After an avenue Jimi Hendrix, the village of Passa in the Pyrénées-Orientales baptizes the rue Joan Baez.
A tribute to the queen of folk who sang in July 2019 in Perpignan during her farewell tour.
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“
If your road takes you to Passa, France (a small village near Perpignan), be sure to take a stroll down rue Joan Baez,
” the “
queen of folk
”
wrote in English in mid-July
on her Facebook page, in publishing some photos of the street and the plaque in his name.
She thanked the mayor of Passa, Patrick Bellegarde, as well as Yazid Manou, the French specialist of Jimi Hendrix.
A baptism in all discretion
“
The idea came from my friend Yazid Manou, who knows Joan Baez and his manager well. "Why not baptize a new street with his name, insofar as it is in Perpignan that it gave its last European concert?", He had proposed to me
", explained to AFP Patrick Bellegarde.
The mayor of this village of some twelve hundred souls is enthusiastic. “
Because it is also important to pay tribute to living artists. But unlike the inauguration of the avenue Jimi Hendrix in 2015 which had made a big buzz, this time we wanted to remain discreet, there was no inauguration, nor ceremony
”, continues the town councilor. With this beautiful tribute, now of course, the mayor dreams of one day seeing Joan Baez move to Passa: “
If one day she comes to the village, we will do everything to showcase her!
"
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Joan Baez Street, which has about twenty numbers, is part of a new district of around 170 residences, and the majority of the streets are named after artists such as the French composer Maurice Ravel, the Catalan singers Lluis Llach and Jordi Barre. , as well as the Catalan pianist Pascal Comelade.
Linked for a time to Bob Dylan, Joan Baez has thrilled crowds for more than half a century, singing about peace and the defense of civil rights.
Joan Baez sings
Here's to you
, (lyrics by Joan Baez, music by Ennio Morricone), soundtrack of the film Sacco et Vanzetti, in 2007 in Perpignan