| Music of France | |
|---|---|
| Styles | classical - folk - popular: hip hop - jazz - rock |
| History | |
| Awards | NRJ Music Awards - Victoires de la Musique |
| Charts | IFOP |
| Festivals | Printemps de Bourges - Eurockéennes de Belfort |
| Media | |
| National anthem | "La Marseillaise" |
| Regional music | |
| Auvergne - Aquitaine - Pays Basque - Brittany - Burgundy - Corsica - Gascony - Limousin | |
| Overseas music | |
| French Guiana - French Polynesia - Martinique and Guadeloupe - Mayotte - New Caledonia - Réunion - Tahiti - Wallis and Futuna | |
The best known musician from the Occitan region of Limousin is probably the piper Eric Montbel, a former member of such legendary bands as Lo Jai, Le Grand Rouge, and Ulysse; he plays the chabreta, or Limousin bagpipe. Along with him and other pipers, the region is known for Corrèze's distinct violin tradition as well as the hurdy gurdy. The fife is also popular