Francofolies

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The Francofolies are a music festival , the first time in 1985 La Rochelle in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine in France took place. Only artists from France or French- speaking countries appear. Since 1989 the Francofolies have also been held in Montreal , Canada , and since 1994 in Spa , Belgium .

Francofolies in La Rochelle

Francofolies, La Rochelle 2007
Francofolies, Montreal 2008
Francofolies, Spa 2010

The French radio presenter Jean-Louis Foulquier founded the Francofolies in 1985. The Francofolies in La Rochelle are organized as a partnership between private and public investors. The festival name is borne by a private cultural association, the festival is supported by government grants and local and international sponsors such as Coca-Cola and Reebok . The festival takes place every July in the port and city center of La Rochelle and has developed into an important factor in the local economy, with sales of around 70 million francs in 2002, according to the organizers . In 1993 the event recorded around 90,000 visitors, in 2002 around 101,000 visitors. Students represent the largest target group of the festival with a share of 35% (as of 2001). In 2003 the festival had to be canceled due to a strike by stage workers and technicians ( intermittents du spectacle ), which, according to estimates by the organizers, meant a financial loss of 1.5 million euros. The founder of the festival, Jean-Louis Foulquier, retired in 2004. The festival was initially directed by Didier Varrod, artistic advisor to date, and Joël Breton in the winter of 2004, and in 2005 Gerard Pont from Morgane Production became the new festival director. In the 2010s, the festival saw a slight decrease in attendance, while around 89,000 visitors came in 2011, compared to around 85,000 in 2012.

Francofolies in Montreal

The Francofolies in Montreal, which were founded in 1989 as an offshoot of the original by Alain Simard and Guy Latraverse, are now the largest event for French-language music in the world. Since the 1996 edition, the Prix ​​Félix- Leclerc named after Félix Leclerc for young artists of the French-speaking chanson scene has been awarded as part of the Francofolies in Montreal; the winners will have the opportunity to go on a tour to Paris. The event takes place annually on ten days at the end of July, with the majority of the concerts taking place in downtown Montreal without admission and only the concerts of established artists being charged. Over 1,000 artists take part, and the number of visitors rose to 900,000 at the end of the 2000s. The musical spectrum includes folk , chanson , hip-hop , pop music and world music . The numerous free concerts are financed by public funds and private sponsors such as Ford . For the 15th anniversary of the festival, a free festival sampler was released in 2003 by EMI . There are also several famous people at the festival.

Francofolies in other countries

Further offshoots of the Francofolies exist or were in Bulgaria (1991), Belgium (since 1994 in Spa ), Argentina and Chile (1995) as well as in Germany (1996 and 2003 in Berlin) and Switzerland (1999 in Nendaz and 2003 in Geneva ). The Francofolies in the Belgian Spa were able to establish themselves and have been held regularly since 1994. The event in Kinshasa , initially announced for 2013, has been postponed to 2014.

literature

  • Barbara Lebrun: Protest Music in France: Production, Identities and Audiences . Ashgate Publishing, 2009, ISBN 978-0-7546-6472-7 .
  • Bill Marshall (Ed.): France and the Americas: Culture, Politics, and History . ABC-CLIO, 2005, ISBN 978-1-85109-411-0 , p. 470-472 .

Web links

Commons : Francofolies de La Rochelle  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Commons : FrancoFolies de Montréal  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Barbara Lebrun: Protest Music in France , p. 139.
  2. ^ A b Barbara Lebrun: Protest Music in France , p. 137.
  3. ^ Barbara Lebrun: Protest Music in France , p. 138.
  4. ^ Barbara Lebrun: Protest Music in France , p. 140.
  5. ^ Barbara Lebrun: Protest Music in France , p. 112.
  6. ↑ a b Bill Marshall (Ed.): France and the Americas , p. 472.
  7. ↑ James Martin: French Strikes Bring Down Summer Festivals . In: Billboard . July 26, 2003, p. 67 .
  8. ^ J'ai un rêve pour les Francofolies. l'Humanité , July 8, 2005, accessed February 25, 2016 (French).
  9. ↑ Gilles Médioni: Bilan des Francos 2012: Beau temps mais orageux. L'Express, July 15, 2012, accessed March 8, 2013 (French).
  10. ^ Bill Marshall (Ed.): France and the Americas , p. 470.
  11. ↑ a b Bill Marshall (Ed.): France and the Americas , p. 471.
  12. ↑ a b Alain Pilot: 20th anniversary of 'Les Francofolies de Montréal'. (No longer available online.) Radio France Internationale , July 31, 2008, archived from the original on December 24, 2013 ; accessed on March 8, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.rfimusique.com
  13. ↑ a b Le label Francofolies ne connaît ni Etat, ni frontières. (No longer available online.) Francofolies.fr, formerly the original ; Retrieved March 8, 2013 (French).  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www2.francofolies.fr  
  14. ^ The Francofolies of Berlin are ready. Franco-German Youth Office , 2003, accessed on March 8, 2013 .
  15. ↑ Olivier Rogeau: Les Francofolies à Kinshasa en septembre 2013. Le Congolais, November 16, 2012, accessed on March 8, 2013 (French).
  16. ↑ Des Francofolies à Kinshasa en 2014. LaLibre.be, July 20, 2013, accessed on December 23, 2013 (French).