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PARIS COMBO - 'Je te vois partout'
PARIS COMBO - 'Lux'
Paris Combo - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)
Paris Combo - Interview
PARIS COMBO // PROFIL[S] // Potzi
PARIS COMBO // PROFIL[S] - Episode 2
PARIS COMBO // PROFIL[S] // Fran?ois Jeannin // Episode 3
PARIS COMBO la Festivalul PLAI 2018
1 je te vois partout
2 lux
3 goodbye pinocchio
4 tout excuse
5 comptez sur moi
6 les cailloux blancs
7 chaque fois
8 le magasin de porcelaine
9 morphee
10 mediumisons
11 ce que j'aime, c'est le debut
12 fantome adore
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Music in general and jazz in particular can be easily stereotyped based on everything from country of origin to instrumentation. In short...it would be like assuming all Republicans are evangelical Christians. I've only set foot in a church twice in the past decade for a wedding and a funeral which is essentially the same event happening simultaneously. So much for that theory...

Paris Combo 5 shatters the traditional concept of what some consider the Paris sound with a myriad of influences including the alluring vocals of Belle du Berry. Smoldering just beneath the surface there is an accessible Europop vibe, adventurous riffs, and swinging grooves that are carefully mixed with Latin, African and rumba rhythms all tightly woven around the tapestry that is the French cabaret sound. Paris Combo 5 is a return to the studio after a four year hiatus and is arguable one of the finest groups to come out of France in thirty years. (Note there are certain solo artists intentionally excluded from the group or ensemble setting).

A conceptual release? Sort of...Multi-conceptual as the lead vocals of Berry concentrate on love at first sight, love lost, broken love and well...you get the idea. A more conceptualized global jazz undercurrent flows beneath the vocals transcending genres and elevating this quintet from the ordinary to the extraordinary. While one need not be fluid in French, the language of love combined with the universal language of music leads to an eclectic ebb and flow that has their audience growing globally which is of little surprise. 

  • Paris Combo - Quesaco? makes VIRGINIA LIVING: Best Albums 2022
    Posted At: December 7, 2022 12:00 AM
    Music moves us; see what got us going in 2022.Elizabeth Henry…..The jazz-influenced Paris Combo first formed in 1995 and has gained popularity in Europe, Australia, Asia, and the United States, with a succession of increasingly well-received CD releases. The French-based acoustic combo has struck a positive chord with critics and audiences for their fun-loving mix of jazz, French pop, cabaret, gypsy, Latino...
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  • Paris Combo transports 'Freight & Salvage' audience / The Daily Californian
    Posted At: January 15, 2019 12:00 AM

    It takes a unique kind of musical group to completely transform a venue, a band that uses its sound to remake a space and transport its audience. In its Saturday performance at Berkeley's Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse, Paris Combo achieved this difficult task, bringing the vibrant flare of a jazz club in the "City of Lights" to Berkeley. This chemistry was on full display for The five-pi...
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  • Paris Combo readies for USA/Euro tour
    Posted At: July 13, 2018 12:00 AM

    Six albums and two decades spent criss-crossing the globe, playing to enthusiastic audiences from Sydney to San Francisco and Berlin to Beijing, have enabled Paris Combo to create its own unique world, establishing itself as one of the most piquant, intriguing groups on the international music scene. Fronted by the mischievous vocals of chanteuse Belle du Berry, the combo has struck a positive chord with...
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  • Paris Combo sonne la reprise avec l'album Tako Tsubo / Le Monde playlist
    Posted At: October 12, 2017 12:00 AM

    Pour le printemps, La Playlist s'allège, s'aère et s'habille léger. Pour fêter ses deux décennies d'existence, Paris Combo s'offre un nouveau tour de piste dans son cabaret pas si rétro que ça. Le groupe français préféré à l'export va aller défendre dans le monde entier, et en particulier aux...
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  • IdeaStation WCVE: Richmond VA celebrates the Tour de France with Paris Combo
    Posted At: July 15, 2017 12:00 AM

    Like competition? Like biking? Well on this week's World Music Show (7/15) you get a mix of both, which is odd for a World Music Show, right? Well, let me explain…Seriously, there's no competition but this week's show does have a biking theme. Blame or thank the Tour de France, which is the epic bike race that takes place in numerous stages around the French countryside. Now, I love biking and eac...
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  • Paris Combo takes sounds and moods from vintage France to the 21st Century on Tako Tsubo / Jazz Weekly review
    Posted At: June 6, 2017 12:00 AM

    Taking sounds and moods from vintage France to the 21st Century, the Paris Combo team of Belle du Berr/voc, Potzi/g, Francois Jeannin/dr-voc, David Leis/tp-key, and Benoit Dunoyer de Segonzac-Oliver Smith/Emmanuel Chabbey/b come off as a fresh baguette of sounds on this recent album. Du Berr is both crystal clear and Left Bank bohemian in her delivery of lyrics, sensuous on the lilting "Anemiques Ma...
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  • Watch Paris Combo LIVE from KEXP - Seattle
    Posted At: March 30, 2017 12:00 AM

    p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #606060} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #606060; min-height: 14.0px} Six albums and two decades spent criss-crossing the globe, playing to enthusiastic audiences from Sydney to San Francisco and Berlin to Beijing, have enabled Paris Combo to create its own unique world, establish...
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  • Paris Combo play upbeat blend at Melbourne Recital Centre / The Sydney Morning Herald review
    Posted At: March 26, 2017 12:00 AM

    Tako Tsubo – the title of Paris Combo's new album – is the scientific term for what we mortals might call "broken-heart syndrome".  For singer Belle du Berry, the phrase offers a jumping-off point: a chance to explore, through music, the connection between our emotional and physical self. Of course, much of the poetry and wit of du Berry's lyrics are lost when she performs outsid...
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  • Paris Combo plays QPAC / ArtsHub review
    Posted At: March 23, 2017 12:00 AM

    Paris Combo have quite a following in Australia, driven by the popularity of their second album Living room and the sizeable crowd on a wet Monday night in QPAC's concert hall illustrated this. This tight quartet took to the stage for a 100 minute romp through their sophisticated catalogue of dance inducing hits. Front woman extraordinaire Belle du Berry engaged the audience with anecdotes of h...
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  • Paris Combo's Belle du Berry and David Lewis talk 'Tako Tsubo' with ABC: Australia - RN Drive
    Posted At: March 18, 2017 12:00 AM

    "Tako Tsubo", the lounge-tinged title track of Paris Combo's new album, is inspired by a rare condition known also as the "broken-heart syndrome" - thank goodness Paris Combo have the cure! On their new record, the chanteuse Belle du Berry leads us through a deliciously varied collection of musical atmospheres, ranging from the intimacy of the live combo to more lush orchestral settings and beau...
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  • Paris Combo set for City Recital Hall / The Sydney Morning Herald
    Posted At: March 17, 2017 12:00 AM

    Paris Combo's new album Tako Tsubo – named after a rare medical condition colloquially called "broken-heart syndrome" – is a showcase of the band's diverse range of styles united by Belle du Barry's cheekily seductive delivery of the witty lyrics. The album also, in part, reflects a new-found vigour in the band after they decided to take an extended break in 2005. "That has been s...
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  • newmodelradio features Paris Combo - Tako Tsubo
    Posted At: March 7, 2017 12:00 AM

    In March this year, the Paris Combo returned to the music scene with the album called Tako Tsubo, so called Japanese heart disease (cardiomyopathy), which is also called broken heart syndrome. Paris Combo claim to have a cure for this disease through their new songs. Their main author, singer Belle du Berry listeners deliciously accompanied by a varied collection of songs wi...
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  • Paris Combo plays CityWineryNYC / INT wWRTC: Hartford
    Posted At: February 22, 2017 12:00 AM

    Paris Combo, as diverse and sophisticated as the city from which they hail, have garnered critical acclaim and an immense following for their unique mélange of colourful cabaret, elegant jazz, gypsy swing and sassy alterna- pop, and here again, a combination of musical influences underpins the infectious, toe-tapping grooves which have become their hallmark. The album adds to the group's alread...
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  • Paris Combo set for CityWineryNYC / Lucid Culture
    Posted At: February 19, 2017 12:00 AM

    Long before the Squirrel Nut Zippers were a gleam in anybody's eye, or there was such a band as the Flying Neutrinos – remember them? – Paris Combo were swinging the hell out of a sound that was part 20s, part 30s and part 80s, at least when they started. Since then, they've maintained a devoted fan base on their side of the pond, but they make it over here too infrequently. Their Fre...
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  • Paris Combo, set for Seattle's 'Triple Door,' chats with KSVU Radio
    Posted At: February 14, 2017 12:00 AM

    Six albums and two decades spent criss-crossing the globe, playing to enthusiastic audiences from Sydney to San Francisco and Berlin to Beijing, have enabled Paris Combo to create its own unique world, establishing itself as one of the most piquant, intriguing groups on the international music scene. Fronted by the mischievous vocals of chanteuse Belle du Berry, the combo has struck a posi...
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  • Q&A with Paris Combo's - Belle du Berry / ButterBoom
    Posted At: May 18, 2016 12:00 AM

    We're a huge fan of Le French May Arts Festival – a huge celebration of French culture, art, food and more. We're even bigger fans of Paris Combo, who will be making their debut musical performance as part of the event.  Belle du Berry is the lead singer of Paris Combo. Her fun vocals are the perfect match for the band's eclectic mix of jazz and cabaret. Du Berry's first mu...
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  • Paris Combo seduces Australia with their rhythmic, multicultural sounds / ArtsHub
    Posted At: June 10, 2015 12:00 AM

    Paris Combo's return to Australia is a triumphant one, with sold-out theatres and well-deserved standing ovations in every show so far. Paris Combo ( Belle du Berry, David Lewis, Emmanuel Chabbey, François François and Potzi ) will make your day and, if and bring your dancing shoes, you'll make their day too. Thier next stops are Sydney – City Recital Hall on 10 June & Melbourne &...
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  • Paris Combo returns to Seattle / Seattle Times
    Posted At: April 17, 2014 12:00 AM

    Paris Combo, the French quintet that blends gypsy jazz, art song, Middle Eastern tonalities and the odd bit of psychedelia, brings its eclectic sounds and quirky humor back to Seattle. Paris Combo may not play classical music. But it's quite the class act. The quintet, which closes Town Hall's 2013-2014 Global Rhythms season on Friday, April 18, blends gypsy jazz, cabaret influences, art song, Middle...
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  • Paris Combo marks International Jazz Day today with tonight's sold-out NYC show
    Posted At: April 30, 2013 12:00 AM

    Paris Combo marks International Jazz Day today April 30, with their sold-out New York City show. Tonight's Joe's Pub performance is the 6th sell out for the band on their current U.S. Tour. I'd say check out the show tonight if you are in NYC, but I can't. ...
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  • Paris Combo: 5 is a hit on Long Island NY with 'WHLI Artist of the Week'
    Posted At: April 23, 2013 12:00 AM

    'Artist of the Week'   Page "LOVE IT! LOVE IT! LOVE IT! LOVE IT!. DID I SAY LOVE IT? 'Artist Of the Week' WHLI: Long Island NY...
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  • What Radio is Saying about Paris Combo 5
    Posted At: April 23, 2013 12:00 AM

    Here's what Radio is saying about Paris Combo CD: 5, and watch the LUX video   "Very nice and charting on KFAI's New World" KFAI: Minneapolis, MN   "Always liked these folks and playing the CD. I've got their others too!" WRNR: Baltimore, MD   "Totally dig it. Put on Air Canada for June & might be useable for other assignments. Great record!" A...
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  • Paris Combo's new CD '5' delivers a myriad of influences and all great grooves
    Posted At: March 23, 2013 12:00 AM

    Paris Combo 5 shatters the traditional concept of what some consider the Paris sound with a myriad of influences including the alluring vocals of Belle du Berry. Smoldering just beneath the surface there is an accessible Europop vibe, adventurous riffs, and swinging grooves that are carefully mixed with Latin, African and rumba rhythms all tightly woven around the tapestry that is the French ca...
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