La musique

So I have tried to immerse myself in as much French culture as I could this past month knowing that it is only going to get harder as August beckons, when the French flee from Paris as if it has been hit once more by the plague. However, for those who can't escape the city in the summer the Mairie de Paris gets a load of sand and dumps it by the Seine to make Paris Plages. It is here where I spend many a weekend pretending to be on an actual beach, but this is all besides the point because this post is suppose to be about music.

The Paris Plages opened with the Festival FnacLive. Four nights on a stage outside the Hotel de Ville (which has now been taken over by beach volleyball courts). It was here that I got some of my first taste of live French music.

Lisa Leblanc: you all know how much I love folk and country music, well this girl knows how to do that with a twist of Paolo Nutini and all in French! Cerveau Ramolli

Olivia Ruiz: A bit of a sensation in France at the moment, although I've heard it both ways. But I love marmite and here is my favourite song of hers. La Femme Chocolat (also it's about chocolate!)

In a completely different world of music my colleague at work has been introducing me to French rap. He gave me a long list of rappers to listen to and I have chosen my favourite for you.

Hayce Lemsi: I liked the refrain of this song and I have been practising at saying this line "Technique de typique petit loco mélomane éliminant malement les mégalomanes." (It's really hard!) Hola Hello

1995: This rap group took my fancy thanks to their funky backings this song is called La Source

So there you have it a touch of my attempt at becoming more French!