11 June 2022 | Culture, Events
Fete de la Musique 2022
Je vous parle d'un temps
Que les moins de vingt ans
Ne peuvent pas connaître
Montmartre en ce temps-là
Accrochait ses lilas
Jusque sous nos fenêtres
Et si l'humble garni
Qui nous servait de nid
Ne payait pas de mine
C'est là qu'on s'est connu
Moi qui criait famine
Et toi qui posais nue
Like every year in June, we celebrate music in France! But not that... it is currently celebrated in a hundred countries. On June 21st, many cities, towns and villages give way to a festive atmosphere for the music festival.
What is the origin of the music festival?
The origin of the music festival comes from Joël Cohen, an American musician, who was then working for the music channel France Musique. To celebrate the Winter Solstice and the Summer Solstice, he offered special musical programming broadcast throughout the night and which he caleld the "Saturnalia of Music" on June 21 and December 21. This date also marks the beginning of the summer period.