Artists + extra links

French songs and artists

Here are a few French-speaking artists and a few French songs.

Feel free to use this list for your own personal listening purposes and for French school project.

 

A few songs for you to listen to:

Colonel Reyel- Celui: (I presented this in class)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyXW64L-XZA
Tal- On avance: (I presented this in class)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8Q4DeZ-2aY

Matt Pokora- Pas sans toi:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=9jMX9J8VLsc

NHZ- Princess:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0IFWVJb78o
Ben L’Oncle Soul- Soulman:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nuutH_TRNs
Annie Villeneuve- Tomber à l’eau:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6ZM7CyowW8
Stromae- Alors on dance:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pKrVB5f2W0
Diams- DJ:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPAF4ljIHD0v
Brigitte Boisjolie- Fruits Défendus:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTKL8h5SdqM


A few Artists by genre:
(Try to listen to at least one of each genre)
I personally created this list, you may feel that the artists belong in a different category, in many categories or in none of these categories, I classified the artists in the genres I saw fit to make it easier for you to sort through.


Zouk/Raggae/Pop/Dancehall: 
NHZ
Colonel Reyel
Kymaï
Olmyta


Pop:
Matt Pokora
SHY’M
TAL
Annie Villeneuve
Lorie
Kenza Farah
Radio Radio


Ballads:
Audrey De Montigny
Celine Dion


Electronic:
Stromae


Indie:
Cœur de Pirate
Zaz


Jazz/Funk:
Ben L’Oncle Soul (–like ceelo green)
Mari Josée
Brigitte Boisjoli
Amélie et les singes bleus
Édith Piaf


Rap: 
Diams
Young Loyd Wallace
Saad ft Maryam (rap/pop)


Rock:
Garou
NAGAS (song: Café noir)
Eiffel


Country/pop: 
SWING
Isabelle Boulay


Traditional French-Canadian:
Les cowboys frigants
Mes Aieux



La bottine souriante

Experiential/World influence:

Ngabo

Feel free to also explore the following websites:
http://www.reggae.fr/styles/reggae-francais.html
http://www.quebecscene.ca/en/events/byArtist.asp
http://www.allmusic.com/subgenre/french-pop-ma0000012177
http://www.radio-canada.ca/arts-et-divertissement/musique
http://www.les1000artistesfrancophones.com/
http://www.tv5.org/cms/chaine-francophone/Musique/p-14240-Tous-les-artistes.htm
http://www.fesfo.ca/nosartistes_emergente/ 
http://www.rfimusique.com/
http://www.muzikparadise.org/ (Christian music in french)
You can also look-up the show Star Académie, it’s the Quebec version of American Idol (Amazing singers!!!)
Feel free to look at festivals and concerts like (to get ideas of new or different artists, you may also want to go to one of these concerts or festivals):

-Festival Quand ça nous chante 
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Festival-Quand-%C3%A7a-nous-chante/337569364220

-Franco-Fête: Toronto’s International Francophone Festival (At Harborfront)  
-Festival Franco-Ontarien 

Leave a comment