Eagles Of Death Metal return for Paris show
Eagles of Death Metal frontman Jesse Hughes claimed that if everyone had guns, the Bataclan massacre may not have happened. This as he returned to Paris Tuesday to play in front of hundreds of...
View ArticleEagles of Death Metal rock Paris in emotional return
In a concert that may go down in rock history, the US band Eagles of Death Metal did their damnedest to exorcise the horror of the Bataclan massacre as they played in front of its survivors in Paris on...
View ArticleCast of Rodin's 'the Kiss' sells for €2.2m
Rodin’s famous sculpture "The Kiss" sold for 2.2 million euros ($2.4 million) to an American collector at an auction in Paris on Tuesday. Auction house Binoche et Giquello said the 85-centimetre model,...
View ArticleFrench village investigates ancient skeleton in the closet
For generations, the townsfolk of Saint-Pierre-de-Frugie in southern France have had no reason to doubt the story of "Ernest", a skeleton discovered under floorboards at the walled manor of Montcigoux.
View ArticleNigerian army backs war movie on Boko Haram
The Nigerian army is in talks with filmmakers at Nollywood to take the war against Boko Haram onto the big screen. It's believed the initiative could help counter negative perceptions of the military...
View ArticleHow technology is preserving the past
A Paris based start-up called ICONEM has been involved in the documentation of heritage sites which have been damaged in conflict zones like Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan. The company, which was...
View ArticleSinging for Somaliland
Sarha Halgan defied social norms aged 13 when she started singing in public in the Somaliland capital Hargeisa. She's gone on to become the only Somalilander to have an international career, using her...
View ArticleMcDonald's reopens world's top-selling outlet on Paris Champs Elysées
Eat your hearts out, French gastronomes! McDonald's has reopened its most successful outlet in the world ... on Paris's world-famous Champs Elysées avenue. The massive burger joint has been closed for...
View ArticleDavid Bowie, Another Mother for Peace and cool jewellery
This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about David Bowie. There’s the listener mailbag, a surprise guest, some great music - and of course, the new quiz question. So...
View ArticleArt exhibitions in Paris, February-September 2016
Two of this season’s art shows in Paris are real biggies – the Douanier Rousseau at the Musée d’Orsay and Paul Klee at the Pompidou Centre. Plus the revamped Picasso museum looks at the great man’s...
View ArticleSyrian refugees in France perform their stories on stage
The average news consumer in France has a certain kind of image of refugees: downtrodden, often desperate people, sometimes violently clashing with anti-immigration protesters. But many refugees are...
View ArticleFrance highlights diversity in ‘French Oscars’
Actors from diverse backgrounds and movies tackling complex themes such as migration will be in the spotlight at France's top film awards Friday, held two days before an Oscars ceremony under fire for...
View ArticleMuslim graves near Nimes date to 8th century
Archeologists working in southern France have identified three graves that represent the oldest Muslim burials ever found in Europe, dating to the eighth century. The skeletons at a medieval site at...
View ArticleLooted Pissarro to return to France
A painting by Camille Pissarro will return to a Jewish family in France whose art collection was looted by the Nazis in 1941, a lawyer who led the negotiations said. The University of Oklahoma will...
View ArticleMutiny on the Bounty, our beloved languages, and monkey business
This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about that mysterious island in the South Pacific. There’s “On This Day”, an appeal for help from monkeys (!), the listener...
View ArticleFrench Cesars celebrate diversity
France's top film awards ceremony, the Cesars, celebrated diversity on Friday with honours for films about the struggles of life as an immigrant and forced marriage. The creme de la creme of French...
View ArticleFrance could sneak Best Foreign Film award at Oscars
"Mustang" is France’s main hope of bringing home an Oscar for France late today at the Academy Awards in Los Angles. It is competing in the Best Foreign Language Film category. On Friday it scooped...
View ArticleMali's Rokia Traoré sings of home
Malian singer-songwriter Rokia Traoré talks to RFI about her latest album Né So in which she evokes the destiny of migrants, victims of the fallout of war. Written in Bamako, recorded and mixed in...
View ArticlePortugal’s president, Chinese lanterns, and packages which go missing
This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about Portugal’s new president. There’s “On This Day”, the listener mailbag, some great music - and of course, the new quiz...
View ArticleJoan of Arc’s ring makes it home after 600 years
A medieval ring that is said to have belonged to Joan of Arc is back in France after being bought by Le Puy du Fou foundation, a history-themed amusement park in western France, for €385,000 at an...
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