Duquette acquires all outstanding shares. By Billboard Staff Janie Duquette now fully owns and runs the company she built, Montreal-based entertainment firm Deja Musique. Duquette, president of Deja ...

The term ‘concrète’ music was coined in the 1940s by Paris-based engineer, composer and sonic experimentalist Pierre Schaeffer. Defined as music created using recorded sound as source material (ie ...

When the Summer Solstice arrives on Saturday, millions of people across France will attend the impromptu street concerts of “Fête de La Musique” hosted by restaurants, bars, museums and even libraries ...

In 1982, the very first Fête de la Musique was held in Paris. Planned by the French Ministry of Culture, musical performances were maximized on the summer solstice, the longest day of the year, in a ...

Musique concrète originally dates from the late 1940s. Pierre Schaeffer and colleagues working for France’s public radio station, Radiodiffusion Française (RDF) experimented with sound effects and ...

The trumpet of Paolo Fresu, on a Parisian afternoon in the 1980s, still resonates today in the memory of those who were there. Because the Fête de la Musique, which was then taking its first ...

During the May 3 performance, “Musique De La Chambre of Louis XIV,” it will be a great honor to feature Ukrainian harpsichordist Olena Zhukova, a tireless and fearless ambassador of Ukrainian culture, ...

145 people have reported being stabbed with syringe needles during France's Fête De La Musique on Saturday. The nationwide street music festival, which takes place in numerous cities across the ...

MANILA, Philippines – Your favorite artists will be performing in Metro Manila, Baguio, and Palawan on 3 different days for Fête de la Musique 2017! Artists like Kjwan, Ang Bandang Shirley, Taken by ...

French police have detained twelve suspects after 145 people reported being pricked with syringes during the country's annual street music festival, officials said Sunday. Millions of people took to ...