The face of Jacky M. on UAP Afrique will be familiar to you. It’s the artist name of the famous journalist Jacky Moiffo, who runs JMTV+, a channel with almost 100,000 subscribers and over 22 million views. This is a generalist, eclectic channel, where the subject of UAP has also been tackled from an African perspective.

J’adore Paris’ is the journalist-artist’s love song to the city of light. He spoke to several media outlets about the birth of the song, which was prompted by the tragedy at Le Bataclan. I still remember that night with disturbing clarity. I was at home, watching the news in disbelief, my phone constantly buzzing with messages from my loved ones. That night, I realised just how much our lives could be turned upside down in an instant, just how fragile life can be » (Jacky M. interviewed by Camer.be on 5/02/2025). The tragedy was followed by tributes and messages of hope from Parisians. This context inspired Jacky M. to write simple, catchy, joyful reggae.

Once you’ve listened to the song, the chorus should be in your mind for months and months. Maybe that’s what makes a good song?

The video clip, which went online on 4 February, has already racked up thousands of views, and shows the capital’s inhabitants, in all their diversity, proclaiming their love of the capital.

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