Swedish artist Anna von Hausswolff gives secret gig after Satanic slur
Swedish organist and singer Anna von Hausswolff performed in secret on Thursday night, after two of her French concerts were cancelled due to pressure from fundamentalist Catholics.
Her Paris gig, due to take place at Saint-Eustache church, went ahead at an undisclosed church but anyone who had a ticket was told the location.
Protesters accused Anna von Hausswolff of playing the "devil's music".
But the priest who cancelled her planned Paris show said that was wrong.
"Anna von Hausswolff's music isn't Satanic," said Yves Trocheris, adding that he had taken the decision for security reasons. "Her music defends both the live issues of women's rights and the damage inflicted on the environment."
Her promoters went in search of an alternative venue and eventually she performed at a Protestant church not far from the Arc de Triomphe. Concert-goers were asked not to pass on the name of the church, but made clear it was not a Catholic church.
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