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Five-time Grammy winner Angelique Kidjo on Tuesday became the first Black African to be honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Born in Benin, Kidjo has built an international career spanning more than 40 years and 18 albums. Her star is the

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Hollywood honours Angelique Kidjo as first Black African Walk of Fame star

Culture • 10:41 PM

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Five-time Grammy winner Angelique Kidjo became the first Black African to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, marking a milestone for African music. The Beninese-French singer was honored at a ceremony in Los Angeles attended by film

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Eurovision: Winners involved in 'armed conflict' now ineligible to host contest

Culture • 3:45 PM

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The winning country in Eurovision will be ineligible to host the contest the following year if involved in an armed conflict or a "sensitive geopolitical situation" that could impact the safety of the event, organisers said on August 12. The rules for th

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Pakistan's emerging DJ scene: The women behind the turntables

Culture • 10:09 AM

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Pakistan, a country known for its conservative values, rarely makes waves in the music and entertainment industry. Yet in major cities like Karachi and Lahore, a quiet but thriving DJ scene is beginning to make itself heard, with emerging talents and art

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Nigerian artist transforms ordinary clay into intricate works of art

Culture • 9:35 AM

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In his Lagos studio, Nigerian artist Emmanuel Olatunde is transforming the way portraits are painted, using clay sourced from the earth beneath his feet. The 39-year-old artist has developed a unique technique that turns natural clay into paint, using hi

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Rwanda's big screen moment: Historic Cannes win sparks creative boom

Culture • 9:31 AM

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Rwandan cinema has never enjoyed such a spotlight. Last May at the Cannes Film Festival, Ben'Imana by Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo won the 'Caméra d'Or' – the first Rwandan feature film ever to do so. The achievement has lifted an entire local film scene

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Part of a SpaceX rocket to leave crater when it slams into the Moon

Culture • 12:33 AM

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The upper stage of a SpaceX rocket will crash into the Moon on Wednesday, an unintentional collision that poses no danger to Earth but will leave behind a lunar crater. A mixture of solar activity and gravitational forces put the rocket's second stage on

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'The #Odyssey': What's missing from #Nolan's film according to Homer's translator

Culture • 3:53 PM

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Since Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" came out, it has generated over $300 million… and a growing conversation about what is missing compared to the original poem. But what is that exactly? In a scathing review published recently, classicist and trans

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The Bayeux Tapestry in London: 'A diplomatic operation that almost never happened'

Culture • 2:54 PM

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Nearly 1,000 years after chronicling the Norman conquest of England, the Bayeux Tapestry is making history once again. The fragile 11th-century embroidery has arrived in London on an unprecedented loan to the British Museum, prompting delight and concern

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Sex trafficking in fashion: 'Outrageous that French legal system hasn't done anything by now'

Culture • 7:33 PM

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François Picard is pleased to welcome Dana Thomas, Paris-based journalist, specialising in fashion and culture, and author of "Deluxe: How Luxury Lost Its Luster". For decades, allegations of sexual exploitation in the fashion industry, spanning the glob

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UNESCO places ancient Lebanese city of Tyre on heritage danger list

Culture • 1:15 PM

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UNESCO on Wednesday added Tyre, an ancient coastal city in southern Lebanon founded by the Phoenicians, to its list of world heritage sites in danger following months of Israeli bombardment. Founded around 4,700 years ago, Tyre is home to archaeological

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Louvre heist: 'We've recovered millions worth of artworks thanks to tipsters', explains legal expert

Culture • 1:07 PM

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Annette Young is pleased to welcome Christopher Marinello, veteran lawyer, founder of Art Recovery International and one of the world's foremost experts in recovering stolen, looted, and missing works of art. The reopening of the Apollo Gallery at the Lo

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D. Rykner says the Louvre needs to be 'refurbished', Macron's big project is 'useless and expensive'

Culture • 9:59 AM

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Stuart Norval is pleased to welcome Didier Rykner, Art Historian, Investigative Journalist and Founder / Editor in Chief of La Tribune de l’Art. Offering a forceful critique of the Louvre's priorities, Rykner argues that the museum's challenge is not a l

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'France wants to lead the way' with under-15s social media ban

Culture • 1:47 PM

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French lawmakers are expected to pass a bill on July 21st banning social media access to children under 15. If approved, France would follow Australia's lead, where the world's first ban for under-16s ‌on platforms including Facebook, Snapchat, TikTok a

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Morocco's Tangier hosts first edition of its photography festival

Culture • 10:08 AM

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Tangier, Morocco's iconic port city and gateway between Europe and North Africa, is hosting the first edition of the International photography festival "Photo Tangier". This year's theme is "The Call of the Open Sea". The event will span two and a half m

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BTS storms Paris: K-pop phenomenon plays stade de France

Culture • 1:33 PM

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The Korean superstar boyband is wrapping up the European leg of their Arirang album tour in the French capital before dates in North and South America. FRANCE 24 takes a look at the K-pop phenomenon’s meteoric rise.

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Ali Zalzali’s shows gothic glamour in his début couture collection

Culture • 2:34 PM

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His blossoming, botanical and flowing forms recall the life cycles of plants and humans. Designer Ali Zalzali tells FRANCE 24 about creating his first couture collection, ‘Natura Morta’ and the evocative short film he made to conjure up the universe of t

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The Odyssey: Matt Damon, Lupita Nyong’o, Anne Hathaway relive the epic

Culture • 4:12 PM

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In this edition, Critic Emma Jones tells us why Christopher Nolan’s take on the Greek epic was worth the wait – and the eye-watering budget – and how the themes of this ancient story still speak to contemporary audiences. The all-star cast includes Matt

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Ahmed El Attar brings rage, resistance and humanity to the stage in Avignon

Culture • 8:24 AM

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In this edition, arts24 decamps to the south of France for a special show from the world-renowned Avignon theatre festival as it celebrates its 80th edition. Korean is this year’s guest language at the event, offering audiences an insight into drama, dan

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Jurassic Park, The Piano, The Tudors... New Zealand actor Sam Neill dies at 78

Culture • 8:28 AM

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New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for his roles in "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano", has died aged 78. Neill had announced in April that he was cancer-free after undergoing treatment for stage-three blood cancer. Tributes are flowing in for the star, in

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Actor Sam Neill, star of 'Jurassic Park', dies at 78

Culture • 6:08 AM

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New Zealand actor Sam Neill, best known for his roles in "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano', died Monday at the age of 78, according to a statement from his family on social media.

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Summer soundtrack: Charli XCX and the return of The Strokes

Culture • 12:48 AM

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On today's Arts24 music show, Jennifer Ben Brahim brings us a roundup of upcoming album releases to add to your summer playlists. From the return of indie sleaze icons The Strokes, who are set to release their first album in six years, "Reality Awaits",

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Cardi B, Teyana Taylor and Bad Bunny brave Paris heat

Culture • 1:04 PM

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Paris has been hosting its autumn-winter couture collections amid simmering temperatures, with celebrities sporting parasols and fans as they watch the shows. Fashion journalist Alice Pfeiffer tells us why "Blazymania" has taken hold, as Chanel's new art

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A cultural stroll through Paris with Kalash and Manon Lisa

Culture • 10:14 AM

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A summer of music with Paris des Arts! On today's show, we meet up with French rapper Kalash as well as singer Manon Lisa.

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'Total Eclipse of the Heart' singer and 80s power ballad queen Bonnie Tyler dies aged 75

Culture • 2:46 PM

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Best known her power ballad “Total Eclipse of the Heart” that topped the charts in 1983, Bonnie Tyler, the gravelly voiced, Grammy-nominated Welsh pop star has died. She was 75 and passed away in hospital in Portugal from an illness, after undergoing eme

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UK pop singer Bonnie Tyler dies aged 75

Culture • 9:18 AM

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Welsh pop singer Bonnie Tyler, famed for 1980s ‌power ⁠ballads ‌such as "Total ⁠Eclipse of the Heart" and "Holding ‌Out for a Hero", has died at the age of 75, BBC News reported on Thursday.

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'Lucky', 'Ted Lasso' and 'Little House on the Prairie': TV series to watch this summer

Culture • 12:46 AM

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From Netflix’s ambitious reboot of “Little House on the Prairie” to Anya Taylor-Joy’s high-stakes crime thriller “Lucky”, this summer’s TV line-up has something for every viewer. We also preview “GIGN” (Elite Force), a gripping French action series that

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'In Waves': A luminous, moving love story on the waves

Culture • 1:03 PM

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Manon Kerjean explains why the animated feature In Waves, Phuong Mai Nguyen's adaptation of a bestselling graphic novel, has been moving audiences to tears. We also take a look at Stéphane Demoustier's dark summertime thriller The Heat and enjoy the behi

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Literary icon Margaret Atwood on why The Handmaid’s Tale no longer feels like fiction

Culture • 2:30 PM

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Two-time Booker prize-winning author, Margaret Atwood has spent four decades warning what happens when democracy, women’s rights and free expression begin to erode. Today, many readers believe the world has caught up with her fiction. In this interview w

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Avignon turns 80: Wagner Moura, Isabelle Huppert attend France's oldest theatre festival

Culture • 2:39 PM

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FRANCE 24's Olivia Salazar-Winspear brings us all the latest from the Avignon performing arts festival, which is celebrating its 80th anniversary. This year, Golden Globe winners, Brazilian actor Wagner Moura and French actress Isabelle Huppert are starr

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Madonna takes over Paris as Bad Bunny arrives for his French concerts

Culture • 3:20 PM

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Why has Madonna made Paris the heart of her latest comeback? In this edition of arts24, we unpack the Queen of Pop's new album Confessions II – fresh from her Paris Fashion Week appearance and exclusive fan events in the French capital. We also look at B

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Spring-Summer 2027 menswear: The planet is burning

Culture • 3:16 PM

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As rising populism threatens freedom of expression, designers can no longer look away. Yohji Yamamoto rages, with clothes scorched by the sun. Issey Miyake celebrates the power of shadow. Jeanne Friot indicts the politicians. The Institut Français de la

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Madonna returns to form with fifteenth album 'Confessions II'

Culture • 11:05 AM

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Pop icon Madonna released the fifteenth album of her decades-long career on Friday, "Confessions II", ahead of a performance to promote her new tracks at the half-time show of the Football World Cup final on July 19.

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Paris des Arts: Special edition in Fez, Morocco

Culture • 4:04 PM

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This week, Paris des Arts turns its cameras to Fez, the Moroccan imperial city, for the 29th edition of the Festival of World Sacred Music, which celebrates the dialogue between cultures and spiritualities.

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Salman Rushdie on survival, censorship and the power of fiction

Culture • 2:25 PM

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More than three decades after the fatwa over "The Satanic Verses" and nearly four years after surviving a knife attack that left him blind in one eye, Salman Rushdie returns with "The Eleventh Hour", his first work of fiction since the assault. Speaking

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Robin Hood, Supergirl, The Rock: The superheroes are back in cinema

Culture • 3:49 PM

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Australian actress Milly Alcock stars in the Superman spinoff "Supergirl" – less a superhero movie than a space epic. The film also introduces a fan favourite: bounty hunter Lobo, played by Jason Momoa. Next, Hugh Jackman offers a different take in "The

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Village People singer and YMCA 'policeman' Victor Willis dies, aged 74

Culture • 3:37 PM

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The lead singer of The Village People, Victor Willis, has died at age 74. The band and his wife shared the news separately on social media saying that he passed away on the 30th of June 2026 after a short but aggressive illness. The family have requested

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The world's top cities to live in, according to Monocle magazine

Culture • 1:16 PM

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Lifestyle magazine Monocle has just released its "Quality of Life survey". The ranking isn't based on hard data, but on how cities actually feel to live in. Securing the top spot is the Japanese capital Tokyo, followed by Copenhagen, Lisbon, Vienna and S

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Grammy-nominated singer Acantha Lang on using soul music as a means of connection

Culture • 11:29 AM

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For Acantha Lang, soul music is "honest" and "moving". The Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter told FRANCE 24 that she believes "when people really connect with soul music, there's a kind of magic that happens". Born in New Orleans, Lang says she was "alw

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Victor Willis, Village People frontman and 'Y.M.C.A' co-writer, dies aged 74

Culture • 10:44 AM

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Victor Willis, the lead singer of disco group Village People died on Wednesday, said his spouse. He was 74. Willis co-wrote the hit "Y.M.C.A." and was initially against Donald Trump using the song for his campaign rallies but in January 2025 he surprised

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Photographer Daniel Malikyar: From LA subculture to remote Afghanistan

Culture • 3:15 PM

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Afghan-American photographer Daniel Malikyar talks to arts24 about his new photography book, "Afghanistan". It is his most personal project yet. From his perspective as the son of Afghan immigrants, he documents remote communities in the country.

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Jazz à Vienne celebrates late Miles Davis for 45th edition

Culture • 3:01 PM

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In this edition of arts24, Marjorie Hache is in the town of Vienne in southeastern France, where the 45th edition of "Jazz à Vienne" is taking place. Headliners include the likes of Jon Batiste, Marcus Miller, Buena Vista Social Club and Jeff Mills. The

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'Relatable': Hit horror film 'Obsession' is resonating with girlfriends globally

Culture • 8:53 AM

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PRESS REVIEW – Monday, June 29: Papers discuss the ongoing search efforts in Venezuela and the government's "negligence”. Next: In Japan, maternity leave is a taboo topic. So are LGBTQ+ rights. Also: Le Monde analyses “Vladimir Putin or the solitude of h

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London artist Georgia Semple explores tension between perception and reality

Culture • 12:55 AM

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Her paintings are rich, layered works that feature distorted or warped figures – something that Georgia Semple says represents the "loss of perception" that one experiences throughout one's life. Speaking to FRANCE 24, the London-based artist explains ho

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Mathieu Forget: Celebrating 10 years of 'levitating'

Culture • 2:42 PM

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Dancer, photographer and artistic director Mathieu Forget talks to FRANCE 24 about celebrating 10 years of his "Levitation" project. Part sport, part travel, the series features photos of himself or French athletes mid-air against breathtaking backdrops.

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Frida Kahlo: London exhibit sheds light on troubled life of Mexican artist

Culture • 3:27 PM

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In this edition, we look at Tate Modern's exhibition dedicated to Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. It displays her famous self-portraits and works by other artists who were influenced by her. Also: French World Cup fans go crazy for Panini sticker albums as

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Vinii, Father of the House of Revlon: 'Voguing is about liberation and freedom'

Culture • 2:38 PM

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The King of the Paris Voguing scene tells FRANCE 24 how the art form is about your own liberation and freedom. Voguing has been widely championed in France by the LGBTQ+ community. Originating in the 1980s from the 1960s Harlem ballroom scene, the dance

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Modigliani nude sets European auction record at London art sale

Culture • 10:18 PM

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A London auction of artworks from billionaire Joe Lewis's private collection raised $392.6 million on Wednesday, led by an Amedeo Modigliani nude portrait that set a European auction record. The first sale featured 48 works by artists including Pablo Pic

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'De Gaulle: Liberté': Can France's biggest film of the year win over audiences?

Culture • 3:36 PM

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France's biggest film gamble of the year arrives in cinemas as "De Gaulle: Liberté" returns with its second chapter – a €74 million historical epic that's betting big on international audiences. Film critic Manon Kerjean breaks down whether the ambitious

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Brexit: Discord in the UK music industry, 10 years on

Culture • 3:00 PM

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Ten years after the referendum that shook the United Kingdom, what impact has Brexit had on one of its greatest exports: music? From major festivals in the UK to the grassroots venues in Europe determined to host British bands, FRANCE 24's Olivia Salazar

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Afro B celebrates his Ivorian roots on 'Mapouka'

Culture • 3:44 PM

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In this edition of our arts24 music show, Jennifer Ben Brahim chats with British Afrobeats superstar Afro B. He is the brains behind the smash hit "Drogba (Joanna)", one of first Afrobeats songs to break the US charts. He has collaborated over the years

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'Ballet brings me so much joy and I want to spread it': Kadeem En Pointe

Culture • 1:14 PM

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A male ballet dancer is on a mission to encourage more male dancers to take up the more traditional female role of one who goes up on his or her toes, or en pointe. Kadeem En Pointe has filmed himself for the first time here in Paris dancing in front of

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The week in pictures: World Cup celebrations, Obama's legacy and wild swimming in Paris

Culture • 1:49 PM

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Football fans around the globe tune into the World Cup, the Obama's celebrate a presidential legacy in Chicago, Parisians find a new way to escape soaring temperatures and the Knicks celebrate their NBA championship victory in New York. FRANCE 24 looks b

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Why are so many Brits in Paris for Fête de la Musique?

Culture • 11:05 AM

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Block parties all night, live music till early in the morning, and... British tourists? In 2025, Paris's annual Fête de la Musique, the 'Festival of Music' marking the advent of summer, saw a wave of young Brits crossing the Channel to take part in the

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Rare Mozart manuscript discovered by French curator

Culture • 10:09 AM

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A treasure has been found in France's national library: a notebook containing unpublished compositions signed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart from the time when he was giving music lessons. The pieces will be performed for the first time in public by two musi

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'Major discovery': France's National Library brings forgotten Mozart manuscript back to life

Culture • 3:51 PM

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A long-forgotten manuscript by composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart will be brought to life this weekend in Paris. The newly rediscovered work – composed in 1778 when the Austrian prodigy was just 22 – will be performed in public for the first time ever at F

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From Kurt Russell to Ester Expósito: The biggest stars and series of the month

Culture • 2:32 PM

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Our TV critic Dheepthika Laurent joins us fresh from the Monte-Carlo Television Festival with exclusive interviews, red-carpet moments and the biggest winners of this year's Golden Nymph Awards. From career honours for Kurt Russell and Kristin Scott Thom

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Why does Marilyn Monroe still define the 'Ideal Woman'?

Culture • 11:26 AM

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As we mark 100 years since her birth, the enduring legacy of Marilyn Monroe means she still shapes ideas of what makes an ideal woman. Annette Young talks to Professor Amanda Konkle, a film specialist, as to why this is the case. Also the ongoing impact

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'The prince of prints': Mzukisi Mbane on building a modern African brand rooted in heritage

Culture • 9:55 AM

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Our guest in this edition represents creativity, identity and entrepreneurship. Mzukisi Mbane is the brains behind Imprint South Africa. He founded the brand after originally studying accounting and has now built a globally recognised label rooted in Afr

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Paris reimagined: Exploring the city's past, present and future through three iconic landmarks

Culture • 3:00 PM

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In this edition, we discover how some of Paris's most famous landmarks are being transformed by technology, culture and contemporary art. We travel beneath the Eiffel Tower with a new virtual reality experience that brings the monument's history to life,

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