Difficulty:
Adv 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.
Difficulty:
Adv 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!
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
France
Wallen was born to a family of Moroccan immigrants in Bobigny. In “Donna,” she sings about the life of teenage girls struggling to handle family, love, and school.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
Senegal
Amadou and Mariam reference a number of West African musical instruments, like djembes, dununs, balans, and tamas, in “Beaux dimanches”—a song about Sundays in Bamako.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
Senegal
Amadou and Mariam share singing duties with co-producer Manu Chao on a song with themes of migration and dislocation.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
Senegal
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.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
France
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.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
France
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,” Nâdiya pairs up ringside with US rapper Smartzee, demonstrating both her physical and artistic talent. This song will surely get you moving!
Difficulty:
Intermediate
France
Anna has decided to dye her hair green, but first she asks Louis for his opinion. Find out what he thinks!
Difficulty:
Intermediate
France
Lionel is at a loss as to what to do with his spare time. He decides to take up the guitar, but knitting or tarot might be more suitable for him...
Difficulty:
Intermediate
France
Nelly continues her quiz on important French personalities. Listen carefully and try to guess who these historical figures are.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
France
Louis is stressed out about a project that he's running out of time to complete. And his work partner abandoning him didn't help! Listen carefully to all the slang expressions Anna and Louis use.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
France
In this series, Nelly shares some facts about ten major French historical figures. Test yourself on the first three figures she mentions in this video!
Difficulty:
Intermediate
France
Nelly continues analyzing the song "La Vie en Rose" by Edith Piaf. She explains what makes it such a timeless classic and why it's useful to learn.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
France
Nelly breaks down "La Vie en Rose" by Édith Piaf, the quintessential (and easy to learn!) French love song.
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