Taratata 503

A new edition of French music show Taratata, another edition that saw some inspiring choices of acts and memorable performances.

This edition saw performances by Sylvie Vartan, performing solo and duetting with Axelle Red for a version of Elvis's Suspicios Minds.

Minuit performed a version of the depeche Mode track personal Jesus, as well as their own track Flash.

Other highlights Hyphen Hyphen performed with Charlie Winston, with a version of the Queen and David Bowie track Under Pressure.

Skunk Anansie performed with Shaka Ponk, with a mash up of and Motorhead's The Ace of Spades.

All the performances are available to watch on the Taratata website

Charlie Winston: #Saysomething

A new song by Charlie Winston, with a track #saysomething inspired by the ongoing refugee crisis that has been hitting Europe.

France, with its temporary camps in Calais is among the countries that has been affected by the sudden influx of people fleeing the variety of crises hitting the middle east, from the war in Syria, the rise of Daesh to the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan.

Winston's message is - rightly - one of unambiguous solidarity.

Charlie Winston  is of course a UK artist by birth, but one who has emerged to widespread recognition in France.

While not widely known in the UK, he is a massive star in France, his 2009 Hobo album a number one seller.

His subsequent albums, 2011's Running Still and 2015's Curio City both reached the top ten.
Regarding his new release, he said: "I took my guitar and film team and played to refugees in the camps of Berlin, as well as on the Macedonian/Greek border where 8,000 refugees crossed per day, 'The Jungle' in Calais, where I marched and sang, and also marched in London with thousands of others."

 All the money raised by the song will go to the IFRC.