Allô la planète

Allô la planète is a curious creature, a French-language music station with no fixed home. That ambiguity works in its favor. The programming roams freely, from Afrobeat rhythms to French chanson, from deep house to world folk. It sounds like a mixtape made by someone who spends too much time in record shops across continents. The flow is unpredictable but never jarring. You'll hear a track from Mulatu Astatke one minute, something from a current Parisian electronica producer the next. The French DJs inject personality without overwhelming the music. It's intimate, like a late-night conversati…