Notable journeyman
Bernard Lavilliers uses his well-traveled background for musical inspiration yet again on his 19th studio album,
Causes Perdues et Musiques Tropicales, which features collaborations with musicians from around the globe, including Angolan folksinger
Bonga Kwenda ("Angola"), Cape Verdean guitarist
Teofilo Chantre ("La Nuit Nous Appartient"), and French percussionist
Mino Cinelu ("Coupeurs de Cannes") on a bossa nova-tinged effort that also includes a song written by the "Latin
Bruce Springsteen,"
Rubén Blades ("Cafard").