A Facebook post that is certainly worth the best ad campaign.
The small town of Passa, located south of Perpignan, a stone's throw from the Spanish border, has just had a nice spotlight.
"If your road takes you to Passa, France (a small village near Perpignan), be sure to take a stroll down rue Joan Baez".
This little note was posted on social media in mid-July by the folk music icon herself, along with photos of the said street.
After avenue Jimi Hendrix, the municipality of Pyrénées-Orientales has decided to pay tribute to the interpreter of Saigon Bride by giving a street in the village its name.
In 2019, during his farewell tour, Joan Baez had indeed passed through Perpignan.
Discreetly
“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 the mayor, Patrick Bellegarde, whom the singer thanks.
For the town councilor of 1,200 inhabitants, “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, or ceremony", underlines- he, however, noting that if Joan Baez "comes to the village, we will do everything to enhance it!"
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