Yes! French funk and soul does exists and not all of it is a watered down version of some Motown hit. The proof is in Podcast No. 39, compiled by yours truly with some extra spice added in by Guuzbourg over at Girls and Giggles (Filles Sourires).
Some of the songs here may have been featured [...]

Hold the phone, it’s Podcast No. 32! It was time to dig deep, to soul search and cook up a serious dish of French music with a side dish of soul. Nino Ferrer often said he wish he was black (yeah, baby), André Brasseur is simply possessed by the devil but in a good way, The Velvelettes [...]

Tune into space music, late-night floating around music and some goooood stuff in Podcast No. 27! Check into the space lounge in Space Patrol Orion style and let the grooviness flow.
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CONTEST RULES:
1. Listen to the contest mix of eight songs in the podcast.
2. All songs are French from France [...]