Les Wampas - Never trust a Best-of

A greatest hits album released this week by French punk legends Les Wampas.

For a band who have been around so long, it's no small achievement that it's their first Best Of album.
They've been around since the early 80s, and  released their first studio album, entitled Tutti frutti, in 1986.

Since then they've carved their own idiosyncratic path led by Didier Wampas, one of the most unlikely and distinctive front men in music.

the title of the collection is of course a nod to their 2003 album  Never trust a guy who after having been a punk, is now playing electro. That album included their hit Manu Chao.

Their most recent album wsa 2014's  Les Wampas font la gueule.

The best of CD includes 27 tracks, and a special edition includes another disc of unreleased material and rarities,as well as a DVD.

Festival: Fête de l'Humanité

A major music event in the outskirts of Paris this weekend, with the annual Fête de l'Humanité taking
place at the  Parc départemental Georges Valbon at La Courneuve.

Manu Chao, Texas and Shaka Ponk are the headline acts over the three days, that also see La Famille Chedid and the legendary Juliette Gréco taking to the stage.

As an event organised to raise funds for the L'Humanité newspaper, the PCF's daily, there are debates, discussions and stalls for a variety of causes as well as music, culture and food from communities around the world.

Last year Scorpions, IAM and Massive Attack headlined and in the decades since it began the event has seen some of the biggets names in music play, from French acts like Johnny Hallyday to international bands like Pink Floyd.

Whether or not they share the politics of L'Humanité doesn't matter too much, as it's always been an inclusive event attracting over 100,000 people.

Ticket prices are kept low, with a 32 Euro price for the three day ticket.