The New Artistes

I enjoyed reading the cover story on the demise of French culture [Dec. 3]. But there are plenty of emerging French artists, especially on the pop- and dance-music scene: David Guetta and Bob Sinclar both released international hit songs this year, albeit with Anglo-Saxon singers. Over the past 10 years, electronic groups from France such as Daft Punk (whom Kanye West sampled on his recent hit Stronger ) and Air have met with similar success. French rap is thriving too — in fact, the rap market in France is the second biggest after the U.S.
Graham Clark, KEIGHLEY,...

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