French singer and songwriter Keren Meloul goes by the name Rose, inspired by The Rose — the 1979 film modeled after the life of Janis Joplin. Rose’s self-titled debut album, released in 2006 on EMI, featured the singles “La Liste” and “Ciao Bella” and reached the Top Five of the French albums chart. Les Souvenirs […]
Malaa is an electronic music DJ and producer, who is signed to Tchami’s label Confession. He broke into the electronic music scene through his single “Notorious”, which was the second release on Confession. His identity is unknown. He appears in public as a balaclava-wearing man. Malaa is currently part of the Pardon My French team, […]
Jean Rondeau studied harpsichord with Blandine Verlet for over ten years, followed by training in basso continuo, organ, piano, jazz and improvisation, and conducting. He pursued further studies at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Paris, graduating with honours, and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. In 2012, at just 21 […]
Digitalism are a German electronic music duo formed in Hamburg in 2004. The duo are signed to French label Kitsuné. They have remixed tracks for The Presets, Tom Vek, The Futureheads, Daft Punk, Tiga, Klaxons, The White Stripes, Monk, Depeche Mode, Cut Copy and many others, including a re-edit of “Fire in Cairo” by The […]
Technasia is a producer duo in the electronic music scene, consisting of two producers, Amil Khan (from Hong Kong) and Charles Siegling (from France). In 1996, both producers met in Hong Kong and started to produce tracks together. They founded the label Technasia Records. In 2000, the two made their breakthrough, especially with the two […]
Trisomie 21 came into being in 1981. Hervé et Philippe Lomprez were joined by Jean Michel Matuszak (friend and mentor) and Pascal Tison (bass guitar), replaced by Laurent Dagnicourt. The album “Passions divisées” released in 1984, included a monument for the group, the song “La fête triste”, a real reference for many people, as well […]
“There’s sorrow, longing, worry, sympathy and determination in Ms. Diawara’s voice.”—The New York Times “One of the finest, most inventive female singers in Mali… a classy affair that demonstrates her impressive musical range” World Album of The Month ★★★★ The Guardian Hailed as one of the most vital standard-bearers of modern African music, singer, songwriter, […]
OAKMAN is Marine (lead voce/guitar) and the brothers Gayaud : Gérémia (bass) and Jesse (drums). They come from Lyon, east of France and play pop-punk, an emotional kind of rock, nervous and melodic. Now in their twenties, they bathed in the 90’s US rock revival led by Nirvana, Soundgarden, Basement, Citizen or Manchester Orchestra. Marine […]
