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Brigitte Fontaine
Je ne connais pas cet homme (1974)
French singer Brigitte Fontaine made a series of increasingly strange and eclectic art-pop in the 1970s that gathered a lot of acclaim in France, although she remains obscure to an international audience. Initially she was an eccentric but accessible pop singer. … On subsequent records she got jazzier, and then into more difficult directions of avant-gardism and art song. –www.allmusic.com
Camille
Le sac des filles (2002)
Camille offers us a remarkable voice, a touch of humor and feminism, and plenty of talent. She is definitely a new artist not to miss. -http://rocknfrance.free.fr/2002/camille.htm (translated)
Jacques Brel (1929-1978)
Quand on n'a que L'amour
Ne me quitte pas
Singer/songwriter Jacques Brel created and performed a catalog of literate,
thoughtful, and theatrical songs that brought him a large, devoted following
in France. His audience eventually extended internationally, making him
a major influence on English-speaking writers and performers... -www.allmusic.com
M
Qui de nous deux (2004)
03 Sous ta peau
05 Qui de nous deux
Matthieu Chédid is a French singer/songwriter, known under the
pseudonym –M-. He is the son of singer Louis Chédid, and
grandson of renown writer and poet Andrée Chédid (who wrote
the lyrics to some of his songs). Playing with his image, his concerts
are elaborate spectacles in which he creates the world of his character,
-M- (his hairstyle represents the letter M). –M- is acclaimed for
his talent on the guitar. –www.wikipedia.com (translated)
Vincent Delerm
Vincent Delerm (2002)
01 Fanny Ardant et moi
02 La vipère du Gabon
Vincent Delerm is a French singer-songwriter, son of famous writer Phillipe
Delerm. He plays primarily the piano, choosing particularly the genre
of melancholy romance. His songs are often funny, but occasionally
take on a more serious tone, with lyrics that evoke love in different types
of relationships. -www.wikipedia.com (translated)
Carla Bruni
Quelqu’un m’a dit (2003)
01 Quelqu’un m’a dit
02 Raphäel
Carla Bruni is an Italian supermodel and this is her first album, which
caught everyone by surprise. It's a very good effort, far beyond what
one would have expected. It's an acoustic and intimate album, and the
songs are from her own harvest. She also plays guitar. Although she's
Italian, most of the album is sung in French with some Italian touches.
The result is a kind and smooth album that mixes folk and chanson Française
in equal parts. -www.allmusic.com
MC Solaar
Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo (1991)
02 Qui
sème le vent récolte le tempo
04 Victime de la mode
Born Claude M'Barali in Senegal, MC Solaar later moved to Paris and released his first single, "Bouge de La," in 1990. Two later tracks became French hits, prompting the release of his first album, Qui Seme le Vent Recolte le Tempo, in 1991.
The debut disc from MC Solaar is a clear signal that quality hip-hop can exist outside the U.S. and the English language barriers. It's French hip-hop and therefore a softer, gentler sound with the music more on the acid jazz tip to match the rhythm and flavor of Solaar's native tongue. Qui Seme le Vent Recolte le Tempo gave early French hip-hop a sound and tone of its own from the beginning. -Allmusic.com
Manau - Panique Celtique
02 La
Tribu de Dana
12 Mais qui est La Belette?
Since the summer of 1998, celtic rap has been on every wavelength! Manau is composed of Martial, Cédric and R.V. (Hervé), three boys of the Parisian suburbs who are reclaiming their Breton roots. After the immense succes of the release "La tribu de Dana," and more than 1,700,000 singles sold, Manau followed with Panique Celtique. For several years all three have used their success to continue to evolve within the musical universe, between rap, groove, and techno. Inspiration arrived as the artists began Interesting themselves in Celtic legends... -Official website (translated)