MENU: 2.4.4. The unhailed energies of La Goutte d'Or
AFRICAN IMMIGRANTS COME FROM THE WHOLE PARIS REGION
FOR IMPORTS, MUSIC, COIFFEURS, TAILORS AND MEMORIES OF HOME.*
* "La Goutte d'or" or "the drop of gold" recalls the vineyards before industrialisation.
Adapted from a Google map
They ignore European arts and create their own:
These African checker players pay no attention to the European art behind them.
Musicians march along the railroad tracks that made the area one of the earliest immigrant destinations.
La Goutte d'Or design that has gained national acclaim and coiffures that were adopted world-wide (from the 2014 World Cup to about 2024).
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