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Photo Of Gracie Spoon "The Tiger's Bride'

Gracie Spoon "The Tiger's Bride' more »

From France

The magical, mystical Gracie Spoon has learned every trick in the book: card tricks, coin tricks, palmistry, mentalism and fortunes. From her quirky u&hellip » read more

Photo Of Le Phun - "Les Gûmes"

Le Phun - "Les Gûmes" more »

From France

Creating strange and ephemeral transformations of place, Le Phun will construct six magical installations focusing on things that grow from the earth.&hellip » read more

Photo Of Chapelier Fou

Chapelier Fou more »

From France

I'm a one-man band - the 21st-century way One-man bands used to look pretty similar. Big bass drum on the back, acoustic guitar, harmonica rack, ring&hellip » read more

Photo Of Donso

Donso more »

From France, Mali

Malian tradition meets Parisian futurism "I had no interest in making house music with African voices over it. That's already been done to death. It h&hellip » read more

Photo Of Ballaké Sissoko & Vincent Segal

Ballaké Sissoko & Vincent Segal more »

From France, Mali

Kora and cello duet - both featherlight and heavyweight If Toumani Diabate had chosen on a different path in life, Ballake Sissoko would be the planet&hellip » read more

Photo Of University of gnawa featuring Aziz Sahmaoui

University of gnawa featuring Aziz Sahmaoui more »

From France, Morocco

Intoxicating sounds from the former Orchestre National de Barbes man If only all places of learning were as so darned groovy as the University of Gna&hellip » read more

Photo Of Secousse featuring Etienne Tron and Mo Laudi

Secousse featuring Etienne Tron and Mo Laudi more »

From France, South Africa

Around the world in 80(ish) minutes "Mainstream music culture was becoming an oppressive and stagnant machine, dance music was stuck and our interest&hellip » read more

Photo Of Ben l'Oncle Soul

Ben l'Oncle Soul more »

From France

Soul brother numéro un Round these parts, we've always been of the opinion that French is the language best suited to rap, its poetic syllables melti&hellip » read more

Photo Of Urbain Philéas

Urbain Philéas more »

From France, Reunion

Small island, big noise Located 500 miles east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean and with a population less than that of the city of Birmingham, the &hellip » read more

Photo Of Chet Nuneta

Chet Nuneta more »

From France

Border-ignoring vocal polyphony The rapper Rakim once famously proclaimed that it's "Not where you're from, it's where you're at". Chet Nuneta would &hellip » read more

DJ ClicK more »

From France

Dj ClicK sets sail on an electro-gypsy feverish and futuristic odyssey from the fringes of Rajasthan to the tablas of Seville. A powerful voyage strai&hellip » read more

Photo Of Compagnie Luc Amoros "Blank Page"

Compagnie Luc Amoros "Blank Page" more »

From France

With great sweeps of colour and percussive energy Luc Amoros and his extraordinary company mix a style of surrealist theatre, illusion and performance&hellip » read more

Photo Of Moriarty

Moriarty more »

From France

A maverick band of childhood friends that grew up in Paris - from America, Peru, Vietnam and Switzerland - create a delicious bohemian sound. Incorpor&hellip » read more

Photo Of Dub Inc

Dub Inc more »

From France

Diamond-hard French roots-reggae If hip-hop is one of the universal languages of music, a common tongue spoken everywhere from Brooklyn to Bangalore,&hellip » read more