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[#] Log in Home music Music news Artists Album reviews Listen Special reports Concert dates RFI Discoveries award english.rfi.fr Home CHANSON World Music /Africa POP/ROCK JAZZ / ELECTRO HIP HOP 1 / 15 African music Sia Tolno’s female take on afrobeat French chanson Charles Aznavour, still going strong New Yann Tiersen knows no limits Malian music Toumani and Sidiki Diabaté, like father like son Haitian music Bélo, citizen of the world with firm roots French pop Frànçois and The Atlas Mountains, over hills and vales Cameroonian music Kareyce Fotso, gentle force Afro-funk Bibi Tanga’s magic potion World music Zachary Richard, for the love of French Nigerian Music Seun Kuti, afrobeat from the other Kuti heir French chanson Paris Combo, swinging back in Revelation Gaspard Royant’s vinyl revival Tuareg music Tinariwen made in USA Press review France seen from abroad February 2014 Infographics Edith Piaf, No Regrets... Music news All music news African music Angélique Kidjo, standing up for women Angélique Kidjo is one of the world’s great voices. The artist with Beninese roots has rubbed shoulders with some of the greats, like Aretha Franklin, Desmond Tutu, Alicia Key, and Obama at his inauguration as President. Malian music Mamani Keita on acoustic tracks Up until now, Mamani Keita’s studio work had always involved an ... Haitian music Haitian compas from the days of vinyl Re-releasing old tunes has been all the rage over the last few years, but ... listen Browse our collections Play Add to playlist Le Prince Miiaou Happy Song for Empty People For her first album since Fill the Blank with your Emptiness in 2011, the French singer-songwriter Le Prince Miiaou went to New York for inspiration, then retreated to Charente, an isolated and quiet part of France, to do the actual writing. The result is Where is the Queen? , due for release on the 27th of January, 2014. Here she offers us Happy Song for Empty People , from the upcoming album. Play Add to playlist Marie-France / Chryssie Hynde Un Garçon qui pleure Marie-France and Chryssie Hynde form an unlikely combination on this duet, which announces a new album from the icon of Parisian 70s nightlife. Belgian group Phantom got back together to provide the music, with lyrics by Jacques Duvall. Play Add to playlist Jef Barbara Wild Boys Montrealer Jef Barbara is sure to create a stir on the pop scene when his album “Contamination” comes out on 5 March. Looking like a cross between George Michael and Andy Warhol, he says his androgynous image takes inspiration from Prince, Boy George and Grace Jones. Artists All artists Edith Piaf, 50 years on 11 October will mark 50 years since the death of French chanson legend, Edith Piaf. A number of events will be celebrating the anniversary, especially in Paris. A 5-CD boxed set featuring 100 of the diva’s songs has just been released on the Parlophone label. Sylvie Vartin goes symphonic Danyel Waro on French tour Cali goes acoustic English Français Listen to RFI Musique Music News Live RFI in French Listen to RFI Music: Keep me on fire - Kojak Keep me on fire performer : Kojak album : EUROPODIUM JUIN 99 label : Barclay year : 1999 credits : Kojak Next: Ma rencontre - Bertrand Burgalat 00:00 00:00 Playing : What was that track ? Display tracks played on RFI Music for the last 24 hours around 0:00 0:30 1:00 1:30 2:00 2:30 3:00 3:30 4:00 4:30 5:00 5:30 6:00 6:30 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30 13:00 13:30 14:00 14:30 15:00 15:30 16:00 16:30 17:00 17:30 18:00 18:30 19:00 19:30 20:00 20:30 Last 24h on RFI Musique RFI MUSIc ON SMARTPHONES AND TABLETS On iPhone, with Pure Radio RFI On tablets and smartphones with TuneIn Artists from A to Z Artists A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Videos RFI Music RFI SERVICES Write to us Press The mediator Pro Service Become a partner STAY CONNECTED Listen to RFI RSS Twitter Podcast Mobile Flickr Facebook Newsletter Most popular Most read Most commented music news World Music /Africa Chanson Pop rock Hip hop Jazz electro Artists Artists from A to Z RFI Music Team RFI Music Team RFI store (in french) Store homepage Books CD/DVD Sound Archives Showcase of World Music Practical About RFI Press (fr) Contest (fr) Write to us The mediator (fr) Legal notices Pro Services Home service pro Talent + MFI Programme archives Jingles Planète radio Become a partner radio services Listen to RFI filiales Monte Carlo Doualiya RFI Roumanie Foreign languages Arabic (Monte Carlo Doualiya) Cambodian Chinese Spanish French Hausa Persian Portuguese Romanian Russian Vietnamese OTHER WEBSITES RFI RFI Music in french French language Close