Starts With Music, Bastille Day 2010 Paris Bash in Progress, Amadou and Mariam, Khaled

It all starts with music.

The night has fallen on Paris and a huge crowd must me dancing and singing along to the music bathing the Place de la Bastille where the French revolution began on July 14, 1789.  

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The Bastille Day 2010 celebrations kicked off with a Free Contest that opened at 8:30 PM (Paris time) on July 13.

On the program:

More than 15 singers and song-writers including Amadou & Mariam, Khaled, Chimène Badi, Ben Oncle Soul, Shy’m, Smod, William Baldé, Inna Modja, Sheryfa Luna, Stanislas, Mike Ibrahim, Jean-Roch, Tom Frager, John Mamann, Lord Kossity...

Full program of festivities can be found (in English) on Celebrate 14th July page courtesy of Mairie de Paris.

(* photo Mairie de Paris)

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