Archive for 'Music'
Quoi de neuf?* Posted by Tim Hildreth on Oct 4, 2016
It’s not always easy to keep up with the news, but a number of recent stories out of France and Canada caught my eyes and I thought I’d share some of them with you this week. Up first, some exciting news about one of the world’s great villes francophones (French-speaking cities). Québec has just been…
Julien Doré is Back! Check Out His Song “Le Lac” Posted by Josh Dougherty on Sep 29, 2016
Julien Doré est bien connu en France (Julien Doré is well known in France). After winning the 5th season of Nouvelle Star (the equivalent of American Idol) in 2007, the Alès-born singer/songwriter has released 3 chart-topping albums and over a dozen singles. He’s gone on to be a guest judge on The Voice France…
MDR* Posted by Tim Hildreth on Sep 27, 2016
Sometimes all you want to do is laugh. Au bureau la semaine dernière (Last week at work), I was introduced to a very funny video that I thought I’d share with you, chers lecteurs (dear readers). A collègue (coworker) over heard me speaking French with another collègue and thought we’d get a kick out of…
Learn French Pronunciation with Beyoncé, Britney, and Adele! Posted by Josh Dougherty on Sep 8, 2016
No, no, the title of this article isn’t just a bunch of click bait. All of these stars have sung in French, and today we’re going to look at their pronunciation errors to correct yours! See, French can be fun 😉 It’s not uncommon for singers to release songs in a foreign language. While English music…
She Tells Me Dance – MIKA In French Posted by John Bauer on Aug 17, 2016
La Musique is proven to help you learn languages. Having something to sing while you take a shower is a fun and easy way to improve even when you wouldn’t think you have the time and finding a song catchy enough to start singing without thinking about it is even better! There are many tubes…
Oh oh oh oh . . . C’est Cloclo! Posted by Tim Hildreth on Aug 16, 2016
Les JO continuent au Brésil. (The Olympics continue in Brazil.) So let’s had back to sunny Rio, cette semaine (this week) in the company of another famous French singer. Claude François, known affectionately as Cloclo, was a very popular artist in the French speaking world (and beyond) from the late 50’s through his tragic death…
Allons au Brésil! / Let’s go to Brazil! Posted by Tim Hildreth on Aug 9, 2016
Les Jeux Olympiques (les JO) viennent de commencer à Rio.* (The Olympics have started in Rio, Brazil.) In honor of the games (which I love!) and Brazil (which is a lovely country), another song this week. A French one of course, but one that captures the spirit and joy of Rio, of Brazil, and of…