Flavor: C'est French
Albums with French lyrics.
ONDINE DARCYL: Ondine Darcyl
SEX MUSIC. Girl From Ipanema-style. Brazilian-influenced intimate exotic jazz vocal. One of the sexiest albums you'll ever own.
CD price: $14.99
JEAN FRANCOIS FORTIER: Variations sur le Vide
You'd like to hear what it sounds when France and U.K. meet in Montreal?
Recommended if you like Harmonium.CD price: $10.99
DANIELLE HÉBERT: Aventurière Accidentelle
French chanson. A blend of French Song with electronic beats and improvisation. supported by strings, voices and wind instruments. very creative and unusual AND totally a joy to listen to.
CD price: $12.00 / MP3 price: $12.00
LES SANS CULOTTES: Fixation Orale
Francophiles rejoice. This is the hippest punky pop combo this side of the Seine - BOSTON GLOBE
Recommended if you like The Go-Go's, The B-52's.CD price: $12.99
HEX: Spoonful of Voodoo
More musical alchemy from synargot crew HEX. From the hypnotic kick of "Lucifer Fell" to the more sensual strut of "Wicked Sexy Violet Pisces", this Franco-American tribe not only makes you sweat -- they're gonna make you think.
Recommended if you like Tori Amos, Macy Gray, Björk, Dido, Princess Superstar, Norah Jones, Ephemera.MP3 price: $12.95
AMÉLIE-LES-CRAYONS: Le Chant des Coquelicots
French original songs, refreshing and inspired. piano, double bass, accordion and Amélie singing.
Recommended if you like Tori Amos.MP3 price: $8.00
DAVID BURSZTEIN: Life Is Not A picnic
Charming French pop that smiles, winks and wit cannot resist.
CD price: $12.00
VARIOUS ARTISTS/ LEGENDARY MASTERS OF CAJUN AND CREOLE MUSIC: Les Haricots Sont Pas Salés
Historic live recordings of Cajun legends.
CD price: $18.00
MARIA LAGIOS, SOPRANO ELIZABETH BUCCHERI, PIANO: Songs of Les Six
A collection of Les Six mélodies reflecting the French aestetic in the early 1920's espousing clarity in melody, texture and form as well as poignancy, charm and wit in the poetry.
CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $15.00
NEW RIVERSIDE RAMBLERS: Saute la Barrière (Jump the Fence)
High-energy traditional Cajun dance music as heard in the prairie and bayou country of south Louisiana.
CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $15.00
DAN NEWTON: La Vie Musette
French "Musette" the mix of Gypsy, French, and jazz popular in Paris in the 1920's-40's.
Recommended if you like Richard Galliano, Café Accordion Orchestra.CD price: $10.00 / MP3 price: $10.00
JOSEE VACHON: Ca fait rire les enfants
Josée presents her favorite French-Canadian traditional and contemporary sing-alongs and lullabies from her own upbringing in Quebec. Some of New England's most talented musicians as well as children's voices accompany her. "Fun, upbeat, entertaining.
Recommended if you like Carmen Campagne.CD price: $14.99
THE CAJUN COMPANY: La Robe de Rosalie
Cajun music the old timey way, in the spirit of early Cajun tradition, with all the raw edges and emotions right up front.
EMELINE MICHEL: Cordes Et Ame
Lush and grooving contemporary Haitian music with complex themes, conscious lyrics, and influenced by a broad pallette of musical styles, including the native Haitian compas, twoubadou and rara along with jazz and world music.
CD price: $14.95
KATE PERCIVAL: Kate Percival Live
From Vienna, Berlin, and Paris to New York this dramatic voice brings the passion and wit of European cabaret to life in an astonishing and heady mix
CD price: $15.99
GRAND LUXE: Grand Luxe
A unique mix of psychedelic garage rock, chemical beats, electro-sounds and 60's revival. TURN UP THE VOLUME ..
CD price: $10.00
THE CAJUN COYOTES: Live! In the Wine Country
Lively and red hot Cajun music from one of Northern California's best traditional bands. Recorded live at Kendall Jackson Wine Center, Santa Rosa, California.
CD price: $15.00
FODOR: La mémoire des anges
Concept album - Chanson Française moderne / Modern French Songs - Une brève histoire du temps guidée par d'étranges anges gardiens / A short story of time guided by strange guarding angels.
CLAUDIA HOMMEL-JOHNNY FRIGO: Romance Language: French songs for lovers
An exquisite ensemble of Chicago's best (on accordion,violin, guitar, piano, drums and bass) celebrate love in Claudia's jazzy Parisian cabaret.
CD price: $18.00
ENHANCER: Et le Monde Sera Meilleur
HEAVY hardcore/rapcore - in FRENCH! Metal NewSchool with 3 hip-hop French singers.
ST-JACQUES: Seule saison que je tiens
Acoustic folk by a seasoned musician,these eleven songs (all in french) mix St-Jacques music and his father's poetry for a tunefully exotic CD.
CD price: $9.99 / MP3 price: $9.99
ERIC VINCENT: Faut-il encore 2000 ans
Lyrics written by Eric VINCENT, Music composed by James TAYLOR. An amazing and outstanding album by Eric VINCENT. His touching voice and the emotional content of his songs open the road to the heart of an exceptional french singer. Unique.
CD price: $17.00 / MP3 price: $17.00
ANNIE ROYER: C'est si Bon (It is so good)
French & American Cabaret with a Twist of Jazz.
CD price: $18.99
ROSE NADOLSKY: La Voix en Rose
Kids folk songs, sung in French, accompanied by acoustic guitar, based on Chicago's famous Old Town School of Folk Music Wiggleworms program.
Recommended if you like Shari Lewis.CD price: $15.00
CLARE DE LUNE: Voyageur
Songs for children in French. A collection of my favorites. Some translated from the English versions. All singable and enjoyable for both Moms and Dads as well as kids.
CD price: $10.00
EILEEN MAGER: Classic French Songs
You name it, she'll sing it... better. A one-of-a-kind Diva, Eileen Mager sings opera, jazz, Broadway, folk, classical, religious works, spirituals and gospel. Her performances have included works of more than 80 composers, in 15 languages.
Recommended if you like Édith Piaf, Maurice Chevalier.CD price: $12.99
ERIC VINCENT: Un Pays quelque Part
A great CD by the world-famous french singer/songwriter Eric VINCENT. Catchy melodies and lyrics that reflect our modern world. A blend of rock, jazz and ethnic rhythms, a warm and special sexy voice. Eric VINCENT's appeal is universal. Unique.
CD price: $17.00 / MP3 price: $17.00
JERICHO: Le Septième Jour
This is a sixties influenced r&b record with french lyrics. Some say it sounds like Wilson Pickett singing in "joual" (the french canadian street talk), some say it sounds like the intersection of Soul and Chanson Française.
CD price: $10.00
VIC SADOT'S PLANÈTE FOLLE: Comin' Home
Sweet Cajun Soul mixed with Hot Zydeco pepper.
MP3 price: $15.00