Episode 12 Emel Sings to Celebrate la Francophonie - a podcast by Pascale Richard is director of Cultural Events at the Lycee since 2011. Her background is in journalism and writing. She is a graduate of Sciences-po and holds a master’s in journalism from New York University.

Born in Tunisia, Emel evokes her childhood and her musical beginnings. Singing in English and in Arabic, sometimes in French, Emel talks about identity as a language of creation. What is it to be a Francophone and belong to this French-speaking cultural world?
Her latest album, still in the making, is dedicated to women and among them, the most vulnerable. " I change the story to change History and create a virtuous circle", says Emel.
Emel is participating to a virtual concert organized by the Cultural Center of the Lycée Francais de New York and live on Saturday, March 20, 2021 on the Cultural Center facebook page
Music credits:
"Ensen Dhaif" by Emel
"Everywhere we look is burning" by Emel
"Fi Kolli Yawmen" by Emel
"Kelmti Horra" by Emel
"Je t'aime encore" ( Album D'Eux by Celine Dion)
Maxime Boublil ( intro music)
Special thanks to Partisan Records and Annie Ohayon.

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