Cyrille Estève
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Cyrille Estève aka Cyrille the Spoonman is busker
in the city of Montreal, Canada. In 1999 and 2004, his disputes with the city of Montreal over his right to legally play spoons
in the street was covered by newspapers, radio and television all around North and Central America, as well as in Europe. In 2001, he was mentioned in The National Geographic Traveler Magazine as a living symbol of French-Canadian culture.
Busking
Street performance or busking is the practice of performing in public places, for gratuities, which are generally in the form of money and edibles...
in the city of Montreal, Canada. In 1999 and 2004, his disputes with the city of Montreal over his right to legally play spoons
Spoons
Spoons, also known as Pig and Tongue, is a fast-paced game of matching and bluffing family of card games of the Crazy Eights group, closely related to Craits played with an ordinary pack of playing cards and several ordinary kitchen spoons or various other objects...
in the street was covered by newspapers, radio and television all around North and Central America, as well as in Europe. In 2001, he was mentioned in The National Geographic Traveler Magazine as a living symbol of French-Canadian culture.