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I have read for the third time Black Bazaar (the book that made me discover the French-Congolese author Alain Mabanckou) and I must say that I have not been disappointed. I remembered that the novel didn’t contain many events strictly speaking, but once...
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Devo is a very creative electro-punk band formed in Ohio (USA) and which made its breakthrough in the late 1970s and remained active with its founding members throughout the 1980s. They were famous for their innovative electronic sounds mixed with post/punk...
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After I have dedicated several articles to African Amazigh music, I thought it was necessary to evoke Tinariwen, a great Algerian band of Tuareg music which has already been widely acclaimed throughout the world, and deserves to be known by even more...
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It is quite difficult to summarize all the literary skills and qualities of the Libyan writer, Ibrahim El Kouni, who says about himself that he is made “of Tuareg (Amazigh) consciousness and Arabic culture”. Hence, he has exploited beneficially all the...
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La figure de Jimmy Hendrix a indéniablement marqué l’historie du rock. On l’associe le plus souvent à son jeu de guitare incroyable et à ses poses spectaculaires : la guitare dans le dos ou serrant les fils entre ses dents le plus naturellement du monde....
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Edouard Scissorhands , released in 1990, is one of the major films of Tim Burton, an singularly creative American director who was able to merge fantastic tales, urban realism and satyr all along his journey, although he sometimes lost his way by leaning...
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Édouard aux mains d’argent sorti en 1990 est un des films majeurs de Tim Burton, cinéaste américain oh combien créatif dans le fond et la forme, qui a su marier conte fantastique, réalisme urbain et satyre tout au long de son parcours, même si il s’est...
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John Steinbeck is a great figure of American literature who does not need to be introduced since his name is often associated with the denunciation of financial capitalism excesses and the fate of the victims of the stock market crash which occurred in...
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I have read again the great novel 1984 by Georges Orwell that I had discovered twenty years ago. Like all the masterpieces, this book is still relevant today although it has been written in 1948. One can also say that more the time passes more accurate...
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I’m a follower of Bruce Springsteen’s journey since quite a long time now, and he is undoubtedly an iconic figure of rock music of which he successfully captured the essence while composing profound melodies that match up perfectly with his polished lyrics,...
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