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Your 11 Montreal summer soundtrack
July 1, 2020
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Since you can’t go to your favourite summer festivals this year, why not turn your backyard or living room into a mini-Place des Festivals or a pocket-sized concert hall? Here are 11 playlists to fill your home with the sweet sounds of a Montreal summer. Whether you just tap your toes or get a night-long groove going, you’re sure to find the joy that only music can bring!
FRANCOPHONE MUSIC
Buying local has been a hot topic lately – and why not include music in the conversation? Local artists, the musique bleue movement, talented young Montrealers: there’s no shortage of options!
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Coup de coeur francophone – “Music above all” #paulverlaine
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Francos de Montréal – Dance at home
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Musique bleue - Music solidarity
CLASSICAL AND JAZZ
It makes no difference: from beloved standards to intriguing contemporary pieces, classical and jazz go straight to our heart. Check out these sublime playlists.
WORLD AND INDIGENOUS MUSIC
While we wait for this year’s edition, postponed to the fall, why not relive last year’s Nuits d’Afrique? And it’s always a great time to take in some Indigenous sounds, despite the cancellation of this year’s Montreal First Peoples’ Festival.
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Festival Nuits d'Afrique - 2019 Edition
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Nikamowin – Traditional and contemporary Indigenous music
POP AND ELECTRONICA
These high-energy sounds will get you up and moving, to help you warm up for this fall’s festivals.
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MUTEK - 20th Edition
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POP Montréal - Mixtapes
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OUMF - 2019 Edition
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