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!
Playlist
| Summary of French music genres | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| show_chart | Title | Playlist | Review |
| 1east | Everything, everything for my darling / A Kiss for My SherryMichel Polnareff |  | The most popular French music genre is... |
| 2east | The Crowd / The MobÁngel Cabral |  play_arrow | Speaking of France, the charming streetscapes of Paris instantly come to mind... |
| 3east | MirageJean-Luc Ponty |  play_arrow | From the 1920s to the 1930s, in the United States... |
| 4east | De FuturaMagma |  play_arrow | When discussing French music, the term “French pro... |
| 5east | Vortex Temporum / Vortex of TimeGérard Grisey |  play_arrow | Spectral music is a style that analyzes the frequencies of sound with a computer... |
| 6east | Poupée de cire, poupée de son / The Dreaming Chanson DollFrance Gall |  play_arrow | The “P…” that everyone has probably heard at least once |
| 7east | LisztomaniaPhoenix |  play_arrow | People call French rock music “French ro…” |
| 8east | One More TimeDaft Punk |  play_arrow | I like dance numbers and songs with a stylish vibe... |
| 9east | La Vie En RoseEdith Piaf |  play_arrow | Chanson is a musical style that was born in the Middle Ages... |
| 10east | AFRO TRAP Part.7 (La Puissance)MHD |  play_arrow | Afro trap, to put it simply, is the French... |
| 11east | DésertÉmilie Simon |  play_arrow | A melody that makes fuller use of French pronunciation sha... |
| 12east | Minor SwingDjango Reinhardt |  play_arrow | Jazz Manouche is the unique style of jazz developed by the Roma people... |
| 13east | AmazoniaGOJIRA |  play_arrow | In recent years, what has been attracting intense attention from around the world is “… |
| 14east | Infernal Galop / Orpheus in the UnderworldJacques Offenbach |  play_arrow | In Japan, it is loved as a song for school sports festivals, ‘…’ |
| 15east | L’empire Du Côté ObscurIAM |  play_arrow | Calling Japanese hip-hop “Japanese hip-ho… |