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Les Nubians - Les origines et les influences

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Hélène and Célia tell us about their musical influences, origins, and inspiration. When they encountered prejudice about Africa and Africans upon coming back to France, Les Nubians used music to paint...

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Le Journal - La vie dans les tranchées

Difficulty: Beginner

France

What was life like for the poilus, the French soldiers of World War I? In sum, much, much harder than our lives. Subjected to bullets, bombs, death, and all the atrocities of war, these soldiers fough...

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Les Nubians - Présentation

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Meet Les Nubians, two singer-songwriter sisters who grew up in both Paris and Chad and whose music has been nominated for several awards, including a Grammy (and not just in the World Music category, ...

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Lionel L - Dans l'herbe

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel shows us that sometimes there are better things to do than stay all day in an office building to pay rent for an apartment we can’t even spend time in. (And yes, the word “travail” really is re...

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Pascale - Propos sur la musique - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Canada

We hear a bit more from the lovely Pascale: on her beginnings in the musical world (she started early), her new album, and her music’s special combination of rhythm and soul.

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Le Journal - Le dernier ancien combattant/14-18

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Neighbors, friends, and the people of France remember Lazare Ponticelli, the last Poilu, who saw one hundred and ten springtimes and two world wars before passing away in March of 2008.

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Pascale - Propos sur la musique - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Canada

French-Canadian singer-songwriter Pascale—who prefers to introduce herself in verse rather than give the usual “hello my name is”—tells us of the importance of maintaining optimism and lightness in th...

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Lionel L - Les genres

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Tired of stuffy old grammar exercises in text books? Come along with Lionel and learn something about the use of gender in French. This one’s fun, we promise — and no boring rules to memorize!

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Bertrand Pierre - Victor Hugo

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Bertrand Pierre was inspired by Victor Hugo, and Victor Hugo was inspired by his very active love life. As it turns out, Hugo’s little love poems make for great song lyrics.

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Le Journal - Le dernier ancien combattant/14-18

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lazare Ponticelli was the last of the “Poilus” — French infantry soldiers who served in World War I. Ponticelli, who was actually an Italian immigrant to France, first served in the French Foreign Leg...

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Bertrand Pierre - Autre Chose

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Bertrand Pierre is back to tell us more about his album: Autre Chose, a tribute to the lesser-known love poems of Victor Hugo.

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Allons en France - Pourquoi apprendre le français?

Difficulty: Beginner

France

In this video brought to us by Allons en France, a French government program that encourages students to learn the language and culture of France, young people from all over the world tell us about wh...

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Paris Tour - Visite guidée de Paris

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Come along with Héloïse on a tour of Paris. See the Eiffel Tower, the Bastille, and more! Who needs a bateau-mouche when you can drive with Yabla?

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Le Journal - Dilemme des restaurants

Difficulty: Beginner

France

How should a restaurant owner go about finding the right recipe for passing on the increasing cost of basic ingredients to the customer? By math or by witchcraft?

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Fanny et Corrine - Langues et cultures

Difficulty: Beginner

France

In our last interview with Fanny and Corrine, we hear a bit more about Brittany and learn about multiculturalism in France and how cultures can influence languages.

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