▁influenced ▁by ▁French ▁chanson ▁and ▁a ▁heavy ▁influence ▁is ▁placed ▁on ▁the ▁piano ▁or ▁the ▁accord ion ▁and ▁on ▁typical ▁French ▁fan fare ▁( br ass ▁band ) ▁for ▁the ▁most ▁up be at ▁of ▁them . ▁This ▁genre ▁of ▁music ▁is ▁very ▁typically ▁French ▁and ▁diff ers ▁from ▁most ▁in ▁that ▁emphas is ▁is ▁placed ▁on ▁appreci ation ▁of ▁the ▁lyr ics ▁and ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁linked ▁to ▁a ▁specific ▁culture ▁of ▁modern ▁" gu in che " ▁( sl ang ▁for ▁" gu ingu ette ") ▁appreciated ▁a ▁lot ▁by ▁Bob os ▁among ▁others . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁B én ab ar ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁the ▁cinema , ▁working ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁on ▁Le ▁Bras ier ▁( 1 9 9 1 ) ▁before ▁direct ing ▁three ▁short ▁subjects : ▁N ada ▁Le z ard ▁( 1 9 9 1 ), ▁José ▁Je ann ette ▁( 1 9 9 2 ) ▁and ▁S urs um ▁cord a ▁( 1 9 9 4 ). ▁He ▁then ▁turned ▁to ▁music , ▁working ▁for ▁some ▁time ▁with ▁his ▁friend ▁P atch ol ▁who ▁gave ▁him ▁his ▁nick name ▁( B én ab ar ▁being ▁the ▁" ver lan " ▁of ▁Bar nab é , ▁the ▁name ▁he ▁was ▁using ▁on ▁stage ). ▁With ▁" Les ▁associ és " ▁he ▁sang ▁for ▁several ▁years ▁in ▁small ▁places ▁in ▁France , ▁Belg ium , ▁and ▁Switzerland ▁before ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁B én ab ar ▁( 2 0 0 1 ), ▁which ▁raised ▁his ▁profile ▁sufficiently ▁to