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Ville à Dômat #270: ‘Radio Rebel’

Encetem aquest 2020 al ràdio rebel de Barcelona amb la millor música del moment. Sintonitza el 100.5FM i  escolta el triatge musical que ha preparat Divus Julius Bonasera. Estrenem el més nou de Pearl Jam,  Little Dragon, Four Tet, Tennis, Tame Impala o Cage The Elephant. Us presentem a nous artistes com Celeste, Subculture o The Chats.

Dijous 22h/10PM 100.5FM ràdio Ciutat Vella

Ville à Dômat: Radio Rebel

Music by Bergman: Kid Francescoli

Born in Paris but raised in Marseille, which he still considers his hometown, Mathieu Hocine has been writing songs since he was a kid. When he decided to publically unveil his project in the early 2000’s, he chose the nickname Kid Francescoli, as a tribute to Enzo Francescoli, one of the stars of his beloved Olympique de Marseille football club. In the past decades, his city has had a strong influence on the development of rap music in France, but things are changing and Kid Francescoli is the perfect example. His music has a lot more to do with pop, electro, the French Touch movement, dream-pop and film soundtracks (especially Ennio Morricone’s works).

In 2009, when he was staying in New York for a while, he met an American singer, Julia Minkin. They fell in love and started playing music together as a duo, which led to the creation of Kid Francescoli’s third album, called With Julia (2014). Even though they have broken up, Julia remains his muse and their relationship has evolved into a creative friendship.

In 2017, Kid Francescoli released Play Me Again, a new album documenting the end of a love story and exploring interesting territories (hip-hop beats, reggae, R&B, lyrics in French…). Love affairs don’t always end badly. Two years after the success of Play Me Again he releases Lovers, his brand new album.