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Welcome to the French Music Blog

What Is the French Music Blog?

The French Music Blog spotlights the best in modern French music. My goal is to share the great contemporary French music I love with Americans and fellow English-speaking French music fans who might not otherwise hear it. I only feature French music that you can buy in the U.S. (You can also get most of what I feature in the UK, and some of it in Canada.) I started this blog because I thought that if I had an interest in modern French music, then other people might, too.

How’d I get into French music?

My obsession with modern French songs really began when Les Nubians’ song “Makeda” came out in 1998 and was played on American radio — which is extremely rare for a French song. Les Nubians’ all-French album Princesses Nubiennes completely turned soul and R&B music on its head. I was hooked.

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