When you think of the term French music, what comes to your head? If you're an anglophone, the first thing that pops into your mind is probably something like this, or perhaps, thinking of the turn of the century Belle Époque with Toulouse Lautrec, Impressionist painters and the Moulin Rouge, something like this may come to mind. If you've seen "La Vie En Rose", you might even think of Édith Piaf. If you grew up in the 80's, you might even be familiar with Mitsou. But that is certainly not all the French music out there!
When you think of the term French music, I bet you would never have thought of Québec singer Éric LaPointe, whose Terre Promise is a rock anthem. You might not have thought of French pop princess Lorie. Then there's the Québec folk-rock band Okoumé. And even if you're not a "soft-rock" fan, how can you possibly avoid singing along to Roch Voisine's Hélène? And thanks to some fellow French teachers, I have just discovered the fun Ontario band Swing.
I love exposing the students to all kinds of music - the "traditional" and the "nouveau". So if you know of some awesome French music - share it!
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