Les Enfoirés - great french music, once a year

17 02 2008

There is a country with a special kind of people and a very special kind of culture: France.

In the times of globalization I think it is very important to have a culture which is able to offer something which is not totally influenced by US entertainment for stupid masses.

1986 the french humorist Coluche made a TV show with several french musicians. Unfortunately he died then, but the concept of combining french artists for some charitable purposes is still alive.

It works like that: every year (in January or February) a lot of french artists come together and make a show, a big one, over several days. That group of artists call themselves “Les Enfoirés“, and there are not always the same musicians, no, they change.

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