanson

Cabrel sings Dylan

For as long as he can remember, Bob Dylan has been a source of admiration ...

RFI-France 24 Discoveries Award

Elemotho, roaming bushman

With his diverting yet deep songs that give food for thought, Elemotho, ...

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Marie-France / Chryssie Hynde

Un Garçon qui pleure

Marie-France and Chryssie Hynde form an unlikely combination on this duet, which announces a new album from the icon of Parisian 70s nightlife. Belgian group Phantom got back together to provide the music, with lyrics by Jacques Duvall.

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Jef Barbara

Wild Boys

Montrealer Jef Barbara is sure to create a stir on the pop scene when his album “Contamination” comes out on 5 March. Looking like a cross between George Michael and Andy Warhol, he says his androgynous image takes inspiration from Prince, Boy George and Grace Jones.

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Anggun

Echo (You and I)

This is the track that will be representing France at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. The singer is Anggun, who has already notched up quite a few international fans with a gold disc for exports of her latest album. To leave nothing to chance, the mixing was mastered by Véronique Ferraro, David Guetta’s number one mixer.