From the banks of the Marne to the Mississippi Delta, this explosive “Love Cocktail” concocted by Dominique Cravic and Didier Roussin was inspired by the years when pop music in Paris — the music played in dancehalls called bals musettes — was a fertile soil for World Music. Call it traditional, with tints of jazz and beguine, rocked by Tzigane and Italian accents. Fremeaux & Associes is now reissuing the first album, whichheralded a fine career for the ‘Primitifs du Futur’ and guaranteed their international reputation. The album is to be followed by “Bluestory” and “The New Blues 4” which, taken from Dominique Cravic’s personal tapes, collect the magnificent compositions written by the Cravic-Roussin team and recorded in the 70’s and 80’s. Patrick FReMEAUX
