Post-revolutionary France tried to stamp it out, but working class communities kept speaking it. Now Occitan powers a vivacious and political European music scene It’s May Day in Marseille, and beyond ...

Ever heard of the Occitan language, the native tongue of the South of France? It is a language spoken by so few nowadays that even those who have vacationed multiple times in Nice, Cannes or anywhere ...

Growing up in the South of France, Occitan and its music was never far away. From the lively bands at night markets, to odd posters advertising language classes I never dared to take, this ...