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MUZ | Francbâtards, a musical journey through the French-speaking world

Interview by Keithy Antoine

Genres and styles : Afrobeat / Afrobeats / Indian Ocean / Indie Folk / Reggae / Ska

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There are many of them, and they travel the world with their project. Francbâtards is a collective of artists from several French-speaking regions around the world. They have a completely unique style, blending ska, Afrobeat, reggae and music from Réunion and Mauritius. Keithy Antoine spoke with one of its members, Jérôme, live from Belgium, to find out more about the group and what they have in store for us at MUZ on Thursday 2 October at Studio TD.

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