One of the themes that recur in music about Paris is its versatility and adept capacity to transform itself in response to changing weather patterns. The beauty of Paris in each of the four seasons is communicated in some of the most compelling voices of times past – be it Ella Fitzgerald’s singing ‘I love…
Tag: French Music
The influence of Paris on Music – Expo
The city of Paris has been a faithful muse to several musicians. Indeed, things that do not usuqlly inspire song have helped shape music in the case of Paris – its urban planning, architecture, the indentities that are attached to buildings, the character of neighbourhoods and different episodes in the city’s history. In acknowledgement of…
The Artist – the score, oh my, the score!
So, ‘The Artist’ is all over the news after its history making winnings at the OScars over the past weekend. Among the barrows of awards that the film walked away with was one for the music score, which is quite beautiful – judging from the few pieces of it that h I’ve stumbled across. I…
David Guetta as a Saturday Jog Soundtrack
It’s a mild Saturday morning and nothing could be more fitting than planting my running shoes and going for jog. I’m taking one of France’s main exports as jogging music – David Guetta. I believe he holds an advanced degree (Phd?) from the University of Paris X. He is quite an interesting pop culture phenomenon who…
Dalida to bid the week adieu
The weekend beckons after an exhausting week! Can’t wait to finish emailing, uploading, downloading, printing papers and other random things. Only then will the weekend begin in earnest. In the meantime, what is a more ‘absolument fabuleux’ way to embrace it but darling, dearest Dalida. Still sounds danceable in 2012:
Words, Words, words: My darling Dalida says it so well
It is that time of the year to meet deadlines, create pages of written work, turn in applications and proposals – to either drown, swim or sail upon oceans of words: words from hours of passionate lecturers.. the written word often written in convoluted jargon and many more that we have to magically create…
Saturday Soundtrack – Paris Combo
A perfect soundtrack for a lazy Saturday morning/afternoon.
Zaz
More beautiful French music for the iPod! Apparently she is one of the biggest names to have emerged in French music in recent years. I’ve only recently stumbled across her music. I read somewhere that she is frequently compared to Edith Piaf. It is quite an apt comparison, to my untrained ear. To me ‘Zaz’…
A French and Folksy Find: Bertrand Belin
Bertand Belin’s sound is among the more beautiful discoveries that I’ve made recently. Perhaps there are parts of me that will always gravitate toward his brand of folksy sounding music that fits better with a countryside context than it does with Paris. I’ve been known to love Joni Mitchell, and to love rustic, Celtic pieces….
Anon's Paris 