French pianist Charlotte Reinhardt reconnects with herself on intimate album 'Colors'
We also look at releases from Franco-American jazz vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant, Danish vocalist Nana Rashid and American rock band The National.
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Music show: French singer-songwriter Alexis Evans matures on third soul album ‘Yours Truly’
Evans tells FRANCE 24’s Florence Villeminot how he matured a lot with this album that he wrote during France’s 2020 lockdown and how he, as a hopeless romantic, tackles all aspects of love - good and bad. We also taka look at releases from French pop singer songwriter Flavien Berger and American alternative rock legends The Smashing Pumpkins.
Music show: Brandt Brauer Frick on creating club-like free spaces
We also take a look at new releases by Metallica, Feist and Dave Okumu.
Looking back on 60 years of Beatlemania
Finally, we look at a gender-bending production of "Romeo and Juliet" where the cast is rearranged each night, and at an exhibition bringing together Impressionist rivals Edouard Manet and Edgar Degas.
Morocco: Women's voices
We start with Moroccan rapper Khtek aka Houda Abouz. In a rap scene dominated by men, she sings about gender equality and LGBT rights – her plan is to do a PhD in gender studies. Mental illness is also a big topic for her. She began writing in 2016 but rose to fame in 2020 when she collaborated with three Moroccan rap stars: ElGrandeToto, Don Bigg and Draganov. That video has been viewed 34 million times on YouTube.
French-Caribbean singer Adi Oasis gets political and personal on new album
We also look at new releases from Grammy-winning American singer-songwriter Pink; Gina Birch, a founding member of the legendary British experimental post-punk band The Raincoats; as well as America's all-time great underground rock power trio Screaming Females.
Ezra Collective: London quintet brings jazz to a new generation and party on stage
The quintet recently released their second album “Where I’m meant to be”. Brotherly duo Femi and TJ Koleoso tell FRANCE24’s Florence Villeminot what inspired the album and how they're on a mission to bring the world of jazz to a younger generation and show that it isn’t dusty or elitist but fun.
Music show: Alias releases 'Jozef', first concept album full of psychedelic rock
We also take a look at new music by Taylor Swift, Arctic Monkeys and the tremendous collaboration between Mali's Vieux Farka Touré and Houston Texas's Khruangbin.