{"id":7744,"date":"2012-03-21T14:00:19","date_gmt":"2012-03-21T14:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=7744"},"modified":"2012-03-21T10:21:26","modified_gmt":"2012-03-21T10:21:26","slug":"le-francais-jadore-the-french-invade-trafalgar-square-17th-march-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/le-francais-jadore-the-french-invade-trafalgar-square-17th-march-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Le Fran\u00e7ais J’Adore – the French invade Trafalgar Square, 17th March 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Le<\/p>\n

Oh la la! This was rather an unexpected event that I stumbled across over the weekend.<\/p>\n

Billed as\u00a0Le Fran\u00e7ais J’Adore, it saw Trafalgar Square being taken over by the International Organisation of La Francophonie (IOF), who put on stalls, a stage showing off an eclectic range of folk, pop and jazz singers and much general Frenchiness<\/em> around the square.<\/p>\n

\"Le<\/p>\n

The atmosphere may have been\u00a0French, but the weather was\u00a0resolutely\u00a0British, with\u00a0fine\u00a0sheets of rain failing to dampen the spirits of the rather modest crowd.<\/p>\n

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It seems that the purpose of the event was to\u00a0raise awareness of the French language and ‘reflect the rich diversity of the French-speaking community in the UK’. I’m not entirely sure how that works, but the bands seemed decent enough.<\/p>\n

Above you can see a row of exhibition stands representing various countries with a French connection.<\/p>\n

\"Le<\/p>\n

Looking across Trafalgar\u00a0Square\u00a0with the, err, ‘interesting’ Olympic clock in the\u00a0foreground.<\/p>\n

Acts on stage included F\u00e9loche (France), Claudine Muno & The Luna Boots (Luxembourg), Jali (Belgium), Noga (Switzerland), Alfa Rococo (Canada), Emel Mathlouthi (Tunisia), Naby (Senegal), Rayess Bek (Lebanon) and Melissa Laveaux (Haiti).<\/p>\n

\"Le<\/p>\n

Not sure why this fella was dressed in a bunny rabbit outfit, but C’est la vie!<\/p>\n

\"Le<\/p>\n

A last look across Trafalgar Square, with the National Gallery in the background.<\/p>\n

Info:<\/strong>
\nTrafalgar Square
\nLondon WC2N 5DN
\n[Official website<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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