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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 46 [fr]: quand tu apprends une langue étrangère.
Caption 46 [en]: when you learn a foreign language.

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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 19 [fr]: Donc quand je... quand je dis un instrument de section,
Caption 19 [en]: So when I... when I say a section instrument,

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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 73 [fr]: Mais faudrait se demander quand même
Caption 73 [en]: But you'd need to wonder anyway

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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 3 [fr]: Quand j'étais très petite, j'étais très bandite.
Caption 3 [en]: When I was very little, I was a real rascal.

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Alex Terrier - "Roundtrip" et ses inspirations

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Alex Terrier’s second project as a bandleader, Roundtrip, is a critically-acclaimed album in the vein of John Coltrane. Listen to it in full (and for free!) here.

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Caption 1 [fr]: Maintenant mon... ma principale influence, c'est quand même, euh... le jazz, euh...
Caption 1 [en]: Right now my... my main influence is still, uh... jazz, uh...

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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 22 [fr]: euh... quand est-ce que va commencer ce projet?
Caption 22 [en]: uh... when is this project going to start?

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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 17 [fr]: ne... La différence, c'est quand même assez, euh... mal tolérée et euh... Donc j'avais cette idée et un jour,
Caption 17 [en]: not... Difference is, after all, rather, uh... poorly tolerated and uh... So I had this idea and one day,

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Vous avez du talent - Bamissa - "Ingrat"

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Bamissa, contestant on local French channel’s IDF1’s show Vous avez du talent (You’ve got talent), sings a moving a cappella ballad. We agree with the voters—she does have talent!

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Caption 9 [fr]: Comme quand je doutais de moi-même
Caption 9 [en]: As when I was doubting myself

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Charles-Baptiste - Je sais

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Charles-Baptiste returns to us with a new existential song: “Je sais,” or how he moved on to a new stage in life.

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Caption 2 [fr]: quand j'étais un peu jeune. Y'a trois ans j'étais encore très, très jeune.
Caption 2 [en]: when I was a bit young. Three years ago I was still very, very young.

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Les Nubians - Que le mot soit perle

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Les Nubians record with the late great father of Bossa Nova, Henri Salvador. “Que le mot soit perle” is a sweet song dedicated to all children orphaned by AIDS.

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Caption 14 [fr]: Que le mot soit perle, chaud comme quand le feu est doux
Caption 14 [en]: May the word be pearl, hot like when the fire is soft

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Charles-Baptiste - Sale type

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Unique and talented young singer-songwriter Charles-Baptiste brings us “Sale type”: a lighthearted song for the broken-hearted. Sing it from the rooftops, Charles!

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Caption 39 [fr]: Faudrait quand même prendre le temps de passer l'éponge
Caption 39 [en]: Though we would still have to take the time to forget the past ["pass the sponge"]

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