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The first Café-chantant was established in 1789 on the Champs-Élysées — (ink drawing from the collection of Hippolyte Destailleur). Café chantant (French pronunciation: [kafe ʃɑ̃tɑ̃]; French: lit. 'singing café'), café-concert, or caf’conc is a type of musical establishment associated with the Belle Époque in France. [1]
The 1950s was a pivotal era in music, laying the groundwork for the rock and roll songs of the 1960s and the rebellious tunes of the 1970s. The decade's musical landscape was diverse, spanning ...
In the 1950s Noël Coward often performed cabaret seasons there [4] as did Marlene Dietrich. [citation needed] In the mid-1980s, the Cafe de Paris was the venue for the regular Les nuits du Mercredi, conceptualised by Anne Pigalle around her French take on cabaret and run by Nick Fry.
1950s; 1960s; 1970s; 1980s; 1990s; 2000s; Pages in category "1950s French-language albums" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.
In the early years of Canadian television (1950s), a few flagship programs brought sudden fame to cabaret artists. Music-Hall and Au p'tit café, for example, were directly inspired by Montreal cabarets, giving stars such as Dominique Michel, Jacques Normand and Paul Berval the visibility they needed to propel their careers. [28]
French music history dates back to organum in the 10th century, followed by the Notre Dame School, an organum composition style. Troubadour songs of chivalry and courtly love were composed in the Occitan language between the 10th and 13th centuries, and the Trouvère poet-composers flourished in Northern France during this period.
A big hit in France and all of Europe, "Domino" was introduced by the popular French singer André Claveau. It was also recorded by Patachou, Lucienne Delyle and many others. Hit records of the English-language version were made by Tony Martin and by Bing Crosby. The song was also recorded by Doris Day, Jane Morgan, and by Teddy Johnson.
During the 1950s European popular music give way to the influence of American forms of music including jazz, swing and traditional pop, mediated through film and records. The significant change of the mid-1950s was the impact of American rock and roll , which provided a new model for performance and recording, based on a youth market.