The word chanson in French simply means song (while the verb chanter is to sing), and can be used to refer to any type of song - but 'La chanson française' is its own very distinct style of music ...

Juliette Gréco, the singing muse of bohemian postwar Paris who became the grande dame of chanson française and an internationally known actress, died on Wednesday at her home near Saint-Tropez.

Juliette Gréco, Chanson Française Icon, Dead at 93. The actress and singer’s career covered half a century. By Eric Torres. September 23, 2020.

Chanson française is a very distinct genre of music and is intertwined with French culture and history. Several styles of chanson française have emerged over the years, ...

Chanson française was in full swing but the soundtrack to post-war Paris was bebop jazz. In 1949, Gréco crept backstage at Paris’s Salle Pleyel to watch jazz trumpeter Miles Davis.

It is this singular blend of gallic romance and sorrow that animates La Chanson Francaise, the newest CD by Virginia-based composer / arranger Terry Vosbein who leads an earnest and well-spoken nonet ...

The Summer Solstice of June 21 – the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere – also heralds France’s beloved music festival, the Fête de la Musique, which is marking its 44th ...

Chanson française is a very distinct genre of music and is intertwined with French culture and history. Several styles of chanson française have emerged over the years, but the defining feature that ...