May in Paris

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

I'm planning a short trip (a couple of days) to Paris in May. Basically, it's a shopping trip, so I can knock around the African Quarter and catch up on Senegalese & Guinean music. It's been four years since I was there and I don't doubt there's lots of K7s to buy.

Can I have some advice which will help on precise timing, please? One of the things I REALLY want to do while I'm there is see Rhoda Scott live. Is there any way of finding out about her live appearances in Paris? If she isn't going to be around at all then I'd like to see some Senegalese bands I haven't seen before. Is there any way of finding out about that kind of gig?

MG

[sheldonm]

I'm planning a short trip (a couple of days) to Paris in May. Basically, it's a shopping trip, so I can knock around the African Quarter and catch up on Senegalese & Guinean music. It's been four years since I was there and I don't doubt there's lots of K7s to buy.

Can I have some advice which will help on precise timing, please? One of the things I REALLY want to do while I'm there is see Rhoda Scott live. Is there any way of finding out about her live appearances in Paris? If she isn't going to be around at all then I'd like to see some Senegalese bands I haven't seen before. Is there any way of finding out about that kind of gig?

MG

....her website? ............. http://www.rhodascott.com/

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

I'm planning a short trip (a couple of days) to Paris in May. Basically, it's a shopping trip, so I can knock around the African Quarter and catch up on Senegalese & Guinean music. It's been four years since I was there and I don't doubt there's lots of K7s to buy.

Can I have some advice which will help on precise timing, please? One of the things I REALLY want to do while I'm there is see Rhoda Scott live. Is there any way of finding out about her live appearances in Paris? If she isn't going to be around at all then I'd like to see some Senegalese bands I haven't seen before. Is there any way of finding out about that kind of gig?

MG

....her website? ............. http://www.rhodascott.com/

Thanks for that link Mark - I didn't know she had a website.

Unfortunately, she will be playing in Paris in March, but not in May.

So now I'm looking for Senegalese bands gigging in Paris in May.

Any ideas from Paris?

MG

[Tom Storer]

I'm not up on the Senegalese scene but I'll keep my eyes peeled as May approaches...

[brownie]

Same here.

By the way, 'The African Quarter' I don't know what you mean by that.

There is no specific African Quarter in Paris, just several areas where Africans like to congregate.

If you mean the La Goutte d'Or area, I have not been there in quite some time.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Same here.

By the way, 'The African Quarter' I don't know what you mean by that.

There is no specific African Quarter in Paris, just several areas where Africans like to congregate.

If you mean the La Goutte d'Or area, I have not been there in quite some time.

I mean the area east of Bd Barbes which includes Rue Marcadet & Rue Doudeauville. That's where all the K7 shops are. It feels a lot like Dakar

MG

[brownie]

Same here.

By the way, 'The African Quarter' I don't know what you mean by that.

There is no specific African Quarter in Paris, just several areas where Africans like to congregate.

If you mean the La Goutte d'Or area, I have not been there in quite some time.

I mean the area east of Bd Barbes which includes Rue Marcadet & Rue Doudeauville. That's where all the K7 shops are. It feels a lot like Dakar

MG

That's the area known as La Goutte d'Or! You may find some useful info at this site:

http://www.lagouttedor.net/

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Same here.

By the way, 'The African Quarter' I don't know what you mean by that.

There is no specific African Quarter in Paris, just several areas where Africans like to congregate.

If you mean the La Goutte d'Or area, I have not been there in quite some time.

I mean the area east of Bd Barbes which includes Rue Marcadet & Rue Doudeauville. That's where all the K7 shops are. It feels a lot like Dakar

MG

That's the area known as La Goutte d'Or! You may find some useful info at this site:

http://www.lagouttedor.net/

Not a lot, I'm afraid Brownie. Thanks though. At least it confirms that Lampe Fall, the Senegalese record shop, is still there in Rue Doudeauville. However it doesn't mention Kalle Camara's shop in Rue Marcadet and I can't remember the Guinean shop's name.

MG