Music & Dance
Dancers and music lovers alike will enjoy exploring these sites.
19th Century French Music  [offsite link]
Read an article about the history of music in 19th century France. A Musical Timeline [offsite link]
Take a walk through time and find out about the musical history of France - from earliest times to present-day. Affordable Seats at the Paris Opera
Infuse your next visit to Paris with music, drama, and dance during a memorable soiree. Tickets to an opera or ballet performance entitle their holder to a red velvet seat within a grandiose espace. In divulging the secret of securing affordable seats, your access to the arts is augmented. Bella Article on Josephine Baker
Learn more about dancer Josephine Baker in this article from the French culture site. Buttons at the Bismark
Glimpse into the diverse collection of buttons on exhibit at the Mona Bismarck Foundation. If you’ve amassed jars of buttons and aren’t quite sure what to do with them, get inspiration from Lisa Kokin’s recycled button sculptures and tapestries. Cajun Music [offsite link]
"Let the good times roll!" The Cajuns descended from the Canadian French who emigrated from Canada into parts of Louisiana. Learn about their musical heritage on this site. Edith Piaf - French Chanteuse [offsite link]
This site from the UK comes complete with a bio of singer Edith Piaf, and an index of pages for additional reading. Jacques Brel [offsite link]
Another site from the UK, this one is quite thorough and offers a complete history of performer Jacques Brel. Additional links showcase his music. La Fleche d'Or - Free Live Music in Paris
The Fleche d'Or is a rare club that offers a diverse scheduling of music, several shows booked into an evening, all free to those willing to line up. I arrived early for a serenade from songbird Alela Diane on the dawn of the release of her album in Europe. Le Cajun Music Awards [offsite link]
If you´re at all interested in Cajun French music, check out this site devoted to the "Le Cajun" Music Awards Ceremony and Festival in Lafayette, Louisiana. Mad Vicky's Tea Gallery
Mad Vicky’s Tea Gallery near Montmartre is a mingling of art forms and creative spirits where rhyme and reason are traded for spontaneity. An art installation served as occasion enough for a basement serenade from Diane Cluck. Pop Music of France. [offsite link]
On this site you´ll find several other links, and information about some of the movers and shakers in French pop music: past and present.
Rock en Seine in Rain Boots
A choicely placed last hurrah of the summer, Rock en Seine Festival is a well-organized, eclectic assortment of music loosely grouped into the genre of rock. The Can-Can [offsite link]
Listen to the music of, and learn the words to, a can-can. They Dance to Afro Beat
I haven’t stopped since last Friday when Femi Kuti and the Positive Force performed in St Germain en Laye. For a week I’ve been dancing around my living room to the jazzy Afro beat. The waves that pulsed through the crowd are summoned even now as I listen.
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