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A chansonnier (French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃sɔnje]; female: chansonnière, [ʃɑ̃sɔnjɛʁ])[1] was a poet songwriter, a solitary singer, who sang his or her own songs (chansons) with a guitar, prominent in francophone countries during the 1960s and 1970s. Unlike popular singers, chansonniers need no artifice to sing their soul poetry. They performed in "Les Boites à Chansons"[2] which flourished during those years. The themes of their songs varied but included nature, love, simplicity and a social interest to improve their world.

Canada

In Canada, the chansonnier tradition played a prominent role in the development of Quebec's social and political awareness during the Quiet Revolution,[3] (la Révolution tranquille) that led to the affirmation of national identity of Québécois people.[4] One prominent chansonnier, Robert Charlebois, transformed the province's musical culture when he moved from traditional chansonnier pop to a more rock-oriented sound with his fourth album, Lindberg, in 1968.[5]

French-Canadian chansonniers

(listed alphabetically by surname)

References

Notes

  1. ^ "Chansonnier definition as intended in Quebec",Chansonniers in The Canadian Encyclopedia
  2. ^ "Paragraph 6, "After 1960, the boîtes à chansons increased in number concurrently with Quebec's Quiet Revolution, a powerful movement of economic and cultural emancipation (...)",Chanson in Quebec in The Canadian Encyclopedia
    - "Thanks to Félix Leclerc', the new Québec song (chanson) would become the natural path for the collective identity of all Quebeckers and the first Ambassador of this Society in complete mutation...",Chanson in Quebec in The Canadian Encyclopedia
    - "Boites à chansons",Boîtes à chansons in The Canadian Encyclopedia
  3. ^ "Paragraph 8, "Chanson in Quebec in The Canadian Encyclopedia
  4. ^ Shepherd, John (2003). Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World: VolumeII: Performance and Production. A&C Black. ISBN 978-0-8264-6322-7.
  5. ^ Bob Mersereau, The History of Canadian Rock 'n' Roll. Backbeat Books, 2015. ISBN 9781495028908.
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