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During the course of her career she employed numerous unusual musical styles, melding rock and roll, folk, jazz, spoken word poetry and world rhythms. She collaborated with such celebrated musicians as Michel Colombier, Jean-Claude Vannier, Areski, Gotan Project, Sonic Youth, Antoine Duhamel, Archie Shepp and Art Ensemble of Chicago. Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... Folk music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and of the common people. ... Jazz is an original American musical art form originating around the start of the 20th century in New Orleans. ... Spoken word is a form of music or artistic performance in which lyrics, poetry, or stories are spoken rather than sung. ... World music is, most generally, all the music in the world (Bohlman 2002, Nidel 2004, p. ... Michel Colombier (1939—2004) was a French composer, songwriter, arranger, and conductor. ... Gotan Project is a musical group based in Paris, consisting of musicians Philippe Cohen Solal (French), Eduardo Makaroff (Argentine) and Christoph H. Müller (Swiss, former member of Touch El Arab). ... Sonic Youth is a rock group formed in New York City in 1981. ... Antoine Duhamel, born July 30, 1925 is a French composer, orchestra conductor and music teacher. ... Archie Shepp on the cover of his album Tomorrow Will Be Another Day Archie Shepp is an American jazz saxophonist. ... The Art Ensemble of Chicago is an avant-garde jazz ensemble that grew out of Chicagos AACM in the late 1960s. ...

Albums

• 12 chansons d'avant le déluge (with Jacques Higelin and Jimmy Walter), Productions Jacques Canetti, 1965
• 15 chansons d'avant le déluge (with Jacques Higelin and Michel Colombier), Productions Jacques Canetti, 1966
• Brigitte Fontaine est folle (with Jean-Claude Vannier), Saravah, 1968
• Comme à la radio (with the Art Ensemble of Chicago and Areski Belkacem), Saravah, 1969
• Brigitte Fontaine (with Areski Belkacem, Julie Dassin and Jacques Higelin), Saravah, 1972
• Je ne connais pas cet homme (with Areski Belkacem and Antoine Duhamel), Saravah, 1973
• L'Incendie (with Areski Belkacem), Byg Records, 1974
• Le Bonheur (with Areski Belkacem), Saravah, 1975
• Vous et nous (with Areski Belkacem, Jean-Philippe Rykiel and Antoine Duhamel), Saravah, 1977
• Les églantines sont peut-être formidables (with Areski Belkacem), , RCA-Saravah, 1979
• French corazon (with Areski Belkacem and Jean-Philippe Rykiel), Midi/EMI, 1990
• Genre humain (with Areski Belkacem, Étienne Daho and Les Valentins), Virgin, 1995
• Les palaces (with Areski Belkacem and Alain Bashung), Virgin, 1997
• Morceaux de choix, compilation, Virgin, 1999
• Kékéland (with Areski Belkacem, Jean-Claude Vannier, Sonic Youth, -M-, Noir Désir, Ginger Ale, Lou and Placido, Jean Efflam Bavouzet, Jean-Philippe Rykiel, Georges Moustaki, Les Valentins and Archie Shepp), Virgin, 2001
• Rue Saint Louis en l'île (with Areski Belkacem, -M-, Didier Malherbe, Jean Efflam Bavouzet, Zebda, Daniel Mille and Gotan Project), Virgin, 2004
• Libido (with Jean-Claude Vannier, -M-, Jean Efflam Bavouzet and Areski Belkacem), Polydor, 2006

Jacques Higelin is born in 1940. ... Jacques Higelin is born in 1940. ... Michel Colombier (1939—2004) was a French composer, songwriter, arranger, and conductor. ... The Art Ensemble of Chicago is an avant-garde jazz ensemble that grew out of Chicagos AACM in the late 1960s. ... Jacques Higelin is born in 1940. ... Antoine Duhamel, born July 30, 1925 is a French composer, orchestra conductor and music teacher. ... Antoine Duhamel, born July 30, 1925 is a French composer, orchestra conductor and music teacher. ... Étienne Daho (born January 14, 1956 in Oran) is a French singer who has racked up an extensive number of pop hits in the French-speaking world since 1981. ... Alain Bashung (born December 1, 1947 is a French singer, songwriter and actor. ... Sonic Youth is a rock group formed in New York City in 1981. ... Matthieu Chedid (born December 21, 1971 in Boulogne-Billancourt) is a Lebanese descendent French rock singer-songwriter, who performs under the pseudonym -M-. Matthieu Chédid He is the son of singer Louis Chedid, and the grandson of the writer and poetess Andrée Chedid who has written lyrics to... Noir Désir is a French rock band, currently on hiatus. ... Ginger ale is a soft drink flavored with ginger. ... Yussef Mustacchi (Alexandria, May 3, 1934) better known as Georges Moustaki is an Egyptian/French singer and songwriter best known for his romantic song Le Métèque from 1969. ... Archie Shepp on the cover of his album Tomorrow Will Be Another Day Archie Shepp is an American jazz saxophonist. ... Matthieu Chedid (born 21 December 1971 in Boulogne-Billancourt) is a French rock singer-songwriter, who goes under the name -M-. Matthieu Chédid He is the son of singer Louis Chedid, and the grandson of the writer and poetess Andrée Chedid who has written lyrics to many of... Didier Malherbe was one of the founders of the band Gong. ... Zebda is a French world music group from Toulouse. ... Gotan Project is a musical group based in Paris, consisting of musicians Philippe Cohen Solal (French), Eduardo Makaroff (Argentine) and Christoph H. Müller (Swiss, former member of Touch El Arab). ... Matthieu Chedid (born 21 December 1971 in Boulogne-Billancourt) is a French rock singer-songwriter, who goes under the name -M-. Matthieu Chédid He is the son of singer Louis Chedid, and the grandson of the writer and poetess Andrée Chedid who has written lyrics to many of...

External links

French *Audio book (mp3): incipit of Paso doble, written by Brigitte Fontaine in 1985