Julia Kantor, one of the founders of L.A.’s Paris Chansons, is reflecting on the broad appeal of French pop music. Starting the group four years ago with her husband, Jacob, the Kantors have formed a ...

From Edith Piaf to Serge Gainsbourg, you've probably heard 'chanson' music, but you might not be aware of the history and legacy of this oh-so-French artform. If you think of the classic chanson ...

As a genre, chanson is difficult to pin down. In French, it simply means "song," and for most of France's history the word described anything from madrigals to romantic poetry. Since the end of World ...

In 1935, Lucille Dumont sang the first of her countless broadcast performances, over the airwaves of a Montreal radio station. More than half a century later, she sang on Quebec television with the ...

Russian prison songs, with their tales of prison life and search for expiation, constitutes one of Russia’s most distinctive music genres. Radio Rossii, a Russian nationwide wire radio station, runs a ...

The sound of France, coming to you on Blas this summer. In this new series, Lucinda Glynn explores the life and times of French singer-songwriters. Every Thursday from July 5th, we bring you a ...