Brigitte Fontaine & Areski Belkacem's lyrics & chords

The 1980s were a period of silence, musically speaking, for Brigitte Fontaine and her partner Areski Belkacem. Far from the recording studio, she devoted herself to writing and the theatre. Always active, she appeared onstage in Quebec, she performed her play "Acte 2" in a grand tour of the French-speaking world, interpreted "Les Bonnes" by Jean Genet in Paris, and published a novel (Paso doble) as well as a collection of short stories (Nouvelles de l’exil). In 1984, she recorded a single ("Les Filles d’aujourd’hui"). After having given ...read more