FRENCH BOSSA NOVA - 1963/1974
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Label
- Born Bad Records
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Release date
- April 17, 2026
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Pressing
- Original
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Conditions
- New
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Vinyl
- Color
- Green - Transparent
Description
Tchic Tchic – French Bossa Nova – 1963-1974, offers a comprehensive overview of the considerable influence of this subgenre in France, bringing together 22 of the best French bossa nova songs ever recorded. Featuring names like Jean Constantin, Marpessa Dawn and Magalie Noël, Isabelle Aubret, Tchic Tchic also shows how major figures in French cinema and music embraced this trend.
Since the late 1950s, Brazilian bossa nova has heavily influenced French song. Popularized in Brazil by João Gilberto and other musicians, it derives from samba but is distinguished by innovative harmonies and a more subtle style. Born in a context of optimism in Brazil (Kubitschek years), bossa nova quickly became an international phenomenon, particularly after its adoption by American jazz musicians and the success of The Girl from Ipanema. Arriving in France via artists like Pierre Barouh or Georges Moustaki, it integrated into the Parisian scene, especially in Saint-Germain-des-Prés.
French musicians appropriated it by mixing it with jazz, pop or funk, giving birth to a "French bossa nova" (1960s-1970s). This reinterpretation produced original and sometimes experimental, even psychedelic, pieces bringing together various singers, composers and arrangers. While Brazilian lyrics are often poetic and philosophical, French versions sometimes lean towards light exoticism or carnival. At first glance, the words "French" and "bossa nova" may seem oddly associated, but Tchic Tchic proves that this combination works perfectly — and that it is the ideal soundtrack for summer.
Tracklist
A2- Isabelle Aubret - Casa Forte (1971)
A3- Christianne Legrand - HLM and Ciné Roman (1972)
A4- Jean Constantin - No need for all the fuss (1972)
A5- Billy Nencioli & Baden Powell - If nothing works (1969)
B1 - Marpessa Dawn - The Little Cuica (1963)
B2- Jean-Pierre Sabar - Vai Vai (1974)
B3- Sophia Loren - Day by Day (1963)
B4- Isabelle - Until Nightfall (1969)
B5- Sylvia Fels - Corto Maltese (1974)
C1- Frank Gérard - Like a Samba (1972)
C2- Ann Sorel - The Favela Doll (1971)
C3- Charles Level - A Coffee with Milk Child (1971)
C4- Andrea Parisy - The Hands That Do Good (1970)
C5- Audrey Arno - When Jean-Paul Returns (1969)
C6- Aldo Frank - Have You Seen This Spring (1970)
D1- Christianne Legrand - A Hundred Thousand Fish in Your Net (1972)
D2- Clarinha - Lemenja (1970)
D3- Children's Hit Parade - Aquarela (1976)
D4- Jean-Pierre Lang - Tenderness (1965)
D5- Magalie Noël - A Huge Samba (1970)
D6 - Françoise Legrand - The Moon
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