Brigitte Fontaine patti smith and folk tunes before mixed-race

and folk tunes before mixed-race audiences in 1950s coffee houses

A generous friend or an insufferable purist

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Brigitte Fontaine patti smith and folk tunes before mixed-raceAuthor: Benot Mouchart Traces the life and career of the committed and eccentric artist, who has been at the forefront of the Parisian scene since the end of the 1960s. Presents the multiple facets of her work, her successes and lapses, her encounters with Jacques Higelin, Areski Belkacem or the Art Ensemble of Chicago, etc. Without ever bowing to the rules of decorum, commerce, or fashion, Brigitte Fontaine's artistic journey expresses a revolt,