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| Putumayo Presents: Acoustic France | 
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Sales Rank: 2384
Category: Music
Artist: Various Artists
Publisher: Putumayo World Music
Studio: Putumayo World Music
Manufacturer: Putumayo World Music
Label: Putumayo World Music
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 281
UPC: 790248028125
EAN: 0790248028125
ASIN: B001B41SSM
Release Date: August 19, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
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| Tracks:
| • | Assedic - Les Escrocs | | • | J'Suis Pas d'Lci - Thomas Dutronc | | • | Quotidien - Sandrine Kiberlain | | • | Bilingue in Paris - Pascal Lejeune | | • | Mon Ami d'En Haut - J.P. Nataf | | • | Clash dans le Tempo - Constance Amiot | | • | Aleas de l'Hiver - Gordon Sanchez | | • | Raphael - Carla Bruni | | • | Sombre Con - Rose | | • | Couplet de La Rue de Bagnolet - Gerard Pitiot, | | • | Passion - Romane | | • | Maintenant - Rupa & the April Fishes | | • | Savon de Marseille - Astier & Les Freres Sakarine, |
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Album Description
Experience the romance and charm of Paris and the French countryside with Acoustic France, a CD collection featuring contemporary chanson and acoustic pop by established stars and up-and-coming artists from today's thriving French music scene. Inspired by the classic styles of an earlier generation, young artists are borrowing from old-school chanson, folk and Gypsy jazz to create an appealing modern sound. The music captures the ambiance of strolling along the Seine or sipping wine in a cafe on a beautiful summer day. These days, the acoustic singer-songwriter movement of the 60s and 70s is being revived by a new generation of artists. Called the Nouvelle Scene, or New Scene, it includes many of the artists featured on this collection who combine traditional sounding melodies with contemporary attitude. Featured alongside established stars are several exciting artists who have spent much of their lives outside of France. Constance Amiot was raised by French parents in West Africa and the Washington DC area before settling in France a few years ago. Acadian artist Pascal Lejeune's French/English song "Bilingue in Paris" tells of a romantic moment between two lovers in Paris. Rupa & the April Fishes is a San Francisco-based group. Lead singer and songwriter Rupa spent many of her formative years in southern France, where her mother still resides. A portion of the proceeds from Acoustic France will be donated to La Chaine de l'Espoir (The Chain of Hope), an organization that provides
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Beautiful...? beguiling...? ...believe it! August 19, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
A sweet sampling of the Nouvelle Scene, a modern musical movement that revives and reworks some of France's best musical traditions, producing sweet acoustic tunes with sleek, sly lyrics. Some of these artists were familiar to me from a bit of persistent poking around on the Amazon-France website, but many were not... The most famous singer here, of course, is model-gone-musician Carla Bruni (these days also known as "Mrs. Sarkozy," the newly-minted wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy...) who contributes one fine, understated track from her delicious debut album. And if you loved that record, you'll delight in this disc as well. There's plenty more soft-voiced acousto-crooning on here, too, including Constance Amiot and JP Nataf (both on the fab Tot Ou Tard label) and others. The best discovery for me was actress Sandrine Kiberlain, whose "Le Quoditien" is an album highlight. (I've since picked up her first album, and love it!)
There's also a bit of gypsy jazz from guitarist Romane as well as from Thomas Dutronc (the son of French pop superstars Jacques Dutronc and Francoise Hardy) as well as some crazed, catchy Eastern European hybridization from the multi-national, San Francisco-based Rupa & The April Fishes. All in all, this is a really nice record, the kind of album you can leave in rotation for weeks on end and never grow tired of. Recommended! (DJ Joe Sixpack, Slipcue Guide To French Pop)
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