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,…
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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…
Blues en Loire 2026: a festival putting its faith in the next generation
For more than twenty years, Élisabeth Levannier has been dedicated to promoting the blues through Le Chat Musique, the association…
Vox’n Blues (France) bets on passing the blues on
On July 4 and 5, Vox'n Blues will once again take over the château and open-air theatre of Saint-Victor-sur-Loire. Built…
Littlebig6ster: “The transformation has only just begun”
Blues Actu exclusively premieres Me Blind, the new video from Littlebig6ster, one day before its official release. Discover the first…
Robert Mauriès: “We handed the keys of the festival over to women”
To celebrate its 45th anniversary, from July 9 to 11, 2026, the Cahors Blues Festival is unveiling a predominantly female…
Fantastic Negrito: “I see the blues as a living language, not a museum piece”
Fantastic Negrito will take the stage at Jazz à Vienne on June 27 for the festival’s traditional Blues Night. For…
Mazingo interview: “We wanted it to feel unsettling”
Ahead of the official release of Wait A Minute, Blues Actu premieres the new Mazingo single and video. Following Hey…
Shemekia Copeland interview: “Blues has always been the bastard child of the music industry”
She is now the leading voice of contemporary blues on the planet. Relaxed yet attentive, Shemekia Copeland agreed to take…