The trend of bilingual music has been taking over the airwaves, with Latin and Hispanic artists charting on billboard and featuring on hits by mainstream American artists. In 2015, there was a rapid increase of bilingual music produced, shared and streamed and an increase in advertisement revenues, according to Nielson reports. It is clear that there is an audience for bilingual music, so why aren't more French/English artists producing it especially in an officially bilingual country like Canada? In celebration of the French culture in Canada, this documentary will explore how culture influences artists’ linguistic style.
This documentary was produced by Latoya Powell for CJRU 1280AM in Toronto. It was part of the 2019 Rendez-vous de la Francophonie radio marathon. Find more information at: https://ncra.ca/rvf
All songs feature in this documentary can be found at the links below.
Borelson - The Time Is Now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbTvofFbIgk
Aida - Ghosting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jcsfrFvBfA
Aida - Tous Me Rend Fou: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrD825K5-vs
Shope - Je suis ici: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iVWxCvzfcA
Shope - What She Wants: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0Hdoct79Pc
Shope - C’est Vrai: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAzktp_JcBI
Scott Holmes - Awake: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes/Documentary__TV_series/Awake_master
