National Geographic Music (National Geographic)

Enter the cabaret! Paris Combo have stepped away from the modern chanson tradition of a lone man and his guitar, reawakening the smoldering influences of gypsy music, sweet Spanish and Italian melodies, cool American jazz, and a smoky hint of Django Reinhardt.

The group's name not only means that it's a combo from Paris, but also that its music is a combination of styles: French pop songs from the 1930s, Gypsy swing and music from North Africa. Yet the music is original and seductive, not nostalgic; presented with intelligence, irony, a subtle sense of humor, and above all else, exquisite taste. Their latest recording, Attraction, continues to defy categorization.

— Courtesy Calabash Music