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Weekend French Playlist #16: Les Flammes 2024

Weekend French Playlist #16: Les Flammes 2024

The 2nd edition of the awards show celebrated the central place of rap and R&B in the nation's culture -- even as one of its biggest stars faced a racist backlash over a potential Olympic performance.

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May 04, 2024
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Aya Nakamura performs at Les Flammes award ceremony on April 25.

Les Flammes 2024, the second edition of an awards ceremony that celebrates France’s best Rap, R&B, and Afrobeats music, highlighted again the way this nation’s culture is being reshaped in a profound way. France is the second biggest market in the world for rap behind the U.S.

The show was c…

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