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Caption: Boulevard Des Airs, Credit:  Courtesy Boulevard des Airs
A band with enthusiastic young musicians in the Pyrenees, a poem about a passionate dark haired Spanish woman, a tribute to the city of Paris. A...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 14, 2014
  • Length: 27:36
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Joséphine Draï (with her kind permission)
There are refreshing surprises in this program on French Chanson for English speakers. You do not need to understand French to discover them. Che...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 07, 2014
  • Length: 28:44
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Pub de l"Etoile in Besançon
You'll discover 6 Francophone Songs Introduced in English, from France Gall, the teenage idol from the seventies, to the artist Zaz, honoring the ...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 20, 2013
  • Length: 29:04
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Colorful Roofs in Québec City
A Mosaic of songs by Francophone artists that will delight you even if you do not speak a word of French. When you'll listen to the songs you'll k...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 03, 2013
  • Length: 27:46
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Voco performing live: April Guthrie, Moira Smiley, Sally Dworsky , Credit: Simone McSparran
VOCO sings folk music - but not the usual coffeehouse fare. It’s music that's steeped in generations of tradition, from far-off, tucked-away corner...

Bought by American Voices


  • Added: Dec 02, 2013
  • Length: 07:45
  • Purchases: 1
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In the spring of 2013 four people went on a trek to the North Pole with a message.

Bought by PRX Remix, KFAI Minneapolis, KMXT, KSJD, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 02, 2013
  • Length: 11:02
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: A Crowded French Riviera Beach in the Summer.
In this episode of "Bonjour Chanson" French artists are outnumbered by their foreign brothers and sisters. Enjoy the best of French Language Popul...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 07, 2013
  • Length: 28:05
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Le Mans, France
Six Francophone Artists, 4 of recent fame, 2 well-established are introduced in English with one of their songs. No knowledge of French is needed ...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 01, 2013
  • Length: 26:36
  • Purchases: 1
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At weddings, there are different rituals, from breaking glass to receiving a necklace, depending on the culture. Here’s a day at a Bhutanese weddin...

  • Added: Jun 14, 2013
  • Length: 01:56
Caption: Nyon, Lake Geneva, Switzerland
We bring French Chanson to English speaking audiences. No need to understand French. This episode spans the range from Jacques Brel to the hot new...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: May 06, 2013
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
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It is rare for an Israeli and a Palestinian to fall in love. There are physical barriers, as Israelis can’t enter Palestinian areas, and Palestinia...

Bought by KUOW, PRX Remix, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Apr 13, 2013
  • Length: 12:18
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: French postage stamp with portrait of Jacques Prévert by Pablo Picasso, Credit: Olga Popova
Great new French language songs rub shoulders with well-established ones in this episode of "Bonjour Chanson" and they mutually enhance each other....

Bought by KUT and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 27, 2013
  • Length: 28:11
  • Purchases: 2
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Six Francophone artists born respectively in Senegal, Canada, the Réunion Island, France and Algeria interpret beautiful French language songs. W...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, KUT, and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 15, 2013
  • Length: 28:07
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Sasha & Jessica, Credit: Sarah Stuteville
Armed with a letter from 1990, producer Jessica Partnow goes in search of her childhood Soviet pen pal.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, XRAY.fm, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 26, 2013
  • Length: 06:03
  • Purchases: 3
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18-year-old Radio Rookie Reporter, Danielle came from the Congo when she was 13 years old, leaving her mother and the life that she knew behind in ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 16, 2013
  • Length: 07:27
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Canal de la Robine, Narbonne
6 Francophone Artists are introduced with one of their songs to English speaking audiences. They will dazzle with their charisma.

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jan 03, 2013
  • Length: 28:09
  • Purchases: 1
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La Grande Sophie (Tall Sophie) asks her lover to keep writing and open up to her.

  • Added: Dec 14, 2012
  • Length: 04:40
Caption: Rennes
The six Francophone songs in this episode form a colorful palette of very different emotions. You'll hear about the artists and their songs in Engl...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Nov 29, 2012
  • Length: 25:45
  • Purchases: 1
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A personal narrative about a traumatizing experience I had in elementary school in Egypt.

  • Added: Oct 13, 2012
  • Length: 05:22
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I'll show courage, I'll channel my anger and let time go by, but it will take a lot more to cope with the loss of your beauty.

  • Added: Oct 13, 2012
  • Length: 04:33
Caption: The Port of Sète, South of France
Tenderness, sarcasm, heartache and longing. All these emotions are present in the French language songs we'll introduce in English in this episode...

Bought by KUT and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 07, 2012
  • Length: 27:08
  • Purchases: 2
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A Palestinian violin master, an Israeli woman singing Bedouin songs, two Brothers from Tehran improvising age old Sufi music. These are just a few ...

Bought by PRX Remix and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 27, 2012
  • Length: 05:34
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Mathilde is back! What now?
Following a traumatic breakup, Mathilde is back in town, leaving her ex-partner in a state of panic.

  • Added: Sep 06, 2012
  • Length: 04:08
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We introduce 6 Francophone artists in English and listen to one of their songs. You'll hear recent songs and older ones. They are equally addictive!

Bought by KUT and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 01, 2012
  • Length: 26:31
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Saint Germain des Prés
When Leo Ferré sings, one can cut the French atmosphere with a knife. When you listen to Jane Birkin sing in French with her English accent, it br...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio and KUT


  • Added: Aug 05, 2012
  • Length: 24:49
  • Purchases: 2