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A Pair From Pascalito: Citizen Chanteur and Forbidden Colours
by Dan Bilawsky
You have to give credit where credit is due: when it comes to turning multicultural pastiche into a unified musical statement, few people can match Pascalito. This light-voiced singer--"world chanteur" by his own definition--effortlessly shifts gears, switches passports, and blurs lines, moving comfortably from bossa nova to chanson to swing to tango with nary a problem. With his first two albums--Le Blues d'Orphée (Self Produced, 2006) and Neostalgia (Self Produced, 2010)--this Paris-born, New York-seasoned singer established himself ...
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by Dan Bilawsky
In defining himself as a world chanteur," Pascalito has come up with the perfect expression to explain his unique position in the music business. Pop, chanson, bossa nova, noir-ish night music, seductive Spanish-tinged melodies, tango and more are all part of the package on Neostalgia. Pascalito (Pascal Sabattier) was born in Paris to a family of Mediterranean Jewish descent, and moved to New York in the late '90s. Since that time, Pascalito has been creating music that touches on his ...
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