Saturday, December 13, 2008

Brigitte Fontaine - French Avant-Garde Singer

Brigitte Fontaine, born in 1940 in Morlaix in the Brittany region of France, is a singer of avant-garde music. During the course of her career she has employed numerous unusual musical styles, melding rock and rollfolkjazzspoken word poetry and world rhythms. She has collaborated with such celebrated musicians as StereolabMichel ColombierJean-Claude VannierAreski BelkacemGotan ProjectSonic YouthAntoine DuhamelNoir DesirArchie Shepp and The Art Ensemble of Chicago. She is also a writercomedienneplaywright, and poet.

Brigitte Fontaine - Le Nougat

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