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Flight of the Conchords - Foux du Fafa |
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Ivy 28 September 2008 |
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| Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement met in 1998 at Victoria University of Wellington where they were studying film and theatre. They (...) More |
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Maurice Chevalier - Valentine |
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Michael 23 July 2008 |
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| Maurice Chevalier, with a double career as an actor and singer, is still one of the most famous French artists in the world. The (...) More |
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Félix Leclerc - Le petit bonheur |
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OM 22 May 2008 |
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| The Francophone world has some heroes: few of them are artists who succeeded to promote their culture outside their native community. (...) More |
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Claude François - Autrement dit |
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Michael 19 March 2008 |
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| With 70 millions albums sold, Claude François is one of the most famous French-speaking artists of the 1960s and 1970s. Born in Egypt in (...) More |
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Taraf de Haidouks - Maskarada |
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Anne Littardi 16 February 2008 |
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| «Maskarada» is Taraf de Haidouks’ fifth album. This album is a new one not only because it offers new tracks but also because (...) More |
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Alpha Blondy - Jah Victory |
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Ben 18 December 2007 |
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| Born in 1953 in Dimbokro, Ivory Coast, Seydou Koné (Alpha Blondy) was raised by his mother and grandmother Bintou. Called Elvis Blondy by (...) More |
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Hocus Pocus - Place 54 |
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Anne Littardi 28 October 2007 |
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| Here it is! Hocus Pocus’s second album « Place 54 » is available. After the success of their first album « 73 Touches », fans (...) More |
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Young Gods - XXY 1985/2005 |
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Philippe Bessière 1 August 2007 |
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| 1989: a UFO from the Roman Switzerland is in the famous Brittish Indie Top 20 with « L’amourir » and « Pas mal ». This band, a (...) More |
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TTC - 3615 TTC |
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Ben 2 July 2007 |
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| Creative genius or bad old-fashioned « nuts », the collective band called TTC provokes radical comments on their third album.
Teki (...) More |
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Air - Pocket Symphony |
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FMX 16 March 2007 |
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| Discovered with the song « Sexy boy » in 1998, Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoit Dunkel are today the most famous artists from Versailles. (...) More |
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Pine Leaf Boys - La musique |
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OM 20 January 2007 |
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| This new Cajun band is formed by Wilson Savoy, Cedric Watson, Drew Simon, Jon Bertrand and Blake Miller. In two years, they became very (...) More |
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Edith Piaf - La vie en rose |
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Michael 8 November 2006 |
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| Born on December 15, 1915 in Belleville (Paris), Edith Giovanna Gassion is the daughter of Anita, an Italian-Kabyl singer known as Line (...) More |
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MC Solaar - Le tour de la question |
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Ben 29 September 2006 |
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| Claude M’Barali is born in Dakar (Senegal) on March 5, 1969. His parents immigrated from Tchad to Villeneuve Saint-Georges, one (...) More |
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Les Cowboys Fringants - La grand messe |
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Ivy 14 May 2006 |
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| Karl Tremblay (lead singer), Jérôme Dupras (bass), Dominque Lebeau (drums), Marie-Annick Lépine (violin, guitar) and Jean-François Pauzé (...) More |
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Charles Aznavour - Greatest hits |
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OM 23 March 2006 |
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| Micha and Knar Aznavour, immigrants of Armenia, gave birth to Charles in Paris on May 22, 1924. Before becoming one of the most famous (...) More |
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Tiken Jah Fakoly - Coup de gueule |
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Ben 2 February 2006 |
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| On this fifth record, our African « modern griot » uses reggae music to expose, to illustrate people’s suffering throughout the (...) More |
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Jacques Brel - Ne me quitte pas |
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OM 16 November 2005 |
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| French-speaking music has its heroes: Jacques Brel is one of them. He’s born April 8Th, 1929, in a Bruxelles suburb called (...) More |
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Magic System - Le gaou va bouger? |
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Ben 20 October 2005 |
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| Magic System’s success has been a great is surprise: the band is formed by Asalfo, Goudé, Tino and Manadja in 1996 in Ivory Coast. (...) More |
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Nadiya - 16/9 |
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Ben 15 October 2005 |
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| 2005 French Music Award winner for the best rap/R&B album, Nadiya is a « warrior » who takes life as a daily fight. Her first record (...) More |
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Serge Gainsbourg - Gainsbourg forever |
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OM 25 August 2005 |
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| Lucien Ginszburg, born in 1928, became a myth in the typical Chanson. Singer, writer, director, actor,... he’s also famous for (...) More |
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Corneille - Parce qu’on vient de loin |
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Ben 23 July 2005 |
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| Nyungarura is his family name: Corneille is born in 1977 and grew up in Kigali, Rwanda until 1994. After the genocide and his (...) More |
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Carla Bruni - Quelqu’un m’a dit |
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OM 28 June 2005 |
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| Carla Bruni was a huge success in 2003. Born in Turin in 1968, she became a super-model and has now succeeded in proving her singing (...) More |
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Meiway - Golgotha |
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Ben 9 April 2005 |
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| Frédéric Désiré Ehui is born March 17, 1962, in Grand Bassam, a coastal town in the east of Abidjan. He came to Paris in 1989 and founded the (...) More |
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Lost Bayou Ramblers - Pilette breakdown |
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OM 8 March 2005 |
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| In Louisiana, the new generation of Cajun musicians is very creative. Les Frères Michot, who gave us two albums, left their children for (...) More |
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Clémentine - Long courrier |
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Philippe Bessière 1 March 2005 |
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| She’s the most famous French singer in Japan; but only in Japan. Covering some French classic songs, adapting international songs (...) More |
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Tiken Jah Fakoly - Françafrique |
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Anne Littardi 9 November 2004 |
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| Finally the album of the dedication for this singer reggae of the Ivory Coast who has been just signed by Barclay. Already very popular (...) More |
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La Bottine Souriante - La mistrine |
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Ivy 6 August 2004 |
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| After 25 years career and having sold in the «Belle Province» (Quebec) 500 000 records, here comes the 8th album of this great (...) More |
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Ronald Bourgeois - Le long retour |
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Philippe Bessière 15 June 2004 |
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| From Cap-Breton (New-Scotland, Canada), this spontaneous and welcoming Acadian shares with us his love and emotions of a scattered (...) More |
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Saint Germain - Tourist |
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FMX 10 June 2004 |
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| After the success of « Boulevard » published by F.COM in 1995, Ludovic Navarre, better known under the pseudonym ’St (...) More |
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Dalida - Revolution |
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Michael 1 June 2004 |
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| Come back of the forever Diva’s for our preferred French speaking "varieté" music style. Of Italian origins, born in Egypt, Dalida (...) More |
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Khaled - Kenza |
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AnnL 29 May 2004 |
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| After the success of « Aïcha », Khaled asked to Jean-Jacques Goldman to compose some titles including the first extract entitled « (...) More |
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MC Solaar - Cinquième As |
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Anne Littardi 23 May 2004 |
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| Born in Senegal, the French rap poet appeared in 1990 with the title « Bouge de là » which won a « Victoire de la musique » award in (...) More |
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Benjamin Biolay - Rose Kennedy |
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OM 31 April 2004 |
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| At 28 years old, he became famous co-writing with Keren Ann Henri Salvador’s « Jardin d’hiver » album which accumulated (...) More |
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Saian Supa Crew - KLR |
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Ben 20 April 2004 |
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| «Angela», the biggest French speaking hit of the year 2000 ? Brightly mixing Rap, Zouk , R’nB, Ragga and Soul this group released (...) More |
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Little Rabbits - Radio |
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LeonTieff 18 April 2004 |
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| After the «Dedalus» (1993), «Grand public» (1996), «Yeah !» (1998) and «La Grande musique» (2001) albums, the Little Rabbits came back (...) More |
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Grand Popo FC - Shampoo victims |
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Philippe Bessière 10 April 2004 |
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| Fruit of the dynamic label ATMOSPHERIQUES which gave us Mellow or Herman Düre, this new electronic band took on the name of African village (...) More |
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Joe Dassin - Ses plus grands succès |
| by
Michael 8 April 2004 |
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| Who never hummed one of Joe Dassin’s songs ? His hit songs are numerous, from funny songs like Les Daltons, A Paris en vélo, Le (...) More |
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Henri Salvador - Chambre avec vue |
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OM 18 March 2004 |
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| Henri Salvador, son of Guadeloupe natives (French West Indies), born in French Guyana, has not forgotten that he started in the French (...) More |
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Charles Trenet - Le fou chantant |
| by
Michael 6 March 2004 |
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| This tribute to Chanson started his career in the 30’s. His successful songs are many : «Y’a d’la joie», «Boum», «Je (...) More |
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Mirwais - Production |
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FMX 18 January 2004 |
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| In 1980, TAXI GIRL released two new wave titlles «Mannekin» (which became the name of their own label) and mainly the hit «Cherchez le (...) More |
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Bertrand Burgalat - The Ssssound of mmmusic |
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Philippe Bessière 11 January 2004 |
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| The album title sounds like a rocket taking off. Who then is this famous Bertrand ? He became known as the boss of TRICATEL. This young (...) More |
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Bob Sinclar - Champs Elysée |
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FMX 13 December 2003 |
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| Chris «the French kiss» was known untill 1998 as one of the two founders of LA YELLOW PRODUCTION, reference label for the « French (...) More |
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Collection d’Arnell Andrea - Villiers-aux-vent |
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Philippe Bessière 25 November 2003 |
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| Representatives of the English label 4AD in France in the 80’, DEAD CAN DANCE was well-known for its gothic and cold sounds. (...) More |
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Tiken Jah Fakoly - Cours d’histoire |
| by
Ben 27 October 2003 |
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| No, Jamaican reggae is not the only good reggae ! Of course, Made in France reggae is “in” but have you ever listened to (...) More |
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Autour de Lucie - Faux mouvement |
| by
AnnL 18 October 2003 |
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| The first album L’échappée belle came out in 1994 under the label Le Village Vert bringing a breath of fresh air to French pop. With (...) More |
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Jean Leloup - L’amour est sans pitié |
| by
Ivy 12 October 2003 |
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| A mix between Bashung, Dutronc and Gainsbourg is this young man’s musical recipe whose career started in 1985 taking on the role (...) More |
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Tanya Saint-Val - Ansanm’ |
| by
Ben 21 September 2003 |
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| Some days I’m pissed off like everyone else ! My cure : I take out my Tanya Saint-Val CD. There are two possible outcomes, (...) More |
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Bérurier Noir - Enfoncez l’clown |
| by
OM 12 September 2003 |
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| «We reject the system. Prison awaits us. We are the rebels. They won’t catch us». After having founded their own independent (...) More |
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