La Cumparsita - André Popp

Andre Popp contributed two of the greatest albums of the space age pop era, both released here on Columbia's short-lived but remarkable "World of Discovery" series: "Delirium in Hi-Fi" and "Popped!" The son of a church organist, Popp studied at the St. Josephe Institute of Music and took over his father's position in 1939, when his father joined the French Army. After the war, he met Jean Broussole, a poet and lyricist, and together they moved to Paris, when they began to have success with songs such as "Il Dansait.

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