Tag: Culture
“The Afghan with green eyes”, famous thanks to the photograph of Steve McCurry, refugee in Italy
Her portrait toured the world in the 1980s. The famous Afghan woman Sharbat Gula, immortalized by photographer Steve McCurry on the cover of “National Geographic” magazine, was evacuated to Italy.…
The history of the RFI Discovery Prize, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year
In a few days, we will know the 2021 winner of the RFI Discovery Award. Born in 1981, this award has enabled artists from Africa, the Indian Ocean and the…
Special program dedicated to Jacob Desvarieux who would have been 66 on November 21
Special program dedicated to Jacob Desvarieux, one of the founding members of the Kassav ‘group. He would have been 66 years old on November 21. We pay tribute to him…
“Siguifin”: a show signed by four choreographers from the African continent
In Marrakech, the African Dance Biennial continues its course this week. Among the flagship pieces on the program, Siguifin – which means ” magic monster »In Bambara – brings together…
Pilgrimage to Dubai – Chronicle of Mamane
Published on : 11/25/2021 – 06:44 From Mecca to Jerusalem via Lourdes, Touba or the banks of the Ganges, there is no shortage of places of pilgrimage around the world,…
Surprise election of Mario Vargas Llosa to the French Academy
Published on : 11/26/2021 – 12:37Modified : 11/26/2021 – 12:38 The French Academy elected Thursday, November 25 the Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel Prize for Literature in 2010, to…
“Get back”, the Beatles are back
Published on : 25/11/2021 – 15:33 The Fab Four are back. This Thursday, November 25, the Disney + platform begins to broadcast “The Beatles: Get back”, a mini-series in three…
Rewrite Molière in 2021! “The school of women or the bird in a cage”, by Emmelyne Octavie
Published on : 11/25/2021 – 16:05 Rewrite Molière in 2021! This month, we invite you to listen to “The School of Women or the Caged Bird”, by Emmelyne Octavie and…
the mythical alley of the sphinxes restored thousands of years later
Egypt inaugurated Thursday, November 25 with great pomp the mythical alley of the sphinxes joining the temples of Karnak and Luxor over nearly three kilometers. An alley that we started…
Soul Kids – The Epic of Black Music
The Stax label revealed great figures of Soul-Music during the 60s and 70s, including Otis Redding and Isaac Hayes, in particular. This heritage is now a thing of the past…