Marie Sarah “Blues and soul are the language of the soul”
A few hours before her concert at Le Transbordeur in Villeurbanne, Marie Sarah sat down with Blues Actu to talk…
Interview
Ally Venable: “The blues lays musicians bare”
After bursting onto the blues scene following her signing with Ruf Records, Ally Venable, born on April 7, 1999, in…
Ady One Woman Band on camera: “The blues was created to keep us smiling”
At the Vox’n Blues festival, Ady One Woman Band steps in front of the camera. She discusses the freedom of…
At the Meyreuil Roots Festival, “there are as many kinds of blues as there are places”
From September 10 to 12, 2026, the Meyreuil Blues Roots Festival will return to the Domaine de Valbrillant for an…
Vincent Bucher on camera: “You play who you are”
At the Vox’n Blues festival, Vincent Bucher steps in front of the camera. The harmonica player looks back on his…
Lenny Lafargue interview: “I never planned on having a career”
With the passing of Lenny Lafargue, French blues has lost one of its finest representatives. As a tribute to him,…
Kaz Hawkins interview: “You quickly get hooked on Brezoi”
Born in Belfast in 1973, Kaz Hawkins is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter based in France. Her powerful, deeply expressive voice…
Nico Wayne Toussaint on camera: “You should never set limits for yourself”
At the Vox’n Blues festival, Nico Wayne Toussaint steps in front of the camera. In this interview, he discusses passing…
Bill Janovitz: “The Stones spent a long time chasing the Beatles”
If you think you have always known everything there is to know about the Rolling Stones, then you have not…
Étage70 interviewed: “We want to introduce our generation to the blues”
Étage70 is a young Paris-based blues, blues-rock and psychedelic rock band formed by four friends united by their love of…
Justina Lee Brown: “Africa lives within me”
Justina Lee Brown is a Nigerian-born artist who has lived in Switzerland for many years. After winning the 2019 Swiss…
Elliott Murphy: “I have far more endurance than I ever imagined!”
A few days after his concert at the Nuit du Blues in Cabannes, where he once again proved that time…