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Vive La France! 2012

VIVE LA FRANCE! 2012

All at Melting Vinyl HQ are delighted to once more welcome our friends from across the channel for a tricolore carnival of French Music and Culture!

Between the 26th – 28th January 2012, the south coasts Independent music promoters, Melting Vinyl, in association with Bureau Export, welcomes to Brighton an impressive collection of French artists and labels for the fourth annual Vive la France! Festival. Making its home in the bohemian and cosmopolitan North Laines, four venues will provide outlets for an eclectic mix of explosive Electro-Pop, enchanting Chanson, ever popular performances from local French artists under the ‘French Connection’ banner as well as a hearty dose of French-infused World Music, Urban, and Cinema; all guaranteed to impress both connoisseurs and newcomers to the scene.

We are delighted to announce that Vive La France! 2012 will be brought to you in association with 5 cultural taste-makers:

In addition to the music, no showcase of French culture would be complete without a celebration of the Gallic arts of food and wine. Providing the gastronomic infusion to Vive La France! 2012 are relaxed French bistro Mange Tout on Trafalgar Street and the best venue in town to enjoy wine, beer and bites, Plateau off Bartholomew Square, also home to the festival’s intimate after hours DJ sets. These venues will provide audiences and artists alike with a taste of France to accompany the feast of music on offer.

The Line of Best Fit focuses on the best in new and alternative music from around the world. A UK-based website with a truly international audience, it’s risen in the last five years to become a significant online taste-maker.

French Radio London is London’s first terrestrial French language radio station, broadcasting 24/7 on DAB, on the Internet and on their iPhone App. Created to serve London’s 400,000 French residents, they not only air internationally renowned French titles, but believe that their mission is  to discover new talent in French music and bring new French sounds to the UK.

Since its inception in 1986, Les Inrocks has been a leading light of the French cultural scene, becoming one of the most influential and widely-consulted sources for music news, review and opinion. With an unparalleled reputation for finding and promoting new music, it continues to hold a special place in the hearts of French music fans.

Pick up the programme from here!(.pdf)

Vive La France!