Monthly Archives: July 2025

Diaspora rhythm cumbia started in Colombia, but has taken over the entire latin music world. And Quebec, because Astral Coyote is a Mexican-Quebecois duo that mix la cumbia with electronics (there’s a world to discover if you like this blend). Astral Coyote wrote French lyrics for the first time, and because lead singer Olivia has a very fine voice, it’s only natural that they’re featured here.

From the press release: ‘The lyrics tell of the journeys we are called to: those we make in the vastness of nature, and the secret ones that transform us from within. Here, we hear the emergence of new identities, the shedding of the old, and that bittersweet feeling that accompanies every rebirth.’

I love that driving rhythm, Manu Chao-fans should take note, the glowing trumpetsounds and that melancholy-filled voice. Here comes the sun, people! The song’s coming out officially on Friday, so this is a scoop!

Let’s take it to more modern sounds. But if you’re over 40, you’ll recognise the 80s vibe in this highly danceable track too. Quebecoise Roselle and Franco-Canadienne Thaïs (born in Paris) teamed up for this youg women’s anthem, about (in short) being enough. Love that driving beat.

Nice; record label We Want Sounds releases an extended (with demos and all) reissue of French cult figure Brigitte Fontaine’s debut album from 1968. The album is presented as a ‘redefinition’ of French Pop, three years before Histoire de Melody Nelson. Jean-Claude Vannier (arrangements) is the key figure here, together with label boss and producer Pierre Barouh, and songwriter Jacques Higelin. Read on We Want Sounds Bandcamp page what you’re getting when you buy this double disc. If yer into Stereolab, Broadcast, Gainsbourg/Vannier and all related, and never heard of this album, yer in for a treat.