Cuisine Non-Stop: Introduction to the French Nouvelle Generation

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French rock & roll is a sketchy proposition, and not just because of a language barrier. But the Luaka Bop folks are on to something here, tracking a nonrock, underground musical movement whose elements have little in common beyond the fact that 11 featured bands update such French folk music influences as musette, chansons, and the realist singers of the '30s and '40s, as well as figures like Jacque Brel and Serge Gainsbourg. The results are all over the map, from the rap-cabaret of Java to the French-African-leaning multiculturalism of Lo' Jo to the Tom Waits-like Arthur H. Not much in the way of electric instruments, though there is a dark, trip-hop bent to Mickey 3D and Arthur H. No translation is needed to pick up on what fun these bands are having, but someone's going to have to explain the recurring references to farm animals. --Tad Hendrickson

Cuisine Non-Stop: Introduction to the French Nouvelle Generation,Various Artists,Luaka Bop,Alternative Pop/Rock,Experimental Rock,France,French,French Pop,Int'l & World Music,Pop,World Music,Worldbeat

Average customer rating: David Byrne surveys the ethnic music scene of Paris A good collection of Afro French music

Cuisine Non-Stop: Introduction to the French Nouvelle Generation Various Artists Manufacturer: Luaka Bop ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music France | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music French Pop | Euro Pop | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000DB51X Release Date: 2003-10-21

Tracks:

1. Baji Larabat - Lo'Jo
2. Un P'Tit Air - Tetes Raides
3. Du Nord Au Sud - Louise Attaque
4. Naive Derviche - Arthur H
5. Au Banquet Des Chasseurs - Java
6. La Politique - Ignatus
7. Rene Bouteille - La Tordue
8. Les Lolos - La Tordue
9. Fem Ren - Dupain
10. Good Bye Green Day - Mickey 3D
11. Brule La Meche - Lo'Jo
12. Horses - CQMD
13. Dancing With Jean-Maurice - Les Pires

Customer Reviews:

David Byrne surveys the ethnic music scene of Paris.......2006-03-23

Tasty sampler of pop styles that sound to me more like reggae and other current world musics than like their French chanson precursors. Several are clearer lineal descendants of Byrne than of Brel. Great collection-only a couple fall short. Standouts: tr 4-Naïve deriche (Arabist take on what could be classic Talking Heads); tr 7-René Bouteille (gentler ska take on Les Negresses Vertes, like a rollicking folk song sung in a pub); tr 9-fèm ren (Celto-Arabic, with layered rhythms and a vocal that gets under your skin); tr 11-Brûlé la méche (male rap against female chorus with fiddle and percussion is goosebumping)

A good collection of Afro French music.......2003-11-15

This is a great collection offrench music. It focuses on mostly the music of north and west sfrican diasporas in france with a few gypsy tunes. As such the same musiccould have easily been masrketed as a continuation in Luaka Bops " Adventures in Afropea" series.
The subtilte of french nouvelle generation is misleading because it completely ignores a lot of the very interesting musical movements in French A,bient and Techno music. prominent bands such as Air , Daft Punk are missing as are french hip hop icons such as MC Solaar.On the Whole this is a unique and excellent compilation of Afro French tunes..

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