Le Sound - Francophone Beats from around the world... Cyril and Marie-Hélène, and Sébastien as a regular guest, 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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Tonight we flip the script - francophone artists who've crossed linguistic borders to sing in English. From strategic career moves to pure artistic expression.
Mind-blowing discoveries:
Alice on the Roof's name = wordplay on her surname "Dutoit" (of the roof)
Daft Punk collaborating with the songwriter behind Muppets classics
Lhasa de Sela - trilingual artist (English/French/Spanish) who died too young...
Lost Frequencies' "Where Are You Now" hit #1 across Europe (vive la Belgique!)
From Quebec's The Seasons to Belgium's electronic pioneers, today we honour francophone roots in English.