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La Femme: The soundtrack of my human chaos
There are artists you listen to, and then there are artists you live with.La Femme has always been the second kind for me. Writing about them this month feels different. More personal. Nearly like opening a window into the rooms I don’t always show, those darker corridors where music becomes more than entertainment. Where it…
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Revolution Born in a Basement
Techno was born far from the spotlight in Detroit, in the 1980s, in a city collapsing under economic pressure but overflowing with invisible creativity. In this landscape of abandoned factories and metallic echoes, three young American musicians: Juan Atkins, Derrick May, and Kevin Saunderson, later known as the Belleville Three, crafted a new sound.A sound…
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Popular music is breaking the rules
Have you ever heard someone say that a song was not real music, or that a certain work could not be considered art? I’m sure that has happened to you, and if so, it is because legitimate culture has won, but the people haven’t said their last word. Legitimate culture, as defined by Pierre Bourdieu,…
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At the heart of Mort Garson’s imagination
Mort Garson, a genius composer with innovative creativity, is one of the founders of experimental electronic music. Far from the spotlight during his time, he is now considered one of the founders of electronic music as we know it today. Between odes to nature, songs for green plants and experimental compositions, this Canadian musician never…
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From the sound system to global stages
How do you create the rap genre? You first have to create the hip-hop movement. And how do you create the Hip-Hop movement? Poverty, drugs, and the Afro-Caribbean community. Now you have Hip-Hop. End of the article, see you in the next VOICES edition. I’m joking. Let’s be more serious. It was the desire to…
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How music shapes our minds
Music has always meant more to me than just sound. It isn’t just a background noise or a hobby. It feels like a part of who I am, shaping my mind and its thinking patterns. Waking up, the first melody I hear can change how the first hours of my day flow. When I feel…
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Melodies of migration
I have something to share about a piece of music that I really like. It tells the story of many Caribbean people who came to France through Bumidom. Bumidom (Bureau pour le développement des migrations dans les départements d’outre-mer; in English; Office for development of migrations within overseas departments, also known as Windrush in the…
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Can music define your personality?
Do you like karaoke, singing in the shower, or anywhere you can? Do you play any instruments or write lyrics? What if the songs you listen to could define your personality? Everyone likes music: there are no exceptions. We all react to music in some way: singing, humming, or tapping our feet to the rhythm.…
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Skopje youth scene #1
This time, I want to take you into the depths of the youth music scene in Skopje. I have the pleasure of introducing you to bands from two completely different sides of the scene. Lost In Reverie(post-hardcore/emo/metalcore/extreme noise) They don’t believe in genres. “It’s just bad music or good music. If it’s good, it’s good,…
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Bad Bunny’s Ode to Puerto Rico
“There’s a lot going on. I don’t know if you know this but there’s literally a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean right now. Yeah. I think it’s called Puerto Rico.” Hinchcliffe, a comic, during a Donald Trump meeting. Some people view Puerto Ricans as second-class citizens, and even the government…
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Zouk, mwen enmé’w
Let’s talk about the best thing Guadeloupe gave to the world. ZOUK. Have you ever heard about Zouk? Zouk is a Creole word that means “Popular Ballroom.” People used to go to zouks, like nightclubs, to spend time and meet each other. During this time, Kadans were very popular. Webert Sicot created the Kadans music…
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