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Watt’s In - Grand Corps Malade : "3ème Temps" interview exclu

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In an interview with "Watt's In," Fabien Marsaud, aka Grand Corps Malade, reflects on his success and his creative process. A self-proclaimed artiste engagé (artist activist), this talented slam poet shares some great insights on songwriting and collaborating with other musicians.

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Caption 35 [en]: It's... that's it, from two thousand six to two thousand nine, more than two hundred fifty concerts.
Caption 35 [fr]: C'est... c'est voilà deux mille six à deux mille neuf plus de deux cent cinquante concerts.

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Télé Lyon Métropole - L'opéra Carmen dans un... boulodrome!

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Why not bring the orchestra to the people instead of the people going to the orchestra? That's exactly what the Lyon Villeurbanne Symphony Orchestra did. They brought the opera Carmen to the bowling alley in the town of Mornant so that people would not have to travel hundreds of miles to enjoy the show.

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Caption 2 [en]: We have this venue today that makes it possible to accommodate a little over... six hundred people
Caption 2 [fr]: On a aujourd'hui ce lieu qui permet d'accueillir un peu plus de... de six cents personnes

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Oldelaf - interprète "Vendredi"

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Enjoy Oldelaf's quirky humor, as displayed in his introduction to his two backup musicians who come from wildly different backgrounds, to say the least. Then listen to his satirical song "Vendredi" (Friday), where he describes a typical weekend for the average bored (and boring?) French guy.

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Caption 49 [en]: But I scored one hundred and eight at bowling
Caption 49 [fr]: Mais j'ai fait cent huit au bowling

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TV Tours - Ouverture du 3ème festival de Chambord

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The pianist Alexandre Tharaud plays Beethoven and Chopin in the beautiful surroundings of the Chambord castle. It's an outdoor concert, but the acoustics are so powerful that the performers can hear a pin drop from the audience!

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Caption 18 [en]: Last year, the music won over two thousand eight hundred spectators
Caption 18 [fr]: L'an dernier, la musique avait conquis deux mille huit cent spectateurs

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Yacine Boularès - La Tunisie

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The musician Yacine Boularès talks to us about his large family, which spans two continents, and explains the origins of French influence in Tunisia.

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Caption 10 [en]: so I have twelve uncles and aunts and about one hundred or one hundred twenty cousins.
Caption 10 [fr]: donc j'ai douze oncles et tantes et à peu près cent ou cent vingt cousins.

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Normandie TV - Indochine au Zénith de Caen

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Nicola Sirkis, head of Indochine, the new wave French rock band that’s been popular since the 1980s, has a few things to say about some of his fellow artists. (Could he mean megastar Johnny Hallyday?) Nicola’s strong voice (in many senses) is clearly one of the reasons Indochine has so much staying power.

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Caption 10 [en]: What'll happen in three hundred years? Nobody will give a damn.
Caption 10 [fr]: Qu'est-ce qui se passera dans trois cents ans? Tout le monde s'en foutra.

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Melissa Mars - Mozart, l'opéra rock - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

How many singers do you know who could pull off a dress made of origami? Melissa sparkles in renowned director Olivier Dahan’s rock opera full of glitter, color, costumes, and music that shines just as brightly.

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Caption 8 [en]: and there are in this show, there are more than two hundred costumes,
Caption 8 [fr]: et il y a sur le spectacle, il y a plus de deux cents costumes,

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Le Journal - Gainsbourg

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The French singer Serge Gainsbourg is still remembered long after his death by fans, English rockers, and songwriter (and first lady of France) Carla Bruni.

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Caption 26 [en]: nearly six hundred songs, little nuggets which continue to shine.
Caption 26 [fr]: près de six cents chansons, petites pépites qui continuent de briller.

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Le Journal - Mozart à l'Opéra de Vichy

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Mozart fans, take note: Go in through the back door of the Vichy Opera House to see Jérôme Deschamps and his talented crew’s reimaginings of the famous composer’s works. Don’t worry—all the tunes are still pure Wolfgang.

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Caption 9 [en]: Everything that we hear, everything, is indeed from Mozart, one hundred percent Wolfgang.
Caption 9 [fr]: Tout ce qu'on entend, tout, est bien de Mozart, cent pour cent Wolfgang.

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Bertrand Pierre - Sa formation

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Remember Bertrand Pierre, the smooth crooner of “Si vous n’avez rien à me dire”? He’s back to tell us about his background as a musician, and how he stumbled across the Victor Hugo idea…

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Caption 38 [en]: uh, so the... the... the... the two hundred year anniversary of his birth,
Caption 38 [fr]: euh, donc le... le... les... les deux cents ans de sa naissance,

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Charles-Baptiste - Interview

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Men, women, love: Charles-Baptiste tells us what’s special (and what’s universal) about his love life in New York, and lets us in on the secret to his success. You have to get your hands dirty!

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Caption 9 [en]: And there I... there, on Wednesday I'm performing at Sin-é and... It's three hundred seats. And...
Caption 9 [fr]: Et là je... là, mercredi je joue au Sin-é et... C'est trois cents places. Et...

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Le Journal - Youssou N'Dour

Difficulty: Intermediate

France, Senegal

Youssou N’Dour, one of the world’s most beloved French-speaking musicians, hails not from France, but from Africa.

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Caption 16 [en]: In all, Youssou N'Dour employs over two hundred workers in Senegal.
Caption 16 [fr]: Au total, Youssou N'Dour emploie plus de deux cents salariés au Sénégal.

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Mario Canonge - Ses propos - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Martinique

Viewer Discretion Advised

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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Caption 57 [en]: There are three hundred fifty thousand of us in Martinique.
Caption 57 [fr]: Nous, on est trois cent cinquante mille sur la Martinique. -Ouais..c'est sûr.

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Le Journal - Retour sur scène de Julio Iglesias

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Julio Iglesias tours France for the first time in 27 years and is very warmly received, especially by the ladies. Julio not only sings a few songs in French, but can speak it as well, and proves as much during an on-camera interview.

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Caption 21 [en]: Two hundred fifty million records sold, more than Elvis,
Caption 21 [fr]: Deux cent cinquante millions de disques vendus, plus qu'Elvis,

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