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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Henry Young

French artists, DJs and musicians unite to fight threat of far-right government

DJ Etienne de Crecy performed in front of thousands in Paris in protest at the result of the first round of voting in French elections.
DJ Etienne de Crecy performed in front of thousands in Paris in protest at the result of the first round of voting in French elections. Photograph: Stéphane de Sakutin/AFP/Getty Images

More than 1,200 artists, DJs and promoters from the French music industry have come together in a bid to galvanise “the world of the night” into political action and to protest at the possibility of the first far-right French government since the second world war.

Members of the Front Électronique (FE) have organised live debates on video streaming service Twitch and free concerts, and released a fund-raising album Siamo Tutti Antifascisti Vol.1 (We are all Anti-Fascists) featuring 38 artists. The compilation is described as a “call to arms”.

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