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Web Address Book of Friends' Websites
You'll find here a list of friends' web links, all occupations included, that I particularly advise you to consult. Some are official sites of the persons, others are just websites with dedicated and interesting pages. Read more ...
Published July 31st 2008

Edito | June 23rd 2008

Solstice in Music
What's better than a tradition ? Every year, summer is coming with its procession of events and entertainements of which people never get tired of. The summer solstice on June the 21st is the longest day of the year. Read more ...

Harmonica Trio in the Pocket
Tombo Musical Instrument company has introduced into the market two small instruments named “Pocket Ensemble” (n° 1160 and 1161), invented by Juko Saito* and intended to be used by harmonica ensembles. Read more ...
Published May 22nd 2008

Edito | April 1st 2008

April Spring Fever
It is interesting to notice that in many different countries, the first days of April are celebrated by the same sort of events : days of foolishness and tricks.

The 1st of April is in France the day of “Poissons d’Avril” (April fishes) when French children used to fix a fish drawing to the back of their schoolmates, shouting “Poisson d’Avril” when the prank is discovered. Read more ...

World Championships and World Competitions Story
The harmonica is the best-known and most popular instrument in the world. That's why it was desirable and even necessary to create an organisation which will bring adepts together on an international basis. Read more ...
Published March 4th 2008

Edito | December 26th 2007

Happy New Year 2008
PLANETS

Once upon a time, two planets lost in the Universe infinity, two specks of dust in our galaxy.
One is the Earth. It's already known that its length of life is estimated to five billions years !
After reading those lines as an introduction, you must have already guessed the name of the second planet. Read more ...

Edito | October 16th 2007

Autumn on the Web
It is often said that humanity has been going through three great cultural revolutions since the beginning of our era. Without forgetting all the preceeding human great steps, just before blowing out our second autumn anniversary candles, let's consider these events to see what might be of concern to us, harmonica players. Read more ...

Edito | June 21st 2007

The Music Day
Welcome to the Music Day. Winds coming from everywhere are blowing on the web like messengers opening a large range of discoveries and announcing favourable unexpected meetings. For example we are discovering that Bruce Willis will take part this summer in a chromatic masterclass organized by Robert Bonfiglio in Copake, New York state. Read more ...

Edito | April 7th 2007

It's Spring Time !!
Spring time is here, flowers are blooming everywhere and birds are singing, flying high in the blue sky. It's time to rejoice and to celebrate in harmony with the nature revival.
Before all the Summer events, let's announce the Spring ones. Read more ...

Let’s talk about Hohner
Survivor of the 19th century industrial revolution in Germany, to which the mouth organ will always remain linked, this prestigious company celebrates this year its 150 years of existence.
Happy birthday Hohner !
On this occasion Hohner proposes 3 new "Hohner 150th Anniversary" models, attention it's a limited production*. Read more ...
Published March 9th 2007

Franco de Gemini - The Moovie Soundtrack Music
"Caro Franco, La tua esecuzione con l'armonica è, ancora una volta, degna del film e dell'idea musicale che l'accompagna. Grazie encora." - Ennio Morricone
"Dear Franco, the way you are playing the harmonica is, once more time, worthy of the movie and of the musical idea accompanying it. Read more ...
Published February 23rd 2007

Edito | December 30th 2006

Happy New Year 2007
Time is going by so quickly... 2006 is already the past. Memories, memories... We must look towards the future and the New Year 2007 is already promising events of which we'll talk here very soon. Let's be confident in the flow of time which sometimes brings good surpri Read more ...

Pentatonic harmonicas
The Tremolo Pentatonic Harmonica enjoys a great popularity in the traditional music in Japan.

This new instrument has been created by Juko Saito, A.J. Read more ...
Published October 20th 2006

Edito | October 4th 2006

Autumn leaves...
Autumn leaves... the wind is brushing them over the web. This is a good sign announcing an intense activity in the harmonicist world, for the end of this year 2006.
Being seven months old, our site is very happy of the numerous visits from people from everywhere in the world : people from 61 different countrie Read more ...

Edito | June 21st 2006

Jean Labre's letter
We are the 21st of June and in France as in other countries it is the Music Fete.This is for me to send you this first letter.
Our website is four months old and is visited, we could nearly say,by people from everywhere. Read more ...

Sunlights on the St Aignan Festival 2006 - France
I am just back from the 4th "Harmonica sur Cher Festival", which I had announced here in march. I want to come back to this festival which is a true giant success, essentialy due to the association Mediator and its dynamic president Christophe Minier. Read more ...
Published June 5th 2006

Birth and History of a small instrument : The Harmonica
We are in China, in the 27th century BC,under the reign of one of the " Great three ancestors ", the emperor Huangdi (Houang Ti), the " Yellow King ", who lived, according to the legendary history, from 2697 to 2597 B. Read more ...
Published January 16th 2006

World Harmonica Festival 2005 (WHF 2005)
We invite you to read Jean Labre article ; he was logistical coordinator for the French delegation and jury member for the international competition during the 2005 event.

Like the Big Canyon or the Taj Mahal, Trossingen cannot be described. Read more ...
Published December 15th 2005

Claude Garden Biography, 1937-2004-(1)
Back in 1952. A day of this particular year remains deeply engraved in my memory . It’s a Saturday afternoon ; we are in an harmonica club called
" CHARM ", founded by Albert Raisner, when Claude Garden appears for the first time in our harmonicist universe, pushing the door of this legendary place, rue des Petites Écuries in Paris. Read more ...
Published November 16th 2005

Edito | October 14th 2005

Welcome on Jean Labre's website !
Times are changing and I give up today my participation to the « France Harmonica » website. I’ll devote myself, from now on, to the « JeanLabre.com » site, with always the same objective : to keep you informed about the international life of our multifaceted instrument. Read more ...