Laisse chanter les filles': Two French female musicians to perform in the ‘Aula’ assembly hall

The following text has been machine translated from the German with no human editing.

Pauline Roth can be found on the stages of legendary chanson festivals – last year in Avignon, for example, and this year in Barjac, amongst other places. She first learnt classical piano, then guitar, and now sings to accompany herself. Writing is also in her blood; on stage, however, she first made her mark with chansons by Barbara, her great idol since childhood. She then took acting lessons in Brussels, followed by her first performances with her own chansons. ‘Katharsis’ is the title of her current project: a cleansing of the soul that does one good, especially in turbulent times. Poetic, sensitive chansons that make Pauline Roth one of the most captivating voices on the current chanson scene.

In 2008, Charles Aznavour explained how chanson and contemporary rap music are connected: through an intense engagement with the French language and the magnificent lyrics that result from it. Moreover, rap musicians are very familiar with chanson, as evidenced by their numerous samples of classic French chansons. Petite Gueule embodies precisely this connection. The charming young rapper is at home on the chanson stages of France; she has already appeared as the support act for Orelsan and Les Fatals Picards – at the legendary Olympia in Paris – and was honoured by the Académie Charles Cros for her debut album “Gronde”. For “ ”, her second album, she has chosen a personal theme that rarely features in either chanson or rap: becoming a mum.

For the third year running, Saarland University is inviting representatives of the current French pop and chanson scene to the university’s auditorium. The series is supported by the “La chanson à l’école” project, Saarländischer Rundfunk (SR kultur), the Saarland State Theatre, the Mercure Saarbrücken City Hotel and the France Centre at Saarland University.

The concert will take place on 29 April at 7 pm in the auditorium of Saarland University (Campus, Building A3 3, 66123 Saarbrücken). 
Admission is free. Parking on campus is free in the evenings.

Further information: https://www.uni-saarland.de/fr/page/laisse-chanter-les-filles.html

Dr. Evelyn Kreb
Universität des Saarlandes
Tel.: 0681 302-3718
E-Mail: evelyn.kreb(at)uni-saarland.de