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Carmen Maria Vega: Gypsy Swing

If you like Zaz, you’ll enjoy today’s video. It’s more French Jazz Manouche — this time from Carmen Maria Vega.

Get a Dose of Control Club’s French Rock

The French Rock scene has high hopes for the French Indie Rock band Control Club, which includes two former members of the much-beloved French Rock band, A.S. Dragon.

Suarez Is the Vampire Weekend of French Pop

Lovely French Pop music from the French band Suarez is today’s feature.

Suarez makes me think of Vampire Weekend, because their inspiration comes from eclectic sources. First of all, this acoustic pop band is an unlikely combination of a Belgian musician, Marc Pinilla, and three folk musicians from Madagascar (brothers Max and Pata Randriamanjava, and their cousin Dada Ravalison.) As if that weren’t unique enough, what they play is a distinctive melange of Malagasy music, British Pop, Cape Verdean folk, and French Chanson. Whew!