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While cynics have put Jane Birkin's motivations for this concert recording in question, their suspicions say more about them than about this music. Arabesque, is singer and actress Birkin's tribute to the music of the late Serge Gainsbourg, her mentor, late (and ex) husband, and producer.
Recorded in March 2002 at the Olympia Theater in Paris, Arabesque puts the music of Gainsbourg, one of France's most unlikely and beloved national heroes, into an altogether different context: North African folk music as it meets new age exotica.
Tracklist
Disc: 1
1 Elisa
2 Et Quand Bien Même
3 L'amour De Moi
4 Couleur Café
5 Anno 'Close to the River'
6 Depression Au Dessus Du Jardin
7 Valse De Melody
8 Haine Pour Aime
Disc: 2
1 Amours De Feintes
2 She Left Home (Instrumental)
3 Les Dessous Chics
4 Les Cles Du Paradis
5 Fuir Le Bonheur De Peur Qu'il Ne Se Sauve
6 Comment Te Dire Adieu
7 Baby Alone in Babylone
8 La Javanaise