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Following World War I, a number of American expatriates settled in Paris and began to build up a jazz scene. France did not suffer from racial discrimination as much as the US, so a mixture of musical styles from different cultures began to emerge. [1] As with Brazil, the French were at first concerned it was too American of an influence before ...
Années folles. Josephine Baker, iconic figure of the Années folles. The Années folles ( French pronunciation: [ane fɔl], "crazy years" in French) was the decade of the 1920s in France. It was coined to describe the social, artistic, and cultural collaborations of the period. [ 1] The same period is also referred to as the Roaring Twenties ...
French house is a late 1990s form of house music, part of the 1990s and first decade of the 21st-century European dance music scene and the latest form of Euro disco. The genre is also known as "Disco house", "Neu-disco" (new disco), "French touch", "filter house" or "tekfunk".
Phonograph manufacturers. A Lyricera Phonograph Company phonograph. An RCA Victor Special Portable Phonograph, circa 1935. A Technics turntable. A Victor Talking Machine. Abbingdon Music Research. Acoustic Research. Acoustic Signature [ 1] Akai.
The first form of traditional cajun music began before the 20th century in south Louisiana. When the Acadians came from New Brunswick & Nova Scotia to Louisiana in 1764, they brought with them many beautiful ballads that told stories of bygone years. Many of these songs can be traced back to France and many songs from France drifted to the ...
Putumayo Presents. Typically a Putumayo World Music compilation is presented as a theme under the title “Putumayo Presents:” The themes can be regional ( South Africa, Caribbean, Asia ), music styles ( reggae, folk, Latin, jazz) and other themes ( lounge, groove, party). All albums in the series were released on both CD and cassette from ...
Music history of France. France has a rich music history that was already prominent in Europe as far back as the 10th century. French music originated as a unified style in medieval times, focusing around the Notre-Dame school of composers. This group developed the motet, a specific musical composition. Notable in the high Middle Ages were the ...
French folk music. As Europe experienced a wave of roots revivals in the 1950s and 1960s, [1] France found its regional culture reviving traditional music. Brittany, Limousin, Gascony, Corsica and Auvergne were among the regions that experienced a notable resurgence in the popularity of folk music. Traditional styles of music had survived most ...