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Omar Pene’s sound path
Senegalese music

Omar Pene’s sound path

Encouraged by the warm reception to his album Ndam, Omar Pene has indulged in more acoustic creation with Ndayaan. The fifty-something Dakarois singer dug through his “attic” full of old tracks and unearthed the original spirit of Super Diamono, the band that is now an institution on the Senegalese music scene.

Alain Souchon sings out for sick children
French chanson

Alain Souchon sings out for sick children

It’s something he’d wanted to do for a while, and now Alain ...

Galaxie’s electro-rock
Music from Quebec

Galaxie’s electro-rock

The rock band Galaxie is about to touch ground in France with Tigre et ...

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Un Garçon qui pleure
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.

Wild Boys
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.

Echo (You and I)
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.

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Danyel Waro on French tour

Next month, Reunion Island artist Danyel Waro will be in mainland France to play a couple of dozen dates, including at the Café de la Danse in Paris on 28 and 29 March.

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