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Keith Kouna
2014
At 8 p.m. at the Canadian Cultural Centre If the music of Keith Kouna had to be summed up in a word, “irreverent” would be a good choice. Whether he writes about the disappointments and joys of everyday life or...
2014
At 8 p.m. at the Canadian Cultural Centre If the music of Keith Kouna had to be summed up in a word, “irreverent” would be a good choice. Whether he writes about the disappointments and joys of everyday life or...
2014
À la Halle aux Grains – Toulouse Les Grands Interprètes invite major international orchestras and renowned soloists to Toulouse throughout the year. Music Director of the Rotterdam Philharmonic since 2008, Quebec conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin has forged a special relationship with...
2014
Chloe Charles was born in Toronto but had the good luck to grow up surrounded by nature in Uxbridge, Ontario, which influenced her musical choices and the sounds that attract her today. In addition to her penchant for soul, pop...
2014
The music of Les Chercheurs d’Or features influences from all over the Americas. The energetic country-folk of its beginnings took on new accents with the thousands of kilometres travelled: bluegrass, rock, jazz, psychedelic, pop. The lyrics are delivered in the...
2013
This soft, luminous voice floating in the air in a soul-jazz vein with pop melodic accents has established singer and pianist Elizabeth Shepherd as one of the most beautiful voices in Canadian jazz. Shepherd has been nominated for numerous awards...
2013
Born in Toronto and raised in Ottawa, Canadian jazz singer Kellylee Evans is considered one of the finest voices of her generation. After a critically acclaimed 2010 tribute album to Nina Simone (winner of Canada’s 2011 Juno Award), she presents,...
2013
Edmonton native Ann Vriend is a talented singer-songwriter who skillfully handles the piano, her favourite instrument. Unclassifiable and original, her musical style combines folk, pop, soul with a good dose of country, a catchy and catchy mix. The comparison of...
2013
Saint-Germain-en-Laye Ce festival de passionnés, créé il y a 26 ans, a pour objectif de promouvoir la chanson francophone sous toutes ses formes, de donner un coup de projecteur sur des artistes confirmés et encourager l’émergence de nouveaux talents. À l’affiche...
2013
As part of the Semaine des Cultures Étrangères The Franco-Manitoban singer and pianist Geneviève Toupin has given the current Montreal folk scene a shot in the arm since the release of her eponymous debut album in 2009. Geneviève Toupin writes...
2013
At Olympia, Paris Canadian singer Bryan Adams will be in France to play a single date at L’Olympia. His European Bare Bones Tour is named after his latest album, released in 2010. During this concert, Adams will play his biggest...
2013
Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris Quebecker Yannick Nézet-Séguin, who has conducted orchestras in Philadelphia, Montreal and Rotterdam, will be conducting Le Vaisseau fantôme (The Flying Dutchman), a story of love and death performed by an unbridled orchestra and powerful singers. A...
2013
Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer, Calvados From August 8–15, 2013, Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer will host the eighth edition of La Semaine Acadienne for the leading festival of the Calvados region. This event will pay homage to the Acadian soldiers of the North Shore Regiment of New...
2013
La Rochelle The big names of chanson française and today’s talents will meet up once again during Les Francofolies de la Rochelle, July 1–16. They include leading Canadian artists and groups who will be presenting their latest albums: Rufus Wainwright,...
2013
Fête de la Musique – Esplanade des Invalides Friday, 21 June 2013 – 6.30 pm to midnight In association with partners and sponsors, the Embassy of Canada in France and the Canadian Cultural Centre will bring top Canadian talents to...
2013
At 8 p.m. at Théâtre des Champs-Elysées – Paris The very talented Quebecker Yannick Nézet-Séguin will be conducting the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra on June 21. Discovered a few years ago, he now conducts the orchestras of Philadelphia, Montreal and Rotterdam. A...
2013
Wednesday, June 12, 6:30 p.m., as part of the RIO LOCO! festival at the Prairie des Filtres, Toulouse Tuesday, June 18, 8:30 p.m., New Morning, Paris Founded by Trinidadian-Canadian songwriter Drew Gonsalves, Kobo Town refers to the historic of Port-of-Spain,...
2013
Espace Fraternité – Aubervilliers (93) The new edition of the Festival d’Aubercail 2013 will feature a cross-cultural celebration of music. Well-known, fringe and independent singers will be there to share their passion for words with us. They will include the...
2013
At Le Petit Journal de Montparnasse, Paris The Canadian singer Elisabeth Shepherd, three-time Juno award nominee, expresses her soul jazz culture on her latest album, Rewind, and revives certain standards, such as “Feeling Good” and “Les amoureux des bancs publics”....
2013
Paris This first edition Aurores Montréal festival, the francophone festival of contemporary Quebec music, will be coming to Paris from April 30 to May 4, 2013. To promote the vitality and diversity of the new francophone music scene of Montreal,...
2013
The year 2014 will be the hundredth anniversary of Félix Leclerc’s birth. To celebrate, Quebecker Claud Michaud will be performing a moving show aiming to encapsulate the life and work of the “Géant de l’Île d’Orléans”. Through evocations of the...
2013
At 8:30 p.m. at Théâtre de la Cité Internationale – Paris A lovely musical encounter between the young Canadian Kyrie Kristmanson, fascinated by the melodies of the women troubadours of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, and of the group Quatuor...
2013
Montreal singer Kim Bingham established her reputation as great live performer with two legendary Montreal bands, Me Mom & Morgentaler and Bran Van 3000. Since, Kim Bingham has gone solo and developed a repertoire of pop-rock songs in French and...
2013
CANCELED ! We-re sorry but this show has been cancelled. A folk-rock verve, with a few hints of gentle country, flows through the veins of Michel Russell. The tireless Quebec performer will be playing a series of concerts in France....
2013
Alejandra Ribera made herself noticed during the marvellous show in homage to Lhasa De Sela organized during the last Printemps de Bourges. With both Argentinean and Scottish origins, this English-speaking Canadian living in Montreal has woven a musical universe that...
2012
At 6 p.m. at the Canadian Cultural Centre, ages 6+ Pyjama parties come to France with the Brazilian-Canadian singer Bia and her three musicians. On November 8, Quebec children’s publisher La Montagne Secrète will be publishing a book-album, Pyjama Party,...
2012
Kyrie Kristmanson, with her frail body and sustained voice, has a unique way of combining North American folk, medieval music, pop melodies, state-of-the-art jazz, everyday songs and experimental music. Her debut album, Origin of Stars, features melodic writing and daring...
2012
Quebec viola player Marina Thibeault will be playing a wonderful selection of the repertoire for solo viola, ranging from Bach to Ligeti. Thibeault has played with orchestras all over the world. In 2010 she was invited to play at the...
2012
Odyssud, the multidisciplinary cultural space of Blagnac in the Midi-Pyrénées, is celebrating its twenty-fifth season. The programming gives pride of place to Canadian artists. Singer Kellylee Evans, who has a crystal-clear and sensual voice, will be the guest of Big Band...
2012
Scarlett Jane brings together two unique folk-country voices: Cindy Doire, the folk singer with the hoarse voice, and Andrea Ramolo, a modern-day woman troubadour. Together, they have released five solo albums. Stranger, their first collaboration, reflects their strength, vulnerability and...
2012
Église-Musée des Augustins – Toulouse From 9 to 21 October 2012, the Festival International Toulouse les Orgues will resurrect the spirit of Xavier Darasse, who passed away twenty years ago. A virtuoso musician, daring composer and great teacher, he shook...
2012
Saint-Germain-en-Laye This festival, founded by a group of friends twenty-five years ago, champions French-language music in all its forms, highlights experienced artists and encourages the emergence of new talents. To celebrate the festival’s anniversary and highlight twenty-five years of collaboration...
2012
After a five-year absence, Quebec singer and cellist Jorane is making a comeback at the Canadian Cultural Centre and will be releasing a new album on November 5. It is the work of an artist at the height of her...