58 texts published between 2005 and 2018: editorials by Jean Labre and in-depth articles on the history and great figures of the harmonica.
2018
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Hassle Dance
Our world is inexplicably mysterious, alternately punctuated with pleasures, worries, events, unpredictable whims of our planet... This planet that makes us fewer and fewer gifts. The sources of our torments…
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Night Organs
Unexpected encounter on that winter evening during which it was not recommended to put your nose out, solstice whim. Whatever the case may be, we posted complete in the beautiful Passy Annunciation United…
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2016
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An Harmonica in The Paris Garnier Opéra
For the first time in its long history, Paris Opera Garnier has welcomed a musical instrument born as itself in the 19th Century : the Harmonica of Antoine Leroux, very talented harmonica player. This event…
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The Franc Pinot
In Paris, you just have to cross a bridge and you are in Saint Louis island, a mythical world where many celebrities have chosen to live. Isles have always had, an undefinable magic and this is true even in…
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Anecdote
An anecdote is a historical feature, a little story told pleasantly and easily remembered by appealing to feelings. The art of telling an anecdote is part of the conversation charm in any place whatsoever…
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2015
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Blues Planet
The Blues is life and life is the Blues. It covers from the first cry of a newborn baby to the last gasp of a dying man. It's the very existence." All is said in this beautiful Victoria Spivey book : "The…
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To Be or not to Be...
Depending on how people perceive it, the comprehension of this sentence is multiple. Let's forget an instant the poetic, theatrical dimensions of the Shakespeare's writing, to find ourselves four centuries…
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2014
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Claude Garden Biography, 1937-2004
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…
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Flavor of Time
Flavor of the Time Quality perceived by the senses and the taste... Things are moving in the « Mouth Music World », initiatives are multiplying across France, every day new links are created by associations…
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What's News
The thirst to know what is happening on our planet and in our environment, this need exploited by the medias never ceases to increase fueled by a flood of publicity... goose that lays golden eggs ! Phenomenon…
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New Year's Eve 2014
Confetti and fancy dress are now memories. The Three Wise Men are gone back into our imagination till next year, vagaries of time which tirelessly pursues its path. A host of events already shows up in our…
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2013
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Myth in Black Forest
Like the Phoenix, it is in Trossingen, in this magical site that it found refuge since nearly two centuries, after 2500 years of a rich journey on a road full of twists, a history already mentioned many a…
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Benevolat
The meaning of the word "benevolat" is to donate your time and effort without any retribution to organisation, sport clubs, charitable or medical groups, intellectual societies and others. These volunteers are…
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The Return of the Swallows
The swallows, faithful to their appointment, are back, chasing an awful winter with a lot of chirpings, heralding a year rich in harmonica events everywhere, with a highlight, the World Harmonica Festival…
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About Post Apocalypse
"I never think of the future, it will come soon enough." Albert Einstein And then, after 5125 years, the Maya calendar reaching the end of its cycle, was announcing the end of the world for the 21st of…
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2012
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Autumn 2012 & Such the Phoenix...
Blessed are those among us who have lived during the Minevitch era. Others have discovered later this period, listening to the abundant bequeathed discography which shows an instrumental virtuosity combined…
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Presidential Wind
A presidential wind is sweeping right now over the planet. The associations are not immune to this phenomenon, such as: "France Harmonica" in Paris and SPAH in Irving, Texas... whose members are invited to…
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The Artist
I've discovered silent movies in the late thirties, in the movie theater « Le Taine » in Paris, cult place at that time, rendez-vous for my childhood imagination, where I was going from time to time with my…
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Harmonica... Accordéon... Accordina...
The first 20 years of the nineteenth century were prolific in inventions, starting with the harmonica and its many derivatives, fruit of imaginative inventors and perfectionistic to the extreme ... I invite…
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Best Wishes for 2012
This is not an illusion, there are two planets that live a harmonious cohabitation... For Planet Earth which coyly claims an age of nearly five billion years, it behoves us to light a candle over on its birthday…
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2011
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Autumn Tango
I'm inviting you to travel and dance through time with me... not to waltz, but to rediscover the legendary tango. November 1965. It's springtime in Buenos Aires, we are in calle Florida, one of city main…
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Women harmonica players
" Harmonica players ", these two words are referring equally to women or men practicing our instrument. This allows me to write this edito more easily, without distinction of sex. Harmonica player…
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Sakura, Spring in Japan
After a long journey through the hill, we came on a long driveway lined with giant cherry blossoms, the "tunnel" said my driver, a guard of honor at the end of which lies the eight century old wonderful Aoso…
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Once upon a time Albert Raisner, Biography
"Albert left us, in the early hours of this new year, at the age of 88. A life of emotions, discoveries and music. A life dedicated to the harmonica, an instrument so close to his heart, his public and his…
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Happy New Year 2011
At the dawn of the industrial revolution, the first part of the 19th century was already rich in many different inventions. At the beginning of this New Year, I'll mention two of them : the harmonica…
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2010
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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…
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Harmonica culture in the Merlion Country
The 8th « Asia Pacific Harmonica Festival » took place in Singapore from the 30th of July to the 2nd of August, in this surprising modern State/City, the architecture of which is easily rivalling our…
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Eastern Winds
They blow from the "Rising Sun" countries... And this time from Singapore. Every year, people are expecting the "Asia Pacific Harmonica Festival" as they are expecting every year the new Champagne wine. And as…
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"Twenty Years Later"
An opportunity is given to me to borrow the title of the famous Alexandre Dumas novel, also author of the best-seller the "Three Musketeers" of which Hollywood has accumulated the productions. The novels "The…
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Mouthorgan Culture in the Batavian Country
Netherlands have been for a long time up among the leaders of the mouthorgan culture. The "Veldhoven Festival 2010" (*1) has been one more time, a brilliant demonstration, under the sign of the diversity…
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The revenge of the Ugly Duckling
The Ugly Duckling... I have loved this Hans Christian Andersen's tale since my tender childhood. Best memories are made of this. Nowadays, as an adult confronted with the vicissitudes of life, I often have…
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Harmonica Therapy / Music for Life
Following my preceding article " Musique et Santé/ L'harmonica et le souffle " , concerning Harmonica Therapy in France, , I approach today the so important question about the harmonica therapy out of my…
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Music and Health or Harmonica and Breath
" For more than two decades Art has been caring of Hospital. Into a traditionally sanitized universe, art introduces color, sounds and human passions... in a single word LIFE." Nowadays it's a topical theme…
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Happy New Year 2010
It's an event which has been happening since the birth of humanity, with the same scenario occurring on the last stroke of midnight, wherever on earth people are standing at that moment, near the Fontane di…
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2009
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Autumn rendez-vous in the Black Forest
Back in the past... We are in the heart of this legendary forest at the beginning of the nineteenth century. A family is having its daily dinner when a peddler knocks at the door ; his high figure stands out…
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Autumn rendez-vous in the Black Forest
Back in the past... We are in the heart of this legendary forest at the beginning of the nineteenth century... A family is having its daily dinner when a peddler knocks at the door ; his high figure stands out…
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The taste of Others
June 21st... That day is a gift ! One more time, I have had the great pleasure to take part in the "Music Fest Day" with the Mirajazz Quintet, in the Paris mythical area of Saint Germain des Prés, in a café…
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Reeds and Stars
The great international French singer Alain Bashung died of cancer a week ago. I remember him during his last TV Music Awards appearance, it was at the beginning of March. At the end of his last piece, he…
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New Year's Eve 2009
The times are changing and that's well. The Three Wise Men of the New year's Eve are the opportune perfect demonstration of this movement... The times are changing, everywhere around the world. The Harmonica…
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2008
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Asia Pacific Harmonica Festival 2008
This event took place in the city of Hangzhou, China (1.932.600 inhabitants), near Shanghai, from the 1st to the 4th of November. An event succeeding to the preceding festivals in Taipei, Kuala Lumpur, Seoul…
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Sublime Voice
"Back in the Past" ... We are in China, in the 27th century BC, under the reign of the emperor Houang-Ti, the "Yellow King", who lived, according to the legendary history, from 2697 to 2597 BC. With the…
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Solstice in Music
What's better than a tradition ? Every year, summer is coming with its procession of events and entertainments of which people never get tired of. The summer solstice on June the 21st is the longest day of…
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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. These…
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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…
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History of the World Harmonica Championships and World Competitions
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…
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2007
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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 billion years ! After…
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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 preceding human great steps, just before blowing out our…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Franco de Gemini - The Movie 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 ancora." - Ennio Morricone "Dear Franco, the way you are playing the harmonica…
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2006
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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…
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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.H.F.*, chairman and itinerant harmonica teacher everywhere…
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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…
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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…
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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, essentially due to the association Mediator…
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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 Huàngdi, the " Yellow King ", who lived, according to the legendary history, from 2697 to 2597 B.C…
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2005
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