Tag: World music
From Apollinaire to Afrobeat with John Greaves and Roforofo Jazz
The #SessionLive receives the 7 of Roforofo Jaaz, fed with the afrobeat of Fela (they played at the Shrine in Lagos in 2019, therefore dubbed by the Kuti family) and…
Sona Jobarteh, Ablaye Cissoko & Cyrille Brotto are in the #SessionLive
The kora is in the spotlight in the #SessionLive with Sona Jobarteh (GB/Gambia) and Ablaye Cissoko (Senegal). Kora Virtuoso | singer | Compose | Educator | Activist: this is what…
Tony Allen makes her soar, he is in the stars. With Ysée and Guts
Tony Allen Makes Me High1st Ep of Ysée and Estrellas, new project by dj-producer Guts, made in Dakar. Our 1time guest is called YSEE, to civilian Audrey Gbaguidi. She is…
#SessionLive by Tiken Jah Fakoly
The Ivorian reggae star presents his new album Power Heist and plays 3 titles in the #SessionLive. A major figure on the African continent and reggae, crowned with several gold…
#SessionLive by Mélissa Laveaux for the album “Mama Forgot Her Name Was Miracle”
After the excellent Radyo Siwel in 2018, Mélissa Laveaux is back with a new and fourth studio album: Mama Forgot Her Name Was Miraclea spiritual, poetic and highly emancipatory record.…
Old Farka Touré honors his roots
For a long time, the son of the famous and late Ali Farka Touré had to answer the endless questions, the pressing requests of his admirers, the difficult duty of…
Afrobeat Rebellion with the Kuti Family
The Philharmonie de Paris and the Museum of Music pay tribute to Fela Anikulapo Kuti, figure of the “Black President” and creator of Afrobeat with the Rebellion Afrobeat #Nigeria exhibition.…
The Good, the Bad and the Playlist by Sophian Fanen
For December 31, 2022, music critic Sophian Fanen offers you 10 tracks that would have escaped us during the year 2022. Never too late & champagne! Sophian Fanen is a…
Fela Kuti, the rebel of afrobeat
For the first time, the Philharmonie de Paris is honoring the story and career of an African artist. The exhibition “Fela Anikulapo Kuti, afrobeat rebellion” retraces the work, the political…
Michka Assayas, an intimate history of music
Our guest is the author and musical journalist Michka Assayas, for the release of “Very Good Trip, an intimate history of music(GM Editions/France Inter). In An Intimate History of Music,…