Monsieur Camembert is the fourth album from Australian gypsy fusion band of the same name. It was independently released in March 2005 and distributed by MGM Distribution. The band's founder and lead vocalist Yaron Hallis listed their music styles as klezmer, gypsy, jazz, tango and Latin. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2005 Monsieur Camembert won the Best World Music Album. Most of its tracks are from live concerts recorded for Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Radio National.

Background

Australian gypsy fusion band Monsieur Camembert issued their fourth album as a 2×CD self-titled work comprising 20 tracks. The band's founding lead vocalist Yaron Hallis listed their music styles as klezmer, gypsy, jazz, tango and Latin. He had sifted through more than 100 concert tracks and demo versions from their work between 1999 and 2003, which had been played by 14 past and present band members. Aside from Hallis these included Svetlana Bunic on accordion and Edouard Bronson on saxophones, clarinet and flute.

Track listing

Disc one

Disc two