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Forever French
Wednesdays 8 pm – 9.30 pm
Presented by Gabrielle Haumesser & Sandrine Charruyer
There has been a French show on Eastside Radio each Wednesday night continuously for 15 years.
Gabrielle & Sandrine started ForeverFrench five years ago and Alexandre Lassalle joined them in 2011. More recently Emmanuelle Revelut has become our P.R. So expect to hear about us more often.
ForeverFrench is about music from French speaking countries, including Belgium, Switzerland, Africa, The French Caribbean, Quebec, New Caledonia, Tahiti, Madagascar and Reunion Island. Naturally, we play music produced in France. Some of it is in English, Arabic, Corsican or even the Celtic dialect of Brittany!
The program is presented by Gabrielle, Sandrine and occasionally Alexandre. All of us travel to France regularly. We have the opportunity to ‘separate the wheat from the chaff’ in order to present a program that is current, interesting and enjoyable. We tend to play music that is often not even played in France but is always music that we love.
Our programs include: Boris Vian, Juliette Greco, Henri Salvador, Gilbert Laffaille, Jacques Higelin, Jacques Dutronc and quirky artists like Bobby Lapointe, Nino Ferrer, Gérard Morel, Anaïs, Presque oui, Solange et ses Hommes, Rodolphe Burger, Jacques Schwarz-Bart, Hindi Zahra… And of course French jazz: the Double Six, Claude Nougaro, The Voice Messengers, Michel Legrand…
Gabrielle Haumesser used to work for French public radio. She also ran a nightclub which promoted interesting new artists. She fell in love with 2JJ (forerunner of today’s 2JJJ) whilst holidaying in Sydney and later moved here permanently. She sees her program as a combination of her passion for music and Eastside FM.
Sandrine Charruyer comes from Bordeaux. She grew up with two artistic brothers so that music has always been part of her life. She has a strong interest in films, spirituality, humanity and loves travelling. She lived in the French Caribbean and New Caledonia before moving to Australia. There, she discovered Beguine and Zouk adding another style to her quite eclectic tastes.
You loved a track we played? Check out the playlist of the last show on our blog here.
You want more French music and news? Join us on our Facebook page “Forever French” and on Twitter @forever_french
You have something to share with us? Contact us on foreverfrench@eastsidefm.org.
You want to get in touch with the French community in Sydney and in Australia?
Here is a selection of our favourite links:
“So Frenchy So Chic” compilations
Every year the “So Frenchy So Chic” compilations offer Australians French music lovers a taste of France’s diverse musical soundscape. The SFSC albums have sold 100 000 copies.
The 2012 CD’s offerings have just been released for the 2012 French Film Festival (Cartell music).
The Alliance Française French Film Festival will be held in Sydney from 6-25 March 2012. It will be bigger and better with 45 feature films already selected.
The Alliance Française is located in the last Harry Seidel building in Sydney. It delivers French courses, organises French events and has a Grand Café. On loan for members, there is also a growing music library.
Alliance Française of Sydney, 257 Clarence St, Sydney NSW 2000
enquiries@afsydney.com.au / Tel: (02) 9292 5700
Lycée Condorcet / The International French School of Sydney
If you want to speak French start young! Your child can start Preschool as young as 3.
758 Anzac Parade, Maroubra, NSW 2035
