The talented Cyril Effala dies in Yaoundé at the age of 35 from typhoid fever. More songs (Le laboureur, Nuits Perdues, Ashuka Ngongoli, Saint Pierre) are available on this MySpace page. May someone produce a compilation CD! Thanks to my friend Jay Lou, I have one cassette somewhere… Monsieur l’Abbé (some mistakes in the transcription –...
Read MoreA World Treasure Is No More (In Pain) – Bob Brozman: 1954-2013
The multi-talented world hero, musician & ethnomusicologist. If you are not living on the edge, you’re taking too much room. B.B. He used to quote Sun Ra: The planet is asleep, and it’s the fault of musicians who are not true to themselves. [Ed.: I would add that it is NOT just musicians] Bob is survived by his wife and partner of 15 years,...
Read MoreMichel Gondry + Boris Vian = Ze Big Union
With the release in France of a second film version of L’Écume des Jours – Mood Indigo – by Gondry (cf. below for the 1968 version) the marriage of two French zany authors is a done deal! Boris Vian (writer, poet, musician, singer, translator, critic, actor, inventor and engineer!) is famous for his songs, his plays and his novels. He was...
Read MoreDeux Grands Zéros à Moi: MERDRE de TÉLÉ!
Jean-Christophe Averty, Satrape du Collège de Pataphysique (Pataphysics)* – et premier artiste-vidéo - et Alfred Jarry, créateur de la science des solutions imaginaires, se rencontrent électroniquement parlant en 1965. *dont les cahiers ont été composés des écrits de George-Albert Aurier, Christophe, Charles Cros, Léon-Paul Fargue,...
Read MoreEdith Piaf/Ana Salazar & sus Llamas/their Flames/leurs Flammes
An interview with Ana Salazar Himno al amor – Hymne à l’Amour – Hymn to Love (version Flamenco) From Flamenco Live: Born in Cadiz, she studies Classical Spanish Dance in “Las Bayaderas” with Eva Vicente and Flamenco in “Cibayi” with Charo Cruz. She receives workshops and seminaries given by Antonio Canales, Javier Latorre,...
Read MoreChloé Lacan, Espiègle et Grivoise
Le site Chloé Lacan via Chanson Boum with Hélène Azéra EmailDigg Pin ItShare on...
Read More

Laure Adler
François Busnel
Raphaêl Enthoven