Formed in Tarbes in 2004, the group Boulevard des Airs, which combines French
chanson with a wide range of influences, has won several Victoires de la musique
awards. Led by brothers and guitarists Florent and Jean-Noël Dasque and singer
and multi-instrumentalist Sylvain Duthu, the Pyrenean band also includes bassist
Laurent Garnier, drummer Ernst Carree and pianist Jérémie Plante. After a series
of concerts in France and opening slots for Manu Chao and Tryo, the collective,
which added a brass section along the way, was booked at the Olympia in Paris in
2010, and scored its firs...