On our radar in April

18 things to do in April

18 things to do in April

• Now until 11th June: Delve into the Afrobeat rebellion through iconic artist Fela Kuti’s life and influence on jazz to hip hop at the Philharmonie de Paris.

• Now: Visit the atmospheric atelier of artist Antoine Bourdelle, which has reopened this month after an extensive renovation. There’s also Rhodia, a new restaurant (mains start at 15 euros).

• Now: Check out Les Sales Voleurs (dirty thieves) second-hand shop hidden behind a broken-in bank in the 20th district 31 rue d’Avron, and where everything costs less than 5 euros all week and under 1 euro on Thursdays.

• Now until 6th May: See the beauty of disaster by photographer Philippe Chancel, Polka Galerie.

• Now until 21st May: South African photographer and activist Zanele Muholi’s first retrospective in France whose work documents and celebrates the Black LGBTQIA+ community is now showing at the MEP.

• 7th April: Celebrate 35 years of the Rex Club at the Rex, Badaboum, Sacré and La Machine clubs.

• 8th April: Get to a Beat Battle with a cash prize of 5k euros at La Place.

• 13th April: Listen to the readings by Jamaican musician, poet and activist linked to the Black Panther movement, Linton Kwesi Johnson, known for his accounts of immigration in England. The event will kick off with American RnB artist Contour at the Bourse de Commerce.

• 14th April: Listen to Shara Halgan and Dighya Mohammend Band’s Sahraoui music and Touareg Blues at Le Tamanoir.

• 14, 15, 16th April: Electronic music venue Virage is reopening with a bang under the flyover.`

• 15-16th April: Shop your way around the Vintage market at La Cité Fertile.

• 22nd April: Free your funk at La Bellevilloise with Awesome Tapes - 30 years of tapes brought back from all over Africa.

• 22nd April: Aluminé Guerrero and Kira (Brazilian electro-folk) will be at Le Tamanoir.

• 22nd April: Don’t miss this banging electro music night with Rinse x La Mamie’s at the Trabendo.

• 28th April: Ap’Pagay and Maya Pagaty will be putting out Urban Kreol and Maloya Crunch sounds at Le Tamanoir.

• Watch this space - literally - as the immersive dining experience collective Ephemera, which brought us a restaurant that made you feel like you were dining under the sea, opens a new spot where you’ll be eating while floating in the Milky Way. Keep your eyes peeled for more details coming soon. 

• All month: Pick up a copy of YO! photographer Sophie Bramly’s newly released fanzine documenting the early days of hip hop in France.

• All month: speaking of fanzines, pick up Au-Dela du Club’s Flashes for an eye-opening read on women and nightclubs.