I have a confession to make. First off, I am pretentious and have listened to nothing but French and African music for the last month. Here are some of my Frenchy recommendations –
• Carla Bruni – Quelqu’un m’a dit
• Coralie Clement – La Mer Opale
• Coralie Clement – Le Jazz et le Gin
• Coralie Clement – Samba de mon coeur qui bat
• Edith Piaf – Le feuilles mort
• Paris Combo – Fibre de Verre
• Paris Combo – Berceuse Insomniaque
• Les Nubians
Second, I spend a lot of free time reading old Edwardian young adult series at Project Gutenberg. Some are terribly insipid, but as a collection, they have a lot of charm.