French music is not completely unique and impermeable to any other influence. And it was not only inspired by English and American music. First, because many French artists have foreign origins and revendicate it in their music. And also because world music has inspired numerous French singers as well. So here’s a non-exhaustive list of songs related to other countries, inspired by other types of music, and so on.
- Henri Salvador : Maladie d’amour
- Sylvie Vartan : La Maritza
- Salvatore Adamo : Inch Allah
- Carte de Séjour : Rhorhomanie
- Bernard Lavilliers : Noir et blanc
- Bernard Lavilliers : Stand the Ghetto
- Bernard Lavilliers : Melody Tempo Harmony
- Laurent Voulzy : Belle Île en Mer / Marie-Galante
- Laurent Voulzy : Le Coeur Grenadine
- Maxime Le Forestier : Né quelque part
- Amadou et Mariam : Senegal Fast Food (ft. Manu Chao)
- Ibrahim Maalouf : True Sorry (jazz trumpetist)
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