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Barengero

scot wrote:

The titles by Robert Ripa and Matelot I know about are
Le Bidon
Le P'tit Bistrot de Papa
Chacun sa Chance
Un Coup de Cafard
Lorsque Django Jouait
Le Pain de Joie
Le Jour
Dede Debrouille-Toi
La Fleur m'a Dit

I think these tunes are all from 1952 or thereabouts and you can hear Matelot's distinct style clearly on them.

"Lorsque Django Jouait" was written by Roger Chaput and was recorded again many years later (1969) by Gus Viseur.


Best
Scot

Hi Scot,
In the meanwhile I got my hand on all the recordings with Robert Ripa you mentioned before. So I can give a more detailed discographie:

1.
Robert Ripa et sa guitare:
"Chansons grises, Chansons roses"
Vogue EPL. 7136
Tracks:
- Le Jour (Dumont-Robin)
- Le Pain de Joie (Delécluze-Senlis-Dumont)
- Dédé Debrouille-toi (Veran-Bravard)
- La Fleur Má dit (Bourtayre-Wilmetz)
No year of publication mentioned

2.
Robert Ripa et sa guitare chanté les airs du film "Ah! Quelle Equipe"
Vogue EPL. 7252
- Chacun a sa chance (Bechet-Bonifay)
- Un soup de cafard (Bechet-Bonifay)
- Le Bidon (Rota-Blanche) du film "Il bidone)
- Le petit bistrot de papa (Lodge-Guigo)
No year of publication

3. Robert Ripa accompagné par Jean Claudric et son orchestre
Disques Ricordi 45 S 235, 1962
- Fanny (A. Gomez-R. Mamoudy)
- On entend les tambours (A. Kopelman-Y. Gilbdert)
- Il Faut (J. Bernard-P. Saka)
- Lorsque Django jouait (R. Chaput-G. Bertret)

On the first track of the Ricordi EP - Fanny - you can hear an acoustic guitar, but it is very much in the background. On the second and third title you can´t hear a guitar. On the fourth title "Lorsque Django jouait" you can hear Matelot very clearly. There is a violin as well. Scot, do you (or anyone else here) know who is the violin player?

Best,
Barengero