Summary of French music genres
What kind of genres come to mind when you hear “French music”? If you like Western music, you might be able to name a few French bands or artists, but it’s not so easy to immediately explain the genres, is it? French music includes genres that originated in France, and even popular genres like rock and metal have developed in unique ways there—digging into them can be truly fascinating.
So this time, we’ve put together a summary of various French music genres, focusing mainly on popular music from the modern era onward.
Read this and you might become an expert on French music! Enjoy!
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| Summary of French music genres | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| show_chart | Title | Playlist | Review |
| 1east | Everything, everything for my darling / A Kiss for My SherryMichel Polnareff | ![]() | French pop music genre |
| 2east | The Crowd / The MobÁngel Cabral | play_arrow | Musette Music of France and Javanese Dance |
| 3east | MirageJean-Luc Ponty | play_arrow | French jazz, American jazz transformed in France |
| 4east | De FuturaMagma | play_arrow | Progressive rock music of France |
| 5east | Poupée de cire, poupée de son / The Dreaming Chanson DollFrance Gall | play_arrow | Yé-yé is music that combines rock with jazz and chanson. |
| 6east | Vortex Temporum / Vortex of TimeGérard Grisey | play_arrow | Contemporary music analyzed by frequency. |
| 7east | La Vie En RoseEdith Piaf | play_arrow | An elegant song with French lyrics |
| 8east | One More TimeDaft Punk | play_arrow | House music originating in France |
| 9east | LisztomaniaPhoenix | play_arrow | History and characteristics of French rock music |
| 10east | AFRO TRAP Part.7 (La Puissance)MHD | play_arrow | Music fusing Africa and hip-hop |
| 11east | Minor SwingDjango Reinhardt | play_arrow | Jazz originating from the Romani people, with unique instruments producing a distinctive sound. |
| 12east | AmazoniaGOJIRA | play_arrow | French heavy metal band Gojira gains worldwide attention |
| 13east | L’empire Du Côté ObscurIAM | play_arrow | The developmental history of French hip-hop culture |
| 14east | Infernal Galop / Orpheus in the UnderworldJacques Offenbach | play_arrow | Heaven and Hell is can-can music |
| 15east | DésertÉmilie Simon | play_arrow | A new chanson that makes use of French pronunciation |



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