New
cassettes and CDs are not
particularly cheap in Paris, but there
are plenty of secondhand bargains, and
you may come across selections that are
novel enough to tempt you. Like the live
music scene, there are albums of
Brazilian, Caribbean, Antillais, African
and Arab sounds that would be specialist
rarities in London or the States, and
there's every kind of jazz.
Afric' Music 3 rue des
Plantes, 14e. Mº Mouton-Duvernet. Mon-Sat
10am-7pm.
A small shop with an original selection
of African, Caribbean and reggae discs.
BPM Records 1 rue Keller, 11e.
Mº Bastille. Mon-Sat noon-8pm.
Specialists in house, including acid,
hip-hop, rap, techno and dub. A good
place to pick up club flyers.
Camara 45 rue Marcadet, 18e.
Mº Marcadet-Poissonnière. Mon-Sat noon-8pm.
The best selection of West African music
on cassette and video in town.
Crocodisc 40-42 rue des Écoles,
5e. Mº Maubert-Mutualité. Tues-Sat
11am-7pm.
Folk, Oriental, Afro-Antillais, funk,
reggae, salsa, rap, soul, country, new
and secondhand. Some of the best prices
in town.
Crocojazz 64 rue de la
Montagne-Ste-Geneviève, 5e; 40 & 42 rue
des Ecoles, 5e (all Mº
Maubert-Mutualité).
Tues-Sat 11am-1pm & 2-7pm. Mainly new
imports: jazz, blues, gospel and
country.
Dream Store 4 place St-Michel,
6e. Mº St-Michel. Mon 1.30pm-7.15pm,
Tues-Sat 9.30am-7.15pm.
Good discounts on jazz and classical in
particular but also rock and folk.
FNAC Musique 4 place de la
Bastille, 12e, next to opera house. Mº
Bastille. Mon-Sat 10am-8pm, Wed till
10pm.
Extremely stylish shop in black, grey
and chrome, with computerized
catalogues, books, every variety of
music, and a concert booking agency. The
other many branches of FNAC also sell
music and hi-fi; the branch at 24 bd des
Italiens, 9e, has a greater emphasis on
rock and popular music, and stays open
till midnight.
Paul Beuscher 15-29 bd
Beaumarchais, 4e. Mº Bastille. Mon-Fri
9.45am-12.30pm & 2-7pm, Sat 9.45am-7pm.
A music department store that's been
going strong for over a hundred years.
Instruments, scores, books, recording
equipment, etc.
Virgin Megastore 56-60 av des
Champs-Élysées, 8e (Mº
Franklin-D-Roosevelt); and Carrousel du
Louvre, 1er (Mº Louvre-Rivoli). Mon-Sat
10am-midnight, Sun noon-midnight.
The biggest and trendiest of all Paris's
music shops. Concert booking agency and
expensive internet connection.
