Le Sound - Francophone Beats from around the world... Cyril and Marie-Hélène, and Pieter and Fannie as a regular guests, are not just playing French music, but trying to shine a light on the diverse world of contemporary francophone music. From Senegalese hip-hop to Belgian indie, Québécois chanson to Pacific Island fusion, you'll discover the incredible creativity happening across French-speaking communities worldwide.
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The "A" letter: what does a single letter unlock?
A reggae king from Ivory Coast covering Gainsbourg's heartbreak. A Belgian rock rebel making summer nights unforgettable. A blind couple from Mali singing patience in electronic beats. A young French poet whispering about loss and small mercies. A Quebec actor turning breakthrough into tenderness. A Cairo jazz collective with a poet's voice.
This episode follows the alphabet to the letter. Alpha Blondy carries a stent in his heart, just like Gainsbourg carried one when he wrote the song Blondy remakes. Arno pays homage to Adamo, another Belgian legend. Axel Bauer smashed guitars on MTV in 1984 and never looked back. Amadou and Mariam met at a school for the blind in Bamako and haven't stopped making music. Arthur Ely writes about the bare minimum it takes to survive loss. Alexandra Désilets sings everything is lost and means it.
Then it lifts. Amélie-les-crayons opens a stage piano that sprouts flowers.
Twelve artists. Twelve worlds. One letter. All of them saying something you need to hear.