In 1989, French composer Philippe Cohen Solal, co-founder of the electro-tango trio Gotan Project, heard Nigerian singer-songwriter Keziah Jones busking on the streets of Paris. That marked the beginning of an over 30-year friendship, which recently spawned an EP: "Class of 89". The record features a blend of influences and styles. The two musicians tell FRANCE 24's Florence Villeminot how their decades-long friendship created the trust necessary to compose freely together. We also look at Sir Elton John's last UK concert at this year's Glastonbury festival and the release of a long-lost Frank Zappa album from 1970.

Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Zendaya, J Balvin, Jaden Smith and Lewis Hamilton were among the 1,800 guests present in Paris for one of the most anticipated fashion shows of the year. Pharrell Williams unveiled his first menswear collection for Louis Vuitton on the city's oldest bridge, Pont Neuf. Williams took over the position in February after the death of designer Virgil Abloh. In this show we check out the collection.

From the return of "The Full Monty" 25 years later that hits a political message, to a look at the controversial series "The Idol" with The Weeknd and Lily-Rose Depp that's being slammed for its graphic sexual content, TV critic Dheepthika Laurent speaks to Eve Jackson about what's on the small box this month. Also featured: the sixth season of "Black Mirror" with Salma Hayek, Josh Hartnett and "Breaking Bad" star Aaron Paul; the critically acclaimed "The Bear"; as well as "Bloodhounds", a David-meets-Goliath-type Korean drama.

After a Cannes premiere, Wes Anderson's "Asteroid City" opens in theatres. While some critics say the indie director is constantly remaking the same quirky movie, FRANCE 24's film critic Lisa Nesselson hasn't tired of Anderson's pastel colour scheme. She says "Asteroid City" is full of wonderful moments, with 1950s American iconography that's "splendidly evocative".

The actor and president of the Monte Carlo television festival jury John Goodman speaks to Genie Godula about the success of the series "Roseanne", which first aired more than 30 years ago, the reboot "The Conners" that's now in its sixth season and the infamous "Roseanne Barr" tweet that got her cancelled. They also discuss the series "The Righteous Gemstones" and working regularly with the Coen Brothers.

Paulo Furtado aka "The Legendary Tigerman" has been making bluesy music for over two decades. He's gearing up to release in September an album he composed during a three-month residency in Paris back in 2019, and for which he features a number of female guests. Most notable is Asia Argento, with whom he duets on the single "Good Girl". He popped by the FRANCE 24 studios to tell us more about this record inspired by Paris, and composed with synthesizers rather than an acoustic guitar. We also check out new releases by Queens of the Stone Age, Portugal. The Man and the French festival Solidays.

Multi-award-winning author Hernan Diaz speaks to Eve Jackson about tackling the taboo of money in his book "Trust", which won this year's prestigious Pulitzer Prize for fiction. The Brooklyn-based author talks about redressing the fact that narratives around great wealth come from the viewpoint of men. "Trust" is the story of the richest couple of 1920s and 1930s New York. It's published in French by Éditions de l'Olivier and is out in August.

From the world's top museums to his high-profile collaboration with Louis Vuitton, Takashi Murakami – the artist dubbed "the Japanese Andy Warhol" – takes us on a tour of his new exhibition and monumental paintings at the Gagosian - Le Bourget Gallery near Paris.

Film critic Lisa Nesselson speaks to Eve Jackson about the week's film news, including Benjamin Millepied's reimagining of Georges Bizet's 1875 opera "Carmen" starring Paul Mescal and Melissa Barrera, oddball mollusc mockumentary "Marcel The Shell With Shoes On", highlights from the Annecy Animation Film festival and a look at "The Flash", which premiered in Hollywood this week.

Congolese dancer Faustin Linyekula honours his beautiful and troubled country through dance. The prolific award-winning artist, who's been a fixture of dance festivals in Avignon, Brussels and Johannesburg since the early 2000s, is in France with two shows at the Chaillot theatre in Paris. He speaks to Eve Jackson about reconnecting with Africa's history – lost and forgotten because of colonisation – and why he returned to his homeland to create his company Studio Kabako after establishing an international career as a dancer and choreographer.