EVER SINCE BLACK AMERICANS INTRODUCED JAZZ TO FRANCE DURING WORLD WAR I, PARISIANS WELCOME THEIR ARTS
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Gospel singing of African-American churches has been sung and taught in Paris for years.
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| Entrée to Black Paris |
- Josephine Baker, the first international star...
- Entered the Panthéon (the secular mausoleum) on November 30, 2020.
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Soon afterwards the television station France 24 interviewed Monique Wells, who publishes Entrée to Black Paris and guides visits that focus on African Americans.
- A square had already been named for her (in 2000)
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Inauguration of place Joséphine Baker, 14th, with the district mayor and the American singer Ursuline Kairson.
- Now a famous poster is spontaneously adapted:
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Entrée to Black Paris |
Bus stop in the 13th, novembre 2023; decor 2024 (Facebook, Jill Danger)
- She's painted on a wall...
169 boulevard de l'Hopital,13e
- And appears on a coin (in 2024)
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They have appreciated intellectuals from the former colonies from almost the same time, and may now turn to such artists as Cameroon's Barthelémy Togué for his decor of the Château Rouge métro in 2017 and exhibit at the National Library* in 2024.
*For a full report, Entrée to Black Paris, photos Monique Wells.
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But it's only recently that they turn to their own artists by...
- Introducing hip-hop to a classic opera (in Octobre 2019):
- Presenting a hip-hop competiton at the Théâtre du Châtelet (an important theater) during the Olympic Games:
- Adapting the cult movie La Haine ("Hate") of 1995 into a play to which The New York Times gave major coverage:
The New York Times, October 9, 2024
As so often,
energy comes from below
It is appreciated at last.
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