Tag Archives: French music
Do You Speak French – Or Martian?! Posted by Hichem on Aug 1, 2012
Parlez-vous Français (do you speak French)? Ou bien parlez-vous Martien? (or do you speak Martian)? Oh attention, if you don’t have quatre bras (four arms), that would just mean you are not a real “martien“! 😉 Benny B & Daddy K: “Do You Speak Martien?” This pioneering French Rap song celebrated its 20th anniversary last year! ★ DO…
Le Kangourou Nomade Posted by Hichem on Jul 27, 2012
To the question of what you should do on a Summer Saturday night, today’s featured French group has an original answer: Kick all the dark thoughts off your mind and do like “Le Kangourou Nomade“: Just JUMP! As promised before, here is the music video of “Kangourou Nomade” by N & SK, together with its…
Smile My Friend! Le Meilleur est à Venir (The Best is Yet to Come) Posted by Hichem on Jul 8, 2012
From the Southern city of Toulouse hails the powerful sound of French Rock group SIDILARSEN. Their message is simple yet efficient: Standing up against all forms of haine (hatred) and xénophobie, while exposing the subtle “scare tactics” used to exert control over our human societies. Above all, they are very optimistic about life: For them…
French Music – Grégory Lemarchal Posted by Transparent Language on Nov 21, 2009
As I was checking out the French Amazon site and the top sellers in the CD category, I found it interesting that the top selling CD for the last two months is an Italian singer and the highest-ranking French singer is Grégory Lemarchal, currently at number 7 with Rêves. To tell you the truth, I…
French Music – The American Woman Who Conquered Paris Posted by Transparent Language on May 11, 2009
I mentioned Carole Fredericks in a recent article on one of my very favorite French singers, Jean-Jacques Goldman, and I am inspired to tell all of you more about her for a few reasons. First of all, because she was a very popular singer throughout the French-speaking world in the 90’s as part of the…
French Music – Jean Jacques Goldman Posted by Transparent Language on Apr 15, 2009
Okay, so I’ve written many posts on my favorite French musicians and singers and repeatedly mentioned how much I believe music is one of the best and most interesting ways to learn a foreign language. When I was finally able to understand the lyrics written by Jean Jacques Goldman, I really felt like all the…
French Music – Hélène Ségara Posted by Transparent Language on Mar 9, 2009
Hélène Ségara was born on February 26, 1971, on French soil to an Italian father and an Armenian mother. Growing up on the French Riviera, Hélène suffered the divorce of her parents and her beloved grandfather’s death. After winning a local music contest at age 11, she left her family and studies at the age…