Paris Combo

The Profile

Paris Combo is a French music group known for blending chanson with samba, bossa nova, swing, jazz and tango to create a cosmopolitan, retro-inflected world-music sound.

Their music is frequently noted for the distinctive vocals of Belle du Berry and for an eclectic mix of global styles filtered through a French chanson sensibility.

A lyrical, evocative review of Paris Combo's album Motifs that highlights the band's cosmopolitan, multicultural sound. The reviewer praises the group's effortless blending of chanson with samba, bossa nova, swing, jazz and tango. Belle du Berry's voice is noted as a central expressive element. Overall the review treats the album as a tasteful, seductive example of French-tinged world music.