Rough Guide France

Various Artists
World Music Network
World | Apr 2003

Reviews

Decca
Reviewed 2003-05-29
Another great example of why the Rough Guides are so good. A wide variety of unexpected styles, everything from Edith Piaf to hip-hop, punk, jazz, & all stops in-between. You can play every track w/confidence, especially these:

1. In the bal musette tradition w/contemporary energy.
2. Dramatic, modern gypsy-esque w/cool vocals.
3. Hip-hop scratching with Occitan vocals.
5. Mid-tempo & percussive w/cool fem. vox in Bearnais.
7. Male vox/strings, mid-tempo & catchy.
9. Contemporary hurdy-gurdy/vox/perc. Fast, way cool.
11. Traditional bal musette instrumental.
12. Bal musette w/African touches (percussion/oud).
15. Cool Django-esque gypsy jazz guitars.
16. African drums and Breton pipes jazz.
17. Cool female call/response vocal track. Fast.
18. Upbeat dance w/cool pipes & West Indian vocals.
19. High energy ska-rock.
5/2003

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Charting

2003-06-02 — 2003-08-04 Reggae/World
Week EndingAirplays
Aug 3 2
Jul 27 1
Jul 20 1
Jul 13 4
Jul 6 4
Jun 29 3
Jun 15 3
Jun 8 2

Track listing

1. Rue Du Temps
2. Memoire D'homme
3. Mefi!
4. O Madama
5. Pr'amor
6. Sanctus
7. Le Garcon Jardinier
8. La Mariole
9. Quand Sera-T-Elle Mariee?
10. La Bourree Des Capuchins
11. Paris Musette
12. C'est La Gutte D'or
13. Les Amants De Paris
14. A Toi
15. Legende
16. Cayenne
17. Deomp D'an Unvet
18. An Dro
19. Fuite De Fantasie 1
20. Filles Du Hameau
21. Javalse
22. C'est Ainsi