Lusophone special, topped off with swing

I just figured out that plenty of portugese-speaking artists are produced in France, or that their songs are on Francophone compilations: Cesaria Evora, CéU, Mayra Andrade,... To draw attention to these lusophone-francophone connections, this week's show features a nearly 1-hour long special on portugese-speaking artists. The second hour starts with a generous helping of swing in the spirit of Django Reinhard, and finishes with some very danceable, traditional and then more progressive middle eastern music. Enjoy!

The Fourth Annual Tournées French Film Festival!

Come join other francophiles at Boardman's Art Theater (www.boardmansarttheater.com) from October 31 to Novemer 6 for the French Film Festival!! Listen to today's show for more information on the movies: Audrey, today's guest, is one of the festival's co-organizers, and gives us background information on all of them, interspersed from film (and film-worthy!) music from France and elsewhere.
Listen to the second half of the show for North African tunes, songs from sub-saharan Africa, and some fresh tunes from the French scene.