If “World Music” is music that pays tribute to the spirit of a collection of human beings through distinct rhythms, traditional instruments and harmonic colors, French-Algerian guitarist, singer and composer Pierre Bensusan can be recognized as one of the most eloquent and diverse world musicians of our time. Born in Oran, French-Algeria, in 1957, when […]
There is no songwriter like David Carroll. He calls himself the “hardest-working Austro-Czech-American-Irish-Jew in showbusiness,” and his uniquely syncretic background comes across in his tunes. Like a modern day Woody Guthrie – who he paid tribute to with two tribute concerts in 2012, covering songs like “All You Fascists Are Bound To Lose” — Carroll […]
Dagoba is a French industrial metal/groove metal band formed in 2000 by vocalist Shawter out of a previous band. In 2001, Dagoba signed on Enternote Records and recorded its first EP, Release the Fury, in digipak format and accompanied by a video for “Rush”. Distributed by Edel/Sony, Release the Fury received extremely positive reviews. In March 2003, Dagoba released their first self-titled album (Dagoba). The band’s sound […]
Olivier Libaux is a French record producer, songwriter and guitar player (born on May 5th 1964 in Boulogne-Sur-Mer, France). A founding member of cult French band “Les Objets”, co-founder of the famous “Nouvelle Vague” project – covering punk/new wave songs in a boss nova style – he is the producer of “Uncovered QOTSA”. In may 2011, […]
Maturity, sincerity, finesse and intelligence are certainly the most suitable words to describe the Hermes quartet. These qualities, very early noticed by Miguel Da Silva and the Ravel and Ysaÿe quartets, develop and maintain alongside Eberhard Feltz, Artemis Quartet and members of the Alban Berg Quartet. Now, impossible not to be affected by the […]
Following the release of 2011′s critically acclaimed Weather, Meshell Ndegeocello announces the release of her 10th studio album, Pour une âme souveraine (“For a sovereign soul”), a dedication to fellow musician Nina Simone. Joined by musicians Chris Bruce (guitar), Jebin Bruni (keys) and Deantoni Parks (drums), the singer-songwriter, rapper, bassist, and vocalist reworked some of the tracks made famous by the iconic […]
IS TROPICAL are a trio from England. Formed in London in 2009, IS TROPICAL first came to international attention with the release of their debut single « When O’ When » released on Hit Club Records in January 2010, produced by Al Al Al (The Big Pink / Klaxons/ Duran Duran). They were soon signed to […]
Stephane Queme also known as DJ Falcon, is the man behind hits like “So much love to give” and “Together” co-produced with Thomas Bangalter (Daft Punk) and signed on the French record label Roulé. In 1999, we also discovered his EP “Hello my name is DJ Falcon” on Roulé. He is part of the “french touch” generation […]
