Renowned for the quality of the training, Les Rencontres d’Astaffort has today become a reference in the musical world. On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of this school, France 2 broadcast this October 12 a special number of the show “8:30 p.m. on Saturday“. Francis Cabrel thus explained on camera that all students had to respect a very specific rule: composing in French.
“This is essential! It’s more than important, in fact, we have never accepted people who composed in English. It wouldn’t make sense, because it’s true that English is a fairly easy language, which immediately sounds comfortable, you can mix up the words. We have already inherited people who wanted to cure their addiction to English to switch to the French language. I like that a lot“, he explained. During the broadcast, we were able to see the students doing an exercise along these lines, translating one of the best-known English songs: “Yesterday“ of the Beatles. A way to maintain the richness of the French language.
