Tag: music and entertainment
Zorro, Le Musical
Paris, February 2010—I get a thrill whenever I walk into the Folies Bergères, past its Art Deco façade and into its kitsch lobby that...
Mano Solo has died. If you don’t know his work check it out.
Mano Solo, one of the most remarkable, independent voices of contemporary French music since the release of his first album in 1993, has died at the age of 46. He is buried in Pere Lachaise Cemetery.
On a Train from Paris to Rome
One of these days we'll get around to making a real video for "On a Train from Paris to Rome" -- music by Jordan Zell, lyrics by Gary Lee Kraut -- but in the meantime you can watch and listen to a practice performance of the song by Jordan Zell and Yuri Stolov at the Putin Bar in Jerusalem in November 2009.
T-Shirts and the T-Shirt Song
A load of thanks to the readers who wrote to say me how much they loved France Revisited's number one musical hit of the season "She Walked Along the River, a.k.a. The T-Shirt Song," and sent t-shirts.
Waterfront hoofin’ in Paris
Those visiting Paris in late July and August are well aware of the existence of Paris Plage, the 5-week beach along the Seine. Much less well known and less visited by foreign visitors is the Paris Plage extension along Bassin de la Villette in 19th arrondissment.
African-American sacred songs in Paris
Gospel’s got a special place in the soul of Europeans, who, generally speaking, hear it not as a call to praise the Lord but...
Swinging Life Brings Broadway to Paris at the Alhambra
What follows is a review of Swinging Life, a musical review that was onstage at the Alhambra in July 2009. The show returns to...
Music video: She Walked Along the River (The T-Shirt Song)
France Revisited is thrilled to announce the release of our first travel music video, She Walked Along the River (The T-Shirt Song). The song (Rated-R)...