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Also great as café music! Introducing famous tunes to savor the charm of musette

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Started working as a music writer as a side job while employed at a record shop, and for over 18 years I’ve contributed to music magazines, disc guide books, mooks, and web media. As a writer my main field is Western music, but as a listener for over 35 years, I always try to keep my curiosity alive with the motto “I like what I like.” I have experience playing in bands, where I was a bassist who handled songwriting and composition. Instruments I’ve played include bass, guitar, and piano. I began studying English in my mid-40s and continue to do so today.

Musette, the popular music born in France.

Played in cafés and dance halls since the late 19th century, this music has soothed the hearts of Parisians and, with the graceful timbre of the accordion, is loved around the world.

Though it began as the music of the working class, it evolved while incorporating elements of waltz and jazz.

We invite you into the world of musette masterpieces, where melodies full of nostalgia and warmth interweave with a nostalgic rhythm, carrying you along with the elegant air of Paris.

Also great as café music! Introducing classic musette masterpieces to savor (21–30)

Viva! MurenaNeruta & Bēru

Paris Musette ♪ Accordion ♪ France ♪ Nerta & Belle / Viva Murena (Paris Musette) 2015-10-18 @ Wotaru-za Accordion #accordion #aitan

Viva! MurenaNeruta & Bēru

“Viva Murena” is a work by Denis Tuveri.

Murena refers to Tony Murena, an accordionist active in the 1930s.

The performance is by the accordion-and-guitar duo Nerta & Vale.

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Trumpet MusetteAndré Wershuren

“Trompette Musette” is a work by André Verchuren and J.

Moutet.

Its fast triplet rhythm evokes trumpet tonguing.

The accordion performance is by André Verchuren.

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Mysterious womanJo Puriva

“Mystérieuse” is a work by Jo Privat.

The performance features the composer and accordionist Jo Privat along with the Paris Musette ensemble: another accordionist, two guitarists, a bassist, and a drummer.

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GermaineTateyama Yuki & Nagasaki Akiko & Kikuchi Hiroki

Germaine GERMAINE / Tatenaga + Hiroki Kikuchi

GermaineTateyama Yuki & Nagasaki Akiko & Kikuchi Hiroki

“Germaine” is a work by Joseph Colombo and Denis Tuveri.

Performed by Yuki Tateyama on accordion, Akiko Nagasaki on clarinet, and Hiroki Kikuchi on trombone.

A live performance at a beer garden.

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Paris FestivalWatanabe Kunitaka

Kunitech Music262″A Paris Danc Chaque Faubourg”

Paris FestivalWatanabe Kunitaka

“Parisian Festival (A Paris Dans Chaque Faubourg)” is a work by the French composer Maurice Jaubert, and it is a piece from the French film “Le Quatorze Juillet” directed by René Clair.

The accordion is performed by Kunitaka Watanabe at Encore Music Workshop in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture.

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