In Somaliland’s outback with Laura Angela Bagnetto
This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about the world’s most expensive tea. RFI English’s Laura Angela Bagnetto joins us to talk about her recent trip to Somaliland,...
View ArticleOwner of Panama Papers Modigliani denies looted by Nazis
The owner of a Modigliani painting allegedly looted by the Nazis claims there is no proof that it belonged to a Jewish art dealer who fled France before the German invasion in 1939. Swiss authorities...
View Article'The Singular Spirit' at Paris Halle Saint Pierre
La Halle Saint Pierre, nestled at the foot of the Sacré Coeur basilica in Montmartre, is Paris’ premiere exhibition space for 'art brut', or 'outsider art' – so called because the works are all...
View ArticleDrumming in Myanmar 'one of my craziest experiences', Anne Paceo
French drummer and composer Anne Paceo has been nominated in the jazz category at this year's Victoires de la musique - the French equivalent of the Grammys. At the tender age of 32, the globe-trotting...
View ArticleThe Philippines, women flying high, and fathers
This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about the Philippine’s new president. There’s “On This Day”, great music, and of course, the quiz. Just click on the arrow in the...
View ArticleNormandy festtival pays tribute to cult films
Film festivals in France are almost as numerous as cheese types. However, for the first time cult films are breaking out of their closed circles with in a new international event in Trouville,...
View ArticleFrench feminist writer Benoite Groult dies, aged 96
Tributes poured in Tuesday for French feminist novelist and essay-writer Benoîte Groult, who died overnight at the age of 96. Groult became famous in the 1960s after, by her own admission, "taking some...
View ArticleCatherine Deneuve’s six-decade career rewarded at French festival
French film star Catherine Deneuve is poised to receive a major career achievement award. The Lumière Festival singles out one movie-world veteran each year. In previous years, US directors Martin...
View ArticleOne listener’s beliefs
This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear a “This I Believe” essay written by listener Abdulai Saiku Bah from Sierre Leone. Just click on the arrow in the photo, and enjoy!
View ArticleQuai Branly museum celebrates its 10th anniversary
Quai Branly, Paris’s museum for non-Western arts, is celebrating its 10th anniversary. France’s former president Jacques Chirac was the driving force behind the museum, and as part of the anniversary...
View Article'Music a way of sharing spirits and ancestry with everyone,' trumpet player...
The young American trumpet player and composer Theo Croker has music running through his veins. His grandfather was none other than the late, great trumpet master Doc Cheatham. Armed with a strong...
View ArticleMega-cruise ships, birdies and Brexit
This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about the world’s biggest cruise ship, The Harmony of the Seas. There’s “On This Day”, the listener mailbag, great music and, of...
View ArticleYves Bonnefoy, 'one of 20th century's greatest poets', dies, aged 93
French President François Hollande has hailed "one of the greatest poets of the 20th century" - Yves Bonnefoy, who died on Friday at the age of 93. Writer, essayist and poet, Bonnefoy was the author of...
View Article'The Paris metro is my office,' Pedro Kouyaté
Malian guitarist and N'goni player Pedro Kouyaté began as a percussionist with Malian bluesman Boubacar Traoré but broke away to try his luck as a solo musician. He found a loyal following playing in...
View ArticleNow you’re president, now you’re not: Austria’s presidential polls
This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about the Austrian presidential elections. There’s a reading from Alan Lightman’s novel “Mr g”, your voices, great music, and of...
View ArticleTent-free 'Camping' for the sake of dance at the French National Dance Centre
In this week's Arts in France, RFI's Rosslyn Hyams meets former River Dance cast-member and international choreographer Colin Dunne at the Centre National de la Danse in Pantin, just outside Paris....
View ArticleFootball madness
This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about the winner of the European Champion’s League. There’s “On This Day”, your voices, great music, and of course, the quiz. Just...
View ArticleFranco-Tunisian Jazz Oil pulls all the right strings
Nidhal Jaoua plays qanun with the five piece Franco-Tunisian band Jazz Oil. The traditional Middle Eastern stringed instrument, close to the zither, is a staple in classical Arabic music. But Jaoua is...
View ArticleThe Conquering Lion: rapper Natalie Plummer
This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about Somaliland’s pastoralists. There’s a special birthday tribute, a quick course on Rastafari, your letters, great music, and...
View ArticleGroovin’ with DJ Doug
This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear part one of a two-part series with DJ Doug. Just click on the arrow in the photo, and enjoy!
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