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Bal-musette Style Of French Music Dance That First Became Popular Paris 1870s 1880s 1880 Paris Had Some 150 Dance Halls Working-class Neighbourhoods Of City Patrons Danced Bourrée Accompaniment Of Cabrette (a Bellows-blown Bagpipe Locally Called Musette) Often Vielle à Roue (hurdy-gurdy) Cafés Bars Of City Parisian Italian Musicians Who Played Accordion Adopted Style Established Themselves Auvergnat Bars Especially 19th Arrondissement, Romantic Sounds Of Accordion Has Since Become One Of Musical Icons Of City Paris Became Major Centre Jazz Still Attracts Jazz Musicians From All Around World Its Clubs CafésParis Spiritual Home Of Gypsy Jazz Particular Many Of Parisian Jazzmen Who Developed First Half Of 20th Century Began Playing Bal-musette City Django Reinhardt Rose Fame Paris Having Moved 18th Arrondissement Caravan Young Boy Performed With Violinist Stéphane Grappelli Their Quintette Du Hot Club De France 1930s 1940sImmediately After War Saint-Germain-des-Pres Quarter Nearby Saint-Michel Quarter Became Home Many Small Jazz Clubs Mostly Found Cellars Because Of Lack Of Space These Included Caveau Des Lorientais Club Saint-Germain Rose Rouge Vieux-Colombier Most Famous Le Tabou They Introduced Parisians Music Of Claude Luter Boris Vian Sydney Bechet Mezz Mezzrow Henri Salvador Most Of Clubs Closed Early 1960s Musical Tastes Shifted Toward Rock RollSome Of Finest Manouche Musicians World Found Here Playing Cafés Of City Night Some Of More Notable Jazz Venues Include New Morning Le Sunset La Chope Des Puces Bouquet Du Nord Several Yearly Festivals Take Place Paris Including Paris Jazz Festival(fr) Rock Festival Rock En SeineOrchestre De Paris Was Established 1967On 19 December 2015 Paris Other Worldwide Fans Commemorated 100th Anniversary Of Birth Of Edith Piaf—a French Cabaret Singer Songwriter Actress Who Became Widely Regarded France's National Chanteuse Well Being One Of France's Greatest International Stars Other Singers—of Similar Style—include Maurice Chevalier Charles Aznavour Yves Montand Charles TrenetParis Has Big Hip Hop Scene This Music Became Popular During 1980spresence Of Large African Caribbean Community Helped Its Development Gave Voice Political Social Status Many MinoritiesCinema
On 7 January 2015 two French Muslim extremists attacked Paris headquarters of Charlie Hebdo killed thirteen people attack claimed Al-Qaeda Arabian Peninsula, 9 January third terrorist who claimed he was part of ISIL killed four hostages during attack Jewish grocery store Porte de Vincennes11 January estimated 1.5 million people marched Paris show of solidarity against terrorism support of freedom of speech13 November of same year series of coordinated bomb gunfire terrorist attacks Paris Saint-Denis claimed ISIL, killed 130 people injured more than 350On 3 February 2017 two-backpack-carrying machete-wielding attacker shouting Allahu Akbar attacked soldiers guarding Louvre museum after they stopped him because of his bags assailant was shot no explosives were found18 March of same year Vitry-sur-Seine bar man held patrons hostage then fled later hold gun head of Orly Airport French soldier shouting I am here die name of Allah was shot dead soldier's comrades20 April man shot dead French police officer Champs-Élysées was later shot dead himself19 June man rammed his weapons-and-explosives-laden vehicle into police van Champs-Élysées but car only burst into flamesGeography, The Élysée Palace residence of French President, There 440 km (270 mi) of cycle paths routes Paris These include piste cyclable (bike lanes separated from other traffic physical barriers such kerb) bande cyclable (a bicycle lane denoted painted path road) Some 29 km (18 mi) of specially marked bus lanes free be used cyclists with protective barrier protecting against encroachments from vehicles Cyclists have also been given right ride both directions certain one-way streets Paris offers bike sharing system called Vélib' with more than 20,000 public bicycles distributed 1,800 parking stations, which can be rented short medium distances including one way tripsElectricity! France has long varied musical history experienced golden age 17th century thanks Louis XIV who employed number of talented musicians composers royal court most renowned composers of this period include Marc-Antoine Charpentier François Couperin Michel-Richard Delalande Jean-Baptiste Lully Marin Marais all of them composers court After death of Roi Soleil French musical creation lost dynamism but next century music of Jean-Philippe Rameau reached some prestige today he still one of most renowned French composers Rameau became dominant composer of French opera leading French composer harpsichord.[full citation needed].
Main article Name of France Place des Vosges Champagne wine flute Navette de Marseille (fr) are words of food writer M F K Fisher little boat-shaped cookies tough dough tasting vaguely of orange peel smelling better than they areFarinata#French variations chickpea flour boiled into thick mush allowed firm up then cut into blocks friedPastis alcoholic beverage made with aniseed spice extremely popular regionPieds paquets dish prepared from sheep's feet offalPistou combination of crushed fresh basil garlic with olive oil similar Italian pesto Soup au pistou combines pistou broth with pasta vegetablesTapenade paste made from chopped olives capers olive oil (sometimes anchovies may be added)Films set Marseille. Main article Religion France, Web@cademie Swordfish olive oil with ratatouille saffron rice, See also Marseille-Fos Port Église Saint-Paul Romanesque (12th 13th century) Gothic (15th–16th century) church.
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