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''Rue Saint Louis en l'Île'' is the fifteenth album by experimental French singer
Brigitte Fontaine Brigitte Fontaine, (born 24 June 1939) is a singer of avant-garde music. She has employed numerous unusual musical styles, melding rock and roll, folk, jazz, electronica, spoken word poetry, and world. She has collaborated with Stereolab, Mich ...
, released in
2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...
on the
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label. It features a new version of ''Le Nougat'' from her ''
French corazon ''French corazon'' is the eleventh album by experimental French singer Brigitte Fontaine, released in 1988 on the EMI label. It was originally released in Japan only, but was finally released in France in 1990. It was also re-released under the ...
'' album with Mustapha and Hakim Amokrane of French band
Zebda Zebda is a French music group from Toulouse, France, known for its political activism and its wide variety of musical styles. The group, which was formed in 1985, consisted of seven musicians of diverse nationalities, and the themes of much of ...
, as well as a duet with
Areski Belkacem Areski Belkacem (born 23 January 1940), also known simply as Areski, is a French singer, multi-instrumentalist, comedian and composer. Biography Areski grew up in Versailles, where his parents, of kabyle (Berber) descent, were welcoming Alge ...
, ''Le Voile à l'école''. There's also a cover of
Édith Piaf Édith Piaf (, , ; born Édith Giovanna Gassion, ; December 19, 1915– October 10, 1963) was a French singer, lyricist and actress. Noted as France's national chanteuse, she was one of the country's most widely known international stars. Pia ...
, ''L'Homme à la moto'', which was present before on an hommage album to the singer, in the words of Fontaine, "just to show off".


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Brigitte Fontaine albums 2004 albums Virgin Records albums {{2000s-album-stub