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Français avec Nelly - 12 Songs to Improve Your French - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

France

What better way to learn and improve your French than through songs? Nelly will share her favorites with you, some of which—including "Je veux" by Zaz, "Elle me dit" by Mika, and "Dernière danse" by Indila—are even available on Yabla! Why not check them out?

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Caption 59 [fr]: Donc elle rejette les aspects matériels, superficiels de la vie, comme l'argent.
Caption 59 [en]: So she rejects the material, superficial aspects of life, like money.

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Leçons de guitare - Leçon 3

Difficulty: Beginner

France

In guitar lesson number three of this series, it's time to learn a song now that you know how to play rhythms. The song is called "Les Mots" [The Words] by La Rue Ketanou. So pick up your guitar (if you have one) and play along while you learn a little French!

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Caption 16 [fr]: et vous posez vos doigts comme ceci...
Caption 16 [en]: and you place your fingers like this...

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Leçons de guitare - Leçon 2

Difficulty: Beginner

France

In lesson two of this series on playing guitar, Lionel will talk to you about several playing techniques to create a rhythm that he will demonstrate on his guitar.

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Caption 20 [fr]: Vous allez faire comme sur le temps mais plus fort.
Caption 20 [en]: You are going to do it like on the downbeat, but harder.

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Leçons de guitare - Leçon 1

Difficulty: Newbie

France

Lionel demonstrates some basic guitar techniques to help you familiarize yourself with the instrument. He also gives an overview of various percussion instruments. You may not get to play like Lionel overnight, but you are sure to learn some interesting music vocabulary.

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Caption 14 [fr]: comme par exemple, la batterie, le djembe, ou la derbouka ou encore beaucoup d'autres.
Caption 14 [en]: such as, for example, the drum kit, the djembe, or the darbuka, or many others.

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Yacine Boularès - La Famille des Saxophones

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Yacine Boularès, from the band Afro Groove Collective, talks about the different kinds of saxophones and gives a demonstration of each one. If you'd like to expand your saxophone knowledge even further, check out these Yabla videos from jazz musician Alex Terrier!

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Caption 21 [fr]: comme un big band ou, euh... dans un... dans un orchestre de chambre.
Caption 21 [en]: like a big band or, uh... in a... in a chamber orchestra.

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Le Mans TV - Benjamin Perrot: "La rébellion du combiné"

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Overwhelmed by the amount of text messages and other technological annoyances in his life, singer-songwriter Benjamin Perrot uses this acoustic session on Le Mans TV as an opportunity to "disconnect." Don't let your phone distract you while watching this video!

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Caption 12 [fr]: Comme allergique à l'appareil
Caption 12 [en]: Like I'm allergic to the device

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Le Mans TV - Benjamin Perrot: "Les voisins"

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Viewer Discretion Advised

The young singer-songwriter Benjamin Perrot has some loud neighbors, and his walls made of cardboard aren't exactly soundproof. You'll see in the video why he wonders if his neighbors are actually "rabbits"....

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Caption 24 [fr]: Qu'est-ce qui la fait crier comme ça?
Caption 24 [en]: What makes her scream like that?

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Mai Lingani - Mai et Burkina Electric

Difficulty: Beginner

Burkina Faso

Though Mai Lingani grew up in Côte d’Ivoire, she is one of the most popular singer/songwriters in Burkina Faso, where she was born. In 1998 that country presented her with its highest award for a musician, the “Prix national de la chanson.” In addition to her beautiful French and melodious English, Mai also speaks (and sings in) three African tongues: Moré, Dioula, and Bissa. Please enjoy our interview with this delightful talent!

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Caption 8 [fr]: Et donc, comme ça j'ai grandi, euh... j'allais de cours en cours, pour rencontrer des amis, euh... ici et là.
Caption 8 [en]: And so, that's the way I grew up, uh... I went from class to class to meet friends, uh... here and there.

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Le Journal - Gstaad

Difficulty: Beginner

France

At nightfall in Gstaad, the preeminent ski resort in the Alps, a privileged few among the stars and high society can listen to the most popular classical musicians in the world…

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Caption 20 [fr]: C'est accessible, parfois, mais pas... pas... pas nécessairement comme ça,
Caption 20 [en]: It's attainable, sometimes, but not... not... not necessarily like that,

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Alex Terrier - Le saxophone - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Alex explains the differences between the soprano, alto, and tenor saxophones. This is one of those situations where size definitely matters.

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Caption 3 [fr]: c'est comme... comme vous allez pouvoir l'entendre.
Caption 3 [en]: is as... as you will be able to hear.

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Alex Terrier - Le saxophone - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Alex gives a detailed description of the saxophone and all its different parts. Did you know that, despite its association with jazz music, the saxophone was actually invented in the 1840s for use in military bands?

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Caption 15 [fr]: Ça c'est le bocal, on met comme ceci.
Caption 15 [en]: This is the neck, we put it on this way.

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Vous avez du talent - Paulin - "Elle"

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Another treat from the land of the young, ambitious, and—dare we say it?—talented: the group Paulin performs their emotional song “Elle” for us.

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Caption 9 [fr]: Elle se perd comme avant
Caption 9 [en]: She gets lost like before

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Melissa Mars - Mozart, l'opéra rock - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Fate works in funny ways. Melissa’s tale of how she came to be in Mozart, l'opéra rock shows us that some things are just written in the stars. We’re glad she agreed.

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Caption 13 [fr]: comme ''Les dix commandements", "Le Roi Soleil", et... et il nous fait écouter, euh...
Caption 13 [en]: like "The Ten Commandments," "The Sun King," and... and he made us listen, uh...

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Vous avez du talent - Cassandre - "Je te saoule"

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Cassandre, another contestant on Vous avez du talent, accompanied by her guitarist, lets us know that she likes herself just the way she is! Who would you vote for: Cassandre or Bamissa? We think they both have beaucoup de talent!

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Caption 22 [fr]: J'suis faite comme ça
Caption 22 [en]: That's the way I am

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Melissa Mars - Et Alors!

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Melissa talks about the making of the music video for her second clip “Et Alors!” She was lucky enough to find a director whose vision matched her own. Great minds think alike!

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Caption 6 [fr]: "Et Alors!" ça raconte la rébellion d'une adolescente qui veut pas être comme tout le monde.
Caption 6 [en]: "So What!" it tells the story of a teenage rebel who doesn't want to be like everybody else.

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