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• Barengero Auda CityProdigy

  July 2007 Posts: 527

  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