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French world music groups

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Gipsy Kings
French-Spanish musical group
Era
French musical group
Deep Forest
French music group (founded in 1992)
Ladaniva
Ladaniva (; stylized in all caps, named in reference to the off-road SUV Lada Niva) is a French-Armenian world music group originally from Lille. The duo, founded in 2019, consists of Armenian singer Jaklin Baghdasaryan and French multi-instrumentalist Louis Thomas. Their musical style is inspired by music from around the world, particularly traditional Balkan music, maloya and Armenian folklore. They represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with the song "Jako".
Merzhin
thumb|Merzhin in the Festival de Cornouaille 2012 Merzhin ("Merlin" in Breton language) is a rock band from Landerneau, in Brittany, formed in 1996 by six friends of high school. Their music is characterized by the displayed energy and by the uncommon use of instruments in the standards of the rock. Indeed, inspired by their native Brittany, six musicians don't hesitate to intervene in lead instrument bombards or various types of flutes or brass instruments besides the traditional guitars, bass and drums.
Orange Blossom
band
Alabina
Alabina is a French-based band that performs a mix of world music: Middle Eastern, Arabic, French, Hebrew, and Spanish Gypsy music. Alabina consists of lead singer Ishtar, who does the female vocals, and the band Los Niños de Sara, who provide male vocals and music.
Kalakan
musical ensemble
Red Cardell
Breton Rock band
Dom Duff
French musician
Ar Re Yaouank
Breton band
Stone Age
French pop rock band