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Music show: French electronic DJ and producer Agoria on 'feeling good' about AI

Sébastien Devaud, aka Agoria, is a French electronic DJ and producer whose career has spanned over two decades and branched out into mixed media. He recently exhibited a digital art show at Paris's world-famous Musée d'Orsay and is enthusiastic about what artificial intelligence can bring to the creative game. He…

Music show: Émilie Simon on her introspective cosmic journey 'Polaris'

Music show: Émilie Simon on her introspective cosmic journey 'Polaris'

Émilie Simon is a French electronic pop pioneer who emerged some 20 years ago and is known for her organic, mineral-driven compositions. On top of creating her own instruments, the award-winning artist has also signed scores for documentary films like “March of the Penguins”. She's just released "Polaris", her first…

Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson gets to the point with arts24

Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson gets to the point with arts24

It's not every day you get given a fencing lesson by a rock legend whose career has spanned over four decades and who has sold hundreds of millions of albums. FRANCE 24's Marjorie Hache had the pleasure of crossing swords with heavy metal star Bruce Dickinson – the lead singer…

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Singer-songwriter India Naia releases debut EP inspired by 2000s R'n'B

Singer-songwriter India Naia is of German-Algerian heritage and spent some of her childhood in France before moving to Florida, where she grew up listening to the "crème de la crème" of hip-hop and R'n'B. Several years ago she moved to Paris, where she began writing music. She popped by Arts…

French indie pop “Blowsom” on upcoming album, Madonna in Paris and Dolly Parton goes rock

This week on Arts24, Marjorie Hache speaks to up and coming French pop artist Blowsom who has independently released two EPs and garnered millions of streams. We also catch up with American rock band Rival Sons who have released two albums this year and take a look at Queen Of…

Yilian Canizares & Antonio Lizana on exploring spirituality whilst pushing jazz boundaries

This week on Arts24's music show, we have the pleasure of welcoming Yilian Canizares, a classically trained Cuban-Swiss artist who has been embracing her Afro-Cuban roots and has just released her new album "Habana-Bahia". We also meet Spanish artist Antonio Lizana, who has given flamenco a jazz twist and is…

Encore! becomes arts24 with rising music stars on the new set

What’s in a name? For the first episode of arts24, music critic Marjorie Hache and presenter Eve Jackson are talking titles, toxic relationships, performing in one of France’s largest prisons and karaoke at holiday camps with Irish singer-songwriter CMAT and French group Howlin’ Jaws.

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Jane Birkin: The British actress who became a French icon

Jane Birkin: The British actress who became a French icon

She was an icon in France: a British actress, singer and muse to many. In this edition we remember Jane Birkin, who died on Sunday at the age of 76. A British woman who was a cultural idol for the French, the lover and collaborator of one of their most…

Pop-rock American duo Sparks is back on track with new studio album

Pop-rock American duo Sparks is back on track with new studio album

Brothers Ron and Russell Mael are back this year with a pumping 26th studio album entitled "The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte". It's full of their trademark piano and synth-rich pop merging staccato and operatic gusto around themes ranging from intense longing for love to observation of the ordinary.…

Music show: Maelstrom and Louisahhh, sustaining resistance the techno way

Music show: Maelstrom and Louisahhh, sustaining resistance the techno way

Maelstrom and Louisahhh are both individual artists in their own right but have been friends for about a decade, since Louisahhh dropped her hat on French soil after joining French label Bromance. They've since collaborated together on many occasions including incredible live shows for Louisahhh and the launch of their…

'Broken Chord': South African choreographer Gregory Maqoma on his latest production

'Broken Chord': South African choreographer Gregory Maqoma on his latest production

Gregory Maqoma is one of South Africa's biggest choreographers, with shows that have been performed around the world. His latest production "Broken Chord" is currently showing in Paris. It tells the tragic story of an African choir who travelled to the UK at the end of the 19th century to…

Music show: Lee Fields on creating ageless sentimental soul

Music show: Lee Fields on creating ageless sentimental soul

American soul and blues singer Lee Fields has worked with some of the biggest artists in music, from Kool & the Gang to Martin Solveig. Now in his seventh decade, he's still releasing fantastic songs with a voice that pulls all kinds of heartstrings. He stopped by FRANCE 24 to…

Music show: In conversation with violin virtuoso Lindsey Stirling & British singer Jonathan Jeremiah

Music show: In conversation with violin virtuoso Lindsey Stirling & British singer Jonathan Jeremiah

In this week's music show, Marjorie Hache welcomes Lindsey Stirling, an American musician known for her violin skills and choreographed performances to savvy combinations of classical music, pop rock and electronica. She has just released her Christmas album, "Snow Waltz". Also in the studio with us is Jonathan Jeremiah, a…

Brazilian musician Lyzza on reconnecting continents through her avant-garde pop

Brazilian musician Lyzza on reconnecting continents through her avant-garde pop

Lyzza started DJing around Amsterdam when she was a teenager, just a few years after she and her mother moved from their native Brazil to the Netherlands. After making a name for herself across Europe's finest clubs, she reconnected with her motherland though her new mixtape "Mosquito", which has just…

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Music show: Alias releases 'Jozef', first concept album full of psychedelic rock

After studying jazz in Aix En Provence, in southern France, Alias moved to Quebec and started composing music for TV soundtracks and live shows like 'Le Cirque du Soleil' and 'Big Little Lies'. He has recently released his first concept album full of psychedelic rock, one that delves into the…

Four-time Grammy winner Robert Glasper on his illustrious music career

From studying jazz at school, to discovering hip-hop in New York, to working with some of the world's biggest musicians (Kendrick Lamar, Herbie Hancock and Lauryn Hill to name but a few), four-time Grammy winner Robert Glasper took time out to chat to FRANCE 24's Marjorie Hache about his musical…

Celebrating 15 years of the FRANCE 24 culture show

To celebrate the FRANCE 24 culture show's 15th birthday, the programme has had a revamp. We have so many fond memories on the show, from interviews with Lady Gaga, Tom Cruise and Quincy Jones to live performances from Sting and serious discussions with Ai Weiwei, Xavier Dolan and Jean-Paul Gaultier.…

New album from Hercules & Love Affair marks shift to darker yet hopeful horizons

Andy Butler has been at the helm of US nu-disco outfit Hercules And Love Affair since the mid-2000s. By the end of that decade, "Blind" had become a hit on the dancefloor but also across gyms and workout classes. The group are back this week with their first album in…

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Music show: French singer-songwriter Gaspard Royant's third album is 'The Real Thing'

French singer-songwriter Gaspard Royant has transitioned from recording his poptastic retro rock in analogue studios with a live band, to getting more experimental with keyboards and electronics. The songwriting remains playful, fresh and uplifting as he tackles themes like toxic masculinity and frustration with the modern world whilst telling the…

Operatic Soprano Chen Reiss on re-attributing credit to romantic composer Fanny Hansel

Operatic Soprano Chen Reiss began singing at the age of 14 in her native Israel. She has since toured the world and taken part in many recordings of classics and soundtracks. Her new album explores the work of romantic composer Fanny Hensel, whose music was often attributed to her brother…

South African rapper Dope Saint Jude on her new EP 'Higher Self'

Dope Saint Jude grew up in Cape Town, South Africa in a religious household. But in no way did that stop her from becoming one of the country's leading queer feminist rappers, bringing messages of hope and empowerment to the world. Her background in music production and brief stint as…

Film show: 'Cyrano', the musical adaptation of a French literary classic

Critic Lisa Nesselson speaks to Marjorie Hache about the latest on the big screen and streaming platforms. We begin with the new adaptation of French verse play "Cyrano de Bergerac". British director Joe Wright has made a musical version starring Peter Dinklage as the would-be suitor. We also discuss the…

Archive: ‘There's optimism but we have no idea what's happening next’

Fresh off taking part in the fundraiser event "Night For Ukraine'', London band Archive are back. They formed in the mid-1990s, are known for making shoegazy-progressive rock, and count France as one of their biggest fan bases. They tell Marjorie Hache about their new album “A Call to Arms And…

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