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The Rough Guide to Paris Cafe Music ()

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  1. J'Ai un Trou dans Ma Tête
  2. Coudes à Coudes
  3. C'est un Rital
  4. Lo Mometto]
  5. Portrait d'Un 78 Tard
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  1. J'Ai un Trou dans Ma Tête
  2. Coudes à Coudes
  3. C'est un Rital
  4. Lo Mometto]
  5. Portrait d'Un 78 Tard
  6. Mado
  7. Avec Entrain
  8. Vas-Y Mimile
  9. La Der des Der
  10. La Der des Der
  11. Minor Swing
  12. La Roulotte
  13. Paris, Oct. 61
  14. La Godasse
  15. Au Comptoir
  16. Petit Poucet
  17. Joseph, Joseph]
  18. Ja Ne Suis Qu'un Attardé
  19. Afro-Musette
  20. Rue de Paname
  21. Para lo Lop]
  22. Mandolinette
  23. L' Accordéoniste
  24. Jeannette
  25. L' Orphelin de La Java
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Paris is more than the city of romance. It's also the city of cafes -- the famous sidewalk places of beautiful women, and existential philosophers linger over dark coffee. But over the last century those cafes have also given Paris a musical identity, that of the bals musette , its songs and melodies powered by the accordion. The great chanteuse Edith Piaf was tangentially a part of that scene -- and quite rightly she appears here -- as were the Quintette du Hot Club de France, the fabulous jazz group fronted by Django ...

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The Rough Guide to Paris Cafe Music 2002, World Music Network

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