Publisher's Synopsis
"The Rough Guide to the Music of France" focuses on the variety of French regional music. It features the Celtic sounds of Brittany, celebrated each year at a famous festival in Lorient; the Parisian accordion sounds of bell-mussette; the hurdy-gurdys and bagpipes of Central France; the Occitan reggae-dub of bands such as Massilia Sound System; Basque and Corsican polyphonic singing; Catalan coblas; and sailor songs from Normandy.