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Difficulty:
Length: 1:49
Accent: French
Like the SATs for Americans, or A level exams in the UK, the Baccalauréat exam, or “Le Bac”, induces more than its fair share of stress in students finishing up their secondary school careers.
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Difficulty:
Length: 2:49
Accent: French and Senegalese
Youssou N’Dour, one of the world’s most beloved French-speaking musicians, hails not from France, but from Africa.
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Difficulty:
Length: 3:30
Accent: Martiniquan
Mario has been influenced by Martinique, and he discusses what it means to represent and build upon French Caribbean rhythms on the world stage.
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Difficulty:
Length: 2:39
Accent: Martiniquan
Mario Canonge is one of the most exciting pianists tickling today’s plastic ivories, and Yabla was lucky enough to have caught him in person.
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Difficulty:
Length: 0:56
Accent: French
X-Games: As though windsurfing wasn’t hard enough, they had to add a series of jump-obstacles to the race just to keep things interesting! Check out the “extreme kid” french voiceover… c’est formidable!
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Difficulty:
Length: 1:41
Accent: French
On the French Riviera when it’s twenty-three degrees Celsius in the middle of November, some of us are tempted to head for the beach and take one final dip.
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Difficulty:
Length: 1:52
Accent: French
Henri Cartier-Bresson is arguably France’s most notable contribution to the world of photography.
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Difficulty:
Length: 1:55
Accent: French
Today’s mime is a far cry from Marceau, whose clones accost you in the park.
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Difficulty:
Length: 1:11
Accent: French
The summer months have been very dry in many parts of France for the past several years.
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Difficulty:
Length: 1:37
Accent: French
In France, one is registered to vote automatically upon reaching voting age.
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Difficulty:
Length: 1:33
Accent: French
Many French people claim they don’t like receiving junk mail, but marketers have done studies which indicate the opposite.
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Difficulty:
Length: 1:35
Accent: French
The Oradour-sur-Glane massacre took place over a half a century ago, but France still remembers.
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Difficulty:
Length: 1:55
Accent: French
The Malgré-nous (Despite Ourselves) are the roughly 130,000 young Alsatians from Lorraine, many of them recruited by force, who served under the Nazis during World War II.
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Difficulty:
Length: 3:02
Accent: Senegalese
Amadou Bagayoko and Mariam Doumbia are joined together by their love for music and each other. The pair met at the Institute for Young Blind People in Bamako, the capital of Mali.
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Difficulty:
Length: 3:54
Accent: French
Nâdiya, a champion athlete, has switched gears to become a chart-busting R&B/hip-hop artist. She is fast becoming a major urban act featuring a great blend of lyrical and instrumental innovation. In this music video, “Et c’est parti,” Nadiya pairs up ringside with US rapper Smartzee, demonstrating both her physical and artistic talent. This song will surely get you moving.
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Difficulty:
Length: 3:54
Accent: French
Cyril Kamar, who later appeared on the music scene as K-Maro, was born in Lebanon. While still a child, he and his family fled to Paris, but finally settled in Quebec.
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Difficulty:
Length: 4:03
Accent: French
DJ Gilb’R and I:Cube, a unique duo, are the key ingredients of Château Flight. Their innovative electro-fusion beat, with hints of everything from pop to soul, is demonstrated on their album, The Meal.
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Difficulty:
Length: 2:03
Accent: French
Students at the Institute of Taste must carefully imbibe the finest of champagnes, delicacies, and other gourmet specialties.
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Difficulty:
Length: 1:30
Accent: French
In 1985, ten million meals were served by Restos du Cœur. By 2004, that number had skyrocketed to sixty million.
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Difficulty:
Length: 2:15
Accent: French
Tanguy de la Forest is ready to fly off to the paraolympic games.
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