French Cafe Songs
Learn to sing songs from the classic French Café Music repertoire (Piaf, Trenet, Montand, Gainsbourg, Brassens, etc.) as well as some more modern songs. I’ll explain and translate the song, including where the song comes from, its social, political and historical context, and any hidden cultural references, and help with the pronunciation. And then of course we’ll sing the song together. I’ll have printed lyrics and chord charts. Prerequisites: if you speak French it helps, but that’s not necessary, many people who have taken this class did not speak French at all.
About Olivier Zyngier
Olivier Zyngier has been performing guitar and bass with Bluegrass and Swing bands in the Bay Area for several decades. He is a regular teacher at the Freight & Salvage in Berkeley (Swing Guitar and Bluegrass Jam, French Café Songs), and has been teaching at various bluegrass camps and festivals. Olivier is a native French speaker, born and raised in Paris, and a local performer of French music with the band, Bistro Moustache. He is one of the original founders of the Baguette Quartette and has played all over the Bay Area for many years.