Friday, December 15, 2017

"Louise B," a song about Louise Brooks by Moussu T e lei Jovents

Yesterday, I received a CD in the mail from France. It is called Navega!, and it's by Moussu T e lei Jovents, a French musical trio who have received glorious reviews across the major media in France, England and elsewhere.

Their 2016 CD came with a handwritten note telling me that it includes a song about Louise Brooks. And indeed it does! The tenth track is called "Louise B," and its lyrics (which are included among the linear notes) evoke the silent film star. I've listened to the disc, and like it a lot. In fact, I am re-listening to it as I type this blog. By the way, the disc has lovely packaging, and not just because it has pictures of Brooks contained within. A couple of pages are reproduced below.


Moussu T e lei Jovents play a type of world music referred to as fRoots (pronounced "eff-Roots"), which is short-hand for Folk/Roots. Or in the case of Moussu T e lei Jovents, French Roots. Check out the band and their recordings at http://www.moussuteleijovents.com/

On their website, you can navigate to their discography. Click on Navega!, and there, you can listen to "Louise B." Copies of  can be Navega! can be purchased HERE.

Otherwise, their Facebook page can be found HERE, while their Facebook fan page can be found HERE.


Here are a couple of video of their songs, each of which features Louise Brooks. Another video for the song "Smoking Area" also includes a brief clip of Louise Brooks.



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