Bonjour Chanson, Series 5, Episode 23

From: Charles Spira
Series: Bonjour Chanson Series 5
Length: 25:04

A Varied Selection of Songs from the French Language Repertoire Presented to English Speaking Audiences. Read the full description.

Piece Audio

Playing: Bonjour Chanson, Series 5, Episode 23
From: Charles Spira

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What a treat selecting another 6 songs from the ever changing repertoire of French Language Popular Music! The artists are introduced in English, as is a portion of the lyrics of each song. The listener may not speak French, but he or she can relate to the artists and fully live the emotions of the songs. In this Episode we introduce:
Stephane Côté, (Canada), Hommage
Mademoiselle K, (France), Peur du Noir
Joseph d'Anvers, (France), Entre mes Mains
Barbara, (France), Que ma Joie Revienne
Stephan Eicher, (Switzerland), Dejeuner en Paix
Marie Carmen, (Canada), L'Ile au Tresor
We wish to thank members of l'Alliance Française de Washington for using Bonjour Chanson!

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Piece Description

What a treat selecting another 6 songs from the ever changing repertoire of French Language Popular Music! The artists are introduced in English, as is a portion of the lyrics of each song. The listener may not speak French, but he or she can relate to the artists and fully live the emotions of the songs. In this Episode we introduce:
Stephane Côté, (Canada), Hommage
Mademoiselle K, (France), Peur du Noir
Joseph d'Anvers, (France), Entre mes Mains
Barbara, (France), Que ma Joie Revienne
Stephan Eicher, (Switzerland), Dejeuner en Paix
Marie Carmen, (Canada), L'Ile au Tresor
We wish to thank members of l'Alliance Française de Washington for using Bonjour Chanson!

Broadcast History

12 July 2009, KUT Austin, TX Channel KUT2

Transcript

Bonjour Chanson Series 5, Episode 23.

Play Track 01 seconds 00 to 47 ? “Hommage”.

French Language Popular Music is like a horn of plenty, overflowing with beautiful gifts. We love to tell you about the artists and the songs. Just watch the language barrier melt away.
You heard an excerpt from the song “Tribute” by Stephane Côté. More about Stephane at the end of the show when we’ll play the entire song.

Our first song is by the French Rock Group Mademoiselle K, whose leader is Katerine Gierak. Katerine started her musical training at age 6 and completed it in 2005 after 6 years in the musicology department of the Sorbonne. Her consummate professionalism is concealed in songs which are sometimes child-like. We listen to the 2006 song “Afraid of the Dark“. Do not leave me by myself after midnight, and even before. I fear the dark. There, I said it. It is so embarrassing. Do not...
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Musical Works

Title	Artist	Album	Label	Year	Length
Hommage	Stephane Cote	Le Cirque du Temps.	Select Distributions	2006	03:49
Peur du Noir	Mademoiselle K	Ca me Vexe.	EMI	2006	03:30
Entre mes Mains	Joseph d'Anvers	Les Jours Sauvages.	Atmospherique	2008	02:37
Attendez Que Ma Joie Revienne	Barbara	Femme Piano 2.	Mercury	1997	02:35
Dejeuner en Paix	Stephan Eicher	Hotel S Stephan Eicher's Favorites.	Virgin	2004	03:30
L'Ile au Tresor	Marie Carmen	Le Diamant.	?	2008	03:29