Since the late '60s, John McLaughlin's name has been synonymous with electric fusion guitar. But McLaughlin is equally accomplished on the acoustic guitar; he has a long history of excelling on that instrument, which he plays exclusively on Thieves and Poets. This 2003 release, in fact, isn't fusion in the amplified jazz-rock sense but rather acoustic-oriented post-bop with Euro-classical leanings. Thieves and Poets finds McLaughlin joining forces with two of Europe's classical outfits: the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie (with Renato Rivolta serving as conductor) and the much smaller, guitar-oriented Aighetta Quartet.

Rien d'étonnant finalement à ce que cette compilation thématique ait vu le jour. Car s'il est un sujet omniprésent chez Polnareff, c'est bien celui des émotions sentimentales. Par conséquent, on retrouve sur ce double CD la plupart des classiques que ce compositeur hors normes a égrenés sans discontinuité entre 1966 et 1971, dominant de la tête et des épaules une scène française qu'il jugea plus tard trop étroite pour lui. L'incontournable "Poupée qui fait non" ouvre le bal, avec, rappelons-le, un certain Jimmy Page à la guitare.

This mammoth five-disc set is a wide-ranging overview of Serge Gainsbourg's career as a songwriter, composer, and arranger. It also showcases his ability to make actual singers out of actresses and models – there are a few duets here with Brigitte Bardot, and others. Those who are encountering Gainsbourg for the first time will no doubt be intimidated by this set, it is a lovely package that moves basically in chronological order; but the three-disc De Gainsbourg à Gainsbarre set is more focused and a lot more affordable.

Juliette Nourredine, known to her fans simply as Juliette, is an acclaimed singer/songwriter from France whose albums regularly chart within the national Top Ten. Born on September 25, 1962, in Paris, France, the chanteuse began her performance career in Toulouse, where as a teenager she performed the songs of Jacques Brel and Edith Piaf on piano. In time she began writing songs of her own and singing. One of her early performances, a theater show from 1986, was released independently on cassette as Juliette (1987).

In 2006 Mari Boine releases “Idjagieđas” returning with elements of her trademark serene organic sound – almost like a consolidation before entering new territories.With clues to what is coming next, she flavours “Idjagieđas” with the African instruments gimbre, kora and the mbira.