French music is also that... (#4)

The page contains a few examples of the many forms of regional or specific forms of French music :

 

(this page under construction)
 
 The songs    What the lyrics mean.....
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Chant polyphonique corse .... by I Muvrini (1990s)   ClickA typical polyphonic song from Corsica ....(no idea what the lyrics mean)
Chant breton .... by Denez Prigent (2010)  

Click The fall of the black hawk by Denez Prigent who composes and sings in Breton language in the traditional form
Jazz Manouche (gypsy) .... by Django Reinhard and Hot Club de France (1950s)   ClickDjango is the most famous jazz guitarist and Stephane Grapelli the most famous jazz violonist : a very original musical atmosphere...
Aïcha ... by Khaled (2000)   Click An Arabic love song (in French)

Warning ! Please don't ask for the lyrics in English. My page on French songs has between six and seven million hits per year : I can't answer specific questions. Try to find the lyrics in French (I give several very useful links) and try to translate them......
To related pages : French songs, my favourite French songs, more French songs, French movies, French literature,intercultural differences, etc...

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Harriet Welty Rochefort writes articles and books about France and the French. Order her books:

  • "French Toast, An American in Paris Celebrates The Maddening Mysteries of the French", St.Martin's Press, New York, 1999
  • "French Fried, The Culinary Capers of An American in Paris", St.Martin's Press, New York, 2001

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