Etienne
Le Retour
Rock, rap, hip-hop to teach French vocabulary and grammar. Songs like "Pourquoi take French" and "Sauvez la planète"
Coming off a successful World Tour 2007 and FRENCHSTOCK 2008 (www.frenchstock.ca) that saw him perform sold-out concerts across Canada, the United States, and all over Australia, Étienne is at it again. “Le retour,” Étienne’s ninth album released by Educorock Productions Inc. is now available!
Continuing in the spirit of his eight previous releases, this CD comes power-packed with catchy hip-hop, club dance, rap, rock and reggae tracks. This musical versatility is the reason children continue to enjoy the music of Étienne into their teen years. Each high-energy song is matched with its purposeful, educational lyrics which are designed and guaranteed to improve literacy in French.
Since arriving on the Children's music scene in 1993, tens of thousands of children, parents and educators, in homes and classrooms around the world, have been rockin' and hip hoppin' to the distinctive English, French and Spanish music of Étienne. One of the most recognizable names in Children’s and Educational music, Étienne breaks down barriers and makes learning fun for all ages. Parents and teachers praise the music as inspiring. Each song effectively teaches a range of topics from basic alphabet, numbers and vocabulary to all forms of grammar.
The popularity of the music and demand for concert appearances compels Étienne to split his teaching duties with his musical obligations. His performances are praised as "interactive and motivating," "a class act," and the "ultimate educational experience." Étienne juggles a teaching career with sold-out concert tours, annually presenting keynote addresses and workshops at major North American Foreign language conferences, as well as writing and producing new material.
Étienne is the stage-name of Steven Langlois, a teacher with the Greater Essex County District School Board. Born and raised in Windsor, Ontario, he began performing at a young age. While attending the University of Windsor, where he graduated with a B.A. in French Language and Literature and a B.Ed., he began composing songs designed to help children learn English, French and Spanish using popular styles of music. Now residing in LaSalle, Ontario, with his wife and two children, he has taught English and French to students from grades one to twelve for the past sixteen years.
Étienne authors and composes for several widely-used international school programs produced by leading educational companies including Thomson Nelson, Oxford University Press, Pearson Education, Prentice Hall, Ginn, Gage Canada and Denmark’s Forlag Malling Beck. His music is distributed in most major music stores and by Children’s and Educational distributors worldwide.
Rock: French Rock