{"product_id":"french-boogie-1982-1989","title":"French Boogie 1982 - 1989","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe French in the 80s were not faint-hearted: as some threw themselves heart and soul into music or business, others wouldn’t mind going bottomless to get themselves noticed. While \u003cstrong\u003eBernard Tapie\u003c\/strong\u003e soon realized his own fortune was rather to be found in business, many music-loving dreamers already imagined themselves in the sun, in an enchanting world made of funky rhythms and synthesizers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA real hub for such multi-cultural productions, the city of Lyons was home to many labels, such as l’Étoile Verte, Mosquito, SEDICAV, Mérabet, Bouarfa or El Bahia. Little by little, this particularly prolific scene reached a new audience: \u003cstrong\u003eNordine Staifi\u003c\/strong\u003e or \u003cstrong\u003eShams Dinn\u003c\/strong\u003e won fame on vinyl, \u003cem\u003eCarte de Séjour\u003c\/em\u003e got \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Peel\u003c\/strong\u003e’s attention. The latter – an Arabic rock band led by \u003cstrong\u003eRachid Taha\u003c\/strong\u003e – even became infatuated with \u003cem\u003eCharles Trenet\u003c\/em\u003e’s Douce France. Their cover, tinged with an Eastern feel and hint of irony, was stupidly censored in France at the time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eElsewhere, however, hands of friendship were extended between newcomers and “true” French people. In Rouen, \u003cstrong\u003eBernard Guégan\u003c\/strong\u003e, a sociocultural worker in a center for occupational integration, initiated girls of North African descent into rap for a contest launched by a magazine. Noticed through \u003cstrong\u003eVally\u003c\/strong\u003e from the famous duo \u003cem\u003eChagrin d’Amour\u003c\/em\u003e, the resulting group was put on tape by producer \u003cstrong\u003eSlim Pezin\u003c\/strong\u003e under the name of \u003cem\u003eEttica\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith the rise of independent radios, recently licensed by \u003cstrong\u003eFrançois Mitterrand\u003c\/strong\u003e’s government, the airwaves reflected more than ever the diversity of musics in France. Some then-unknown African or overseas genres were given a place on Radio Nova’s Sonomundial show. \u003cem\u003eCarbone 14\u003c\/em\u003e’s host \u003cstrong\u003ePhil Barney\u003c\/strong\u003e tried his hand at spoken word between American-funk songs, and the latest hits from Maghreb delighted Radio Beur’s listeners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOf course, such a vivid emulation was also noticed by music business professionals of the time, who started spicing anything up with a touch of exoticism to boost sales. Some seasoned veterans of groove also stepped onto this path with some nice period productions for themselves or for others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSlim Pezin (Ettika)\u003c\/strong\u003e Already renown in the disco-funk niche thanks to records by \u003cem\u003eArpadys\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003eVoyage\u003c\/em\u003e (as a member of the latter), \u003cstrong\u003eSlim Pezin\u003c\/strong\u003e was a major arranger for the Parisian Who’s Who in the 70s and 80s (\u003cem\u003eClaude François\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMylène Farmer\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eJohnny Hallyday\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSammy Massamba\u003c\/strong\u003e A real icon of Congolese music, \u003cstrong\u003eSammy Massamba\u003c\/strong\u003e started his career in the 60s as a member of the Protestant singing group \u003cem\u003eLes Cheveux Crépus\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJM Black\u003c\/strong\u003e With an uncle running a radio station and a cousin who was an exceptional bass player (\u003cem\u003eVicky Edimo\u003c\/em\u003e), this Cameroonian from Douala had been immersed in music since his earliest childhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarc Moulin (Alec Mansion)\u003c\/strong\u003e A discreet jazz musician and a political commentator on TV, \u003cstrong\u003eMarc Moulin\u003c\/strong\u003e was mostly known for being one of the clowning musicians in Telex.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhilippe Chany\u003c\/strong\u003e In 1981, along with \u003cstrong\u003ePhil Krootchey\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eFred Versailles\u003c\/strong\u003e, the young \u003cstrong\u003ePhilippe Chany\u003c\/strong\u003e founded an electronic funk band called \u003cem\u003eLove International\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Born Bad","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50438647546187,"sku":"1038228","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/cd0f1763-aa47-4446-bc1a-f120410881c6_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726946314","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/french-boogie-1982-1989","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}