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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 21 [fr]: rentrer dans, comment on dit ça, dans la musique, euh... euh...
Caption 21 [en]: get into, how do you say it, into music, uh... uh...

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Arles - Le marché d'Arles

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

If you’re ever in Arles, make sure to stop off at this scrumptious fresh food market, full of local cheeses, vegetables, and fish straight off the boat!

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Caption 32 [fr]: Et puis, y a même des vendeurs de musique, y a les vendeurs de souvenirs...
Caption 32 [en]: And then there are even music vendors, there are the souvenir vendors...

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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 31 [fr]: Si vous voulez, euh... écouter un petit peu de ma musique
Caption 31 [en]: If you want, uh... to listen to a little of my music

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Alex Terrier - Le musicien et son jazz

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Saxophonist Alex Terrier talks about how he came to be a jazz musician and shares some photos. Come take a glimpse inside the life of this gifted artist.

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Caption 2 [fr]: Euh, je joue principalement, euh, du saxophone, euh... et j'écris d'la musique, principalement, euh... jazz.
Caption 2 [en]: Uh, I mainly play, uh, the saxophone, uh... and I write music, mainly, uh... jazz.

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Melissa Mars - On "Army of Love"

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Melissa tells us how the music video for “Army of Love” came to be. She produced and directed it herself, with the help of animator Thomas Guerigen. It was a labor of love—one that paid off!

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Caption 15 [fr]: et euh... on avait fait une musique ensemble.
Caption 15 [en]: and uh... we had worked on a track together.

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Melissa Mars Music Videos - Et Alors!

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Watch the beautiful Martian Melissa tell those Earthlings a thing or two. It’s nothing a little “so what?!” can’t handle.

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Caption 6 [fr]: Mais y a d'la musique dans mon transistor
Caption 6 [en]: But there's music in my boom box

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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 36 [fr]: Mais y'a d'la musique dans mon transistor
Caption 36 [en]: But there's music in my boom box

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Télé Lyon Métropole - Instinct Lyrical

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The members of the Lyon-based group Instinct Lyrical are into “intergenerational” rap—rap they hope will have a message for their neighbors of all ages.

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Caption 1 [fr]: Une musique, ça... c'est... on, on adhère par rapport, euh... à l'instru.
Caption 1 [en]: A music, that... it's... we, we adhere to, uh... to the instrumental track.

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Alsace 20 - Rammstein à Strasbourg

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

German metal band Rammstein has no shortage of fans. Listen to devotees describe just what it is that makes the band compelling enough to sell out ten thousand tickets in just two days.

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Caption 3 [fr]: des fans attendent d'être réchauffés par la musique de leurs idoles.
Caption 3 [en]: fans are waiting to be warmed up by their idols' music.

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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 10 [fr]: Et sa musique, au devant de la scène, et Equilbey, qui reste dans l'ombre.
Caption 10 [en]: And his music, in the limelight, and Equilbey, who stays in the shadows.

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Les Nubians - Les langues

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

What can multilingualism bring you? It sheds light, penetrates cultures, and gives off an emotional echo. In this clip, Les Nubians remind us of all the reasons we should be glad we’re using Yabla French!

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Caption 9 [fr]: mais surtout par les chansons, en fait, par la musique.
Caption 9 [en]: but especially through songs, in fact, through music.

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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, thank you very much). We know we’re big fans!

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Caption 27 [fr]: dans une catégorie autre que "Musique du monde",
Caption 27 [en]: in a category other than "World Music,"

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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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Caption 12 [fr]: Et donc c'est cet aspect-là, moi, que j'ai... que j'ai travaillé et que j'ai mis en musique.
Caption 12 [en]: And so it's that aspect that I, that I... that I worked on and that I put to music.

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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 26 [fr]: Moi j'ai toujours... j'ai toujours aimé mettre la... la poésie en musique.
Caption 26 [en]: Me, I've always... I've always loved putting poetry to music.

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Hugo Bonneville - Être musicien

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Canada

Meet troubadour Hugo Bonneville, a socially aware singer-songwriter whose love of words makes his lyrics pure poetry. Hugo shares with us what being a musician means to him.

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Caption 7 [fr]: Je fais de... de la musique et des chansons depuis déjà vingt ans.
Caption 7 [en]: I've been... been making music and songs for twenty years already.

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