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Can anyone recommend some good French music?


I'm actually trying to find music to play for my French club to attract people to join. I would like music that is either very traditional french music like edith piaf, or more prefferably, some contemporary french pop/rock/lounge/jazz that is easy listening (that most people will like)

Check out a band called Paris Combo. Also a new singer named Jessica Fichot.

La Marseillaise (sung by Ben Heppner),
Champs-Elysees,
La Vie en Rose,
Boum

Also, the group Engima has 'contemporary' music - some is en Francais - some of it sounds 'seductive' and, depending on the listeners, it may not be the right music for the situation.

Among the great French singers: Jean Ferrat, Jean Ferr茅, Barbara, Jacques Brel (from Belgium), Charles Trenet, Fran莽oise Hardy, Yves Montant. If you are looking for younger artists: Jean-Jacques Goldman, Julien Clerc, Renaud, Yves Duteuil, Francis Cabrel...
You can also open your doors to some Qu茅bec singers as we have more than C茅line: Bruno Pelletier, Garou, Daniel Lavoie, Pierre Lapointe, Daniel B茅langer, Isabelle Boulay, Natasha St-Pierre...

LOL.........most of the songs in French are American or British.

For 60's soft pop French style I highly recommend-Serge Gainsbourg; Francoise Hardy; France Gall.

Les Nubians
www.myspace.com/lesnubians

MC Solaar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofOAdYPpz...

Check out Django Reinhardt. He is a gypsy jazz guitarist that grew up outside of Paris. He formed The Quintet of the Hot Club of France a group with French jazz violin legend St茅phane Grappelli. Just google him and that should get you started if you like the music. You can here many samples on Amazon.

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