Yardland, a festival for urban music (finally!)
Every weekend this summer, we explore the major popular music gatherings in France. Today, we'll be exploring the first major Parisian festival dedicated to rap, Caribbean, and Afro-pop music.
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July at the Hippodrome de Vincennes, during the Yardland festival, Theodora joins Guy2Bezbar for their single " Pay! And you can hear the atmosphere from the crowd.
For a long time, we wondered why urban music had such a strong presence without a festival. Sky-high scores on the streaming market, a near-dominant position in the annual album sales charts, arena and stadium concerts at a steady pace... But no major national festival. And then Yardland arrived.
In this episode of Festival Stories , you hear excerpts from:
Theodora and Guy2Bezbar, Pay!, 2025
Half Portion, Casablanca, 2022
Asake, MMS, 2024
Meryl, Bigidi, 2024
Latto, Big Mama, 2025
Bamby feat. Kerchak, Pas jalouse, 2025
Jungeli, Little Genius, 2023
Hamza, Kiki2Bondy, 2025
Tiakola, Sunset, 2025
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