Win Putumayo music CDs of France

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WHEN Dan Storper began the Putumayo World Music label in 1993, to introduce people to the music of the world’s cultures.

In the past fifteen years, the record label has become known primarily for its upbeat and melodic compilations of great international music characterized by the company’s motto: 'guaranteed to make you feel good!'

Putumayo is also considered a pioneer and leader in developing the non-traditional market, allowing music fans to find the CDs in book, gift, clothing, coffee and other speciality retailers all over the world.

Putumayo’s CD covers feature the distinctive art of Nicola Heindl, whose colourful, folkloric style represents one of the company’s goals: to connect the traditional and the contemporary developing a unique brand identity, rare into today’s music industry.

The company’s commitment to helping communities in the countries where the music originates has led to the label contributing more than a million dollars to worthwhile non-profit organizations around the world, including Coffee Kids, Oxfam, Mercy Corps, Search for Common Ground and more.

Here is a selection of French titles that are guaranteed to make you feel good. Click the play button to listen to the sample tracks.

French Café
Featuring some of the greatest names in classic and modern French music and new artists who have been influenced by gypsy jazz, musette and chanson.

Georges Brassens, Barbara, Serge Gainsbourg and Brigitte Bardot are just a few old timers mixed in with new style of Paris Combo, Enzo Enzo, Mathieu Boggaerts, Coralie Clément.

Paris Combo: Fibre de Verre

Enzo Enzo: Juste Quelqu'un de Bien

Jane Birkin: Elaeudanla Teiteia

Acoustic France
Putumayo’s newest release from August 2008 is a mixture of contemporary chanson and acoustic pop by established stars and up-and-coming artists from today’s thriving French music scene by leading singer-songwriters like Carla Bruni, Sandrine Kiberlain, Thomas Dutronc.

The liner notes include a signature recipe from three-star Michelin French chef Michel Troisgros of La Maison Troisgros.

Sifflets De Sole À La Banane Et Citron Vert (Banana and Lime Sole) is well-paired with the flavourful melodies served on this collection.

A portion of the proceeds will be donated to La Chaîne de l’Espoir (The Chain of Hope), an organization that provides children from developing countries access to health care and quality education.

Thomas Dutronc: J'Suis Pas d'Ici

Sandrine Kiberlain: Le Quotidien

Carla Bruni: Raphael

And now here is your chance to win

Putumayo World Music are offering two readers of This French Life the chance to win a pair of CDs, both French Café and Acoustic France.

To enter please leave a message in the comment form below, for example 'please enter me into the competition', but make sure your email address is correct, and just one entry per email address.

Two messages will be picked at random as the winners. Closing date for the competition is Friday, September 5, 2008 at 11am Paris time.

THE COMPETITION HAS NOW CLOSED

Comments

[Colette Frawley-Bailey]

Please enter me into the competition. Great music. I can just close my eyes and imagine I am back in France!

[Jane Nicholls]

Oh, please let me win then I can 'hear' France anytime I want until we can spend all our time there :)

[April Hollands]

Oh, this would be GREAT! Such a change from commercial radio station jingles and the boredom of my iTunes collection!

[John]

My wife loves the Putumayo World Music. Would be great to add to her collection.

[Paul Kendall]

Thanks for organising another very worthwhile and interesting competition, Craig.

[Patrick O'Connell]

Hopefully I'll be lucky this time!

[Paul]

please enter me into the competition

[heather]

please, please, please enter me into the competition!

thanks!

[richard stewart]

please enter me in the competition to win the CDS
thanks

[Rosie]

Wonderful, wonderful music. I grew up with the French Cafe culture, and to win these CDs would be the icing on the cake for me. Please let me win

[Gareth]

please enter me into the competition. thankyou...

[Gerry]

I'd very much like to enter the competition too please. Thanks

[Jackie Sherwin]

I've just discovered the Putumayo CD range and think they're fantastic, I think I'm going to love World Music. There are so many, where do I start???
Please enter me into the competition, I love the sample track and would love to hear more.
Jackie

[Judy McGloin]

Great music, great singers and a great cause. Parfait!

[DAVID CURD]

Please enter me into the competition, I live in England but my heart lives in France . thank you for this musical conduit.

[Debbi]

Please enter me into the competition and thanks for the opportunity.....

[Dawn Shepherd]

Please enter me into the competition. Thanks also for helping me to keep my finger on the French pulse - your newsletter always gets first click when I see it in a batch of incoming emails :-)

[arleeno]

would love to win, a perfect introduction to the music of france. thank you.

[Alanna]

Please enter me in the competition, and hopefully I will win so I can listen to the music in fench to help with my french even more :)

[Trevor Evans]

Now enjoying life in France, it's the sort of music I want to hear.

[Bernadette]

Putumayo CD' not only give you an incredible education (I have several in the African and South American music category) about music from throughout the world, but the art work is enjoyable as well. Since I have to wait to move to my apartments in France for several years before my retirement, I would be happy to have the music here in America to tide me over. Please enter me, therefore, in the competition!

[Kevin Donovan]

Please enter me in the competition - and continued thanks for your invaluable web site.

[Marie-Antoinette Keeran]

I would very much like to be in the competition to win CD's of the great music, please enter me in the running.

[Scott Marshall]

Would love to win the cd's, driving gown to Cahors on Friday in search of SUN!

[julia bartrom]

Please enter me into the competition and bring me some sunshine from france

[A JEFFERY]

just got back from France and just love it, oh to win this prize

[Rick Peerboom]

My dream is to live part of every year in France and your music lets me close my eyes and dream I'm in France again! Love your CD's of all kinds. I hope I win!

[Hayden Dresden]

I loved your choice of music. My bird got on her swing and sang with the songs. When the music was over she stopped singing. Thank you we both loved the selections.

[David Newman]

I would love to win so please enter me in the competition.

[B Whight]

Please enter me in the competition,love the music!