Chronicles and Articles by Salwa Lakrafi

Rap in the lead Urban music number one in exports: the forgotten ones of national pride?

Rap in the lead Urban music number one in exports: the forgotten ones of national pride?

01/19/2024

According to figures from the National Music Center (CNM), in partnership with the National Syndicate of Phonographic Publishers (SNEP), for 2022, French rap is the number one music export.

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Aya Nakamura and Edith Piaf have a lot more in common than you might think

Aya Nakamura and Edith Piaf have a lot more in common than you might think

03/10/2024

[TRIBUNE] Seeing the singer of “Pookie” cover the songs of La Môme during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games would be an extremely powerful symbol.

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What criteria should be used to choose the artist who should represent France at the Olympic Games?

What criteria should be used to choose the artist who should represent France at the Olympic Games?

04/20/2024

The question of choosing the artist who will represent France at the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games is arousing heated debate. Following these discussions, I looked at the list of objective criteria that could guide this choice.

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2024 Legislative Elections: “Artists, non-consenting spokespersons of political parties”

2024 Legislative Elections: “Artists, non-consenting spokespersons of political parties”

06/26/2024

Jonathan Dassin and Salwa Lakrafi are demanding that the use of music during political events be added to the list of cases excluded from the prerogatives of SACEM.

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