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The Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF; sometimes shortened to La Francophonie, French: La Francophonie [la fʁɑ̃kɔfɔni], [4] [note 3] sometimes also called International Organisation of La Francophonie in English [5]) is an international organization representing where there is a notable affiliation with French language and culture.
The Francophonie or Francophone world is the whole body of people and organisations around the world who use the French language regularly for private or public purposes. The term was coined by Onésime Reclus [ 1 ] in 1880 and became important as part of the conceptual rethinking of cultures and geography in the late 20th century.
"Viva la Quinta Brigada" is a Christy Moore song about the Irishmen who fought in the Spanish Civil War against Franco. The title was changed to " Viva la Quince Brigada " in some later recordings. The song is about the Irish socialist volunteers , who were a small contingent within the 15th International Brigade , and who in later years became ...
This is a list of the member states of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie.These governments belong to an international organisation representing countries and regions where French is the first ("mother") or customary language, where a significant proportion of the population are francophones (French speakers) or where there is a notable affiliation with French culture.
The song spent 57 weeks on the German Singles Chart, making it the 40th song to spend one year or longer on that chart and the song with the 31st longest run. [2] According to Francophonie Diffusion , "Alors on danse" was the most-played Francophone single worldwide of 2010. [ 3 ]
The Three Linguistic Spaces [1] (Tres Espacios Lingüísticos in Spanish, Trois Espaces linguistiques in French, Três Espaços Linguísticos in Portuguese, acronym: TEL) is a structure for cooperation between the Francophone, or French-speaking world, the Hispanophone or Spanish-speaking world, and the Lusophone, or Portuguese-speaking world.
Leopold Sedar Senghor, the country’s first president and a poet, is considered one of the founding fathers of the concept of Francophonie, a global alliance of French-speaking countries. But many say a shift is underway. While French remains the country’s official language, inscribed into its constitution, its influence is waning.
The biggest-selling cover of the song, however, was the version performed in Spanish by Portuguese fado star Amália Rodrigues. It was also sung by Turkish singer Alpay, in Turkish language as "La, la, la Şarkı Sözü" and released as the B side of his 1969 single "Sen Gidince". [31] Heidi Brühl covered it in German and Marcela Laiferová in ...