It is impossible to mention Catherine Ringer without evoking the creative French pop/rock duo, Les Rita Mitsouko which she was a part of with Fred Chichin. A unique artist on the French music scene due to her legendary stage presence and colorful, over-the-top artistic image, Ringer has charmed audiences for nearly thirty years. Her solo […]
At first he was just a kid at a computer. Born into a generation whose musical culture is forged in just a couple of clicks, Brodinski spent much of his youth creating mp3 files, first in his hometown of Reims, and then in Lille where he went to study. This included techno, of course, from […]
Boubacar Traoré carries within him all the beauty of African blues. A diamond among the jewels of Mandingo music, he shines with the dark glow of exceptional purity. Only the voice of “Kar Kar” (a footballing nickname meaning “The Dribbler” given him by his friends, who also love the beautiful game) can blend Niger and […]
A leader of the French hip-hop scene, Booba has sold more than 1,5 million records during his career. Since his first album Temps Morts (2X Platinum), Booba maintains a clear leadership on the hip-hop scene, both in terms of sales and notoriety. #1 of the French sales at each of his release, he often collaborates […]
A producer, songwriter, and singer, Bertrand Burgalat emerged in the late ’90s as one of the top individuals involved in the “nouvelle vague” (new wave) of French music. Born on the French island of Corsica in the ’60s, Burgalat inherited his love for music from his parents, who were mostly dedicated to the sounds of […]
Captivated by the organic authenticity of analog sound, Ben plunged into soul in the company of Otis Redding and the stars of Stax & Motown. His one-way trip led to an EP of offbeat covers, Soul Wash, followed by a first, eponymous album that bucked the trends with its retro brass and vocal harmonies. The […]
Médéric and Alexis are made of electricity and can be considered as the sons of electronic music. These two French guys from the Normandy countryside started producing music at home in their bedroom, in Caen. They first hit the danse floor with remixes of the likes of Brodinski & Noob’s “Peanuts Club” and Major Lazer’s […]
Baloji was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1978. At the age of 4, he arrived in Belgium with his father. At 15 he joined the the Starflam Collective, a figurehead of Belgian hip-hop, who released a platinum selling disc Survivant (2001). Baloji quit the group in 2004 and turned his back on […]
