Comparsa is the third studio release by the musical group Deep Forest. This album mixes world music and ethnic sounds, including Cuban rhythms, mixed with electronic instruments. After the release of the album Deep Forest arranged a highly successful world tour. Comparsa became #8 French export album of 1998 and was certified Platinum by SNEP Export Awards, with more than 500,000 albums sold outside France.Comparsa is the third studio release by the musical group Deep Forest. This album mixes world music and ethnic sounds, including Cuban rhythms, mixed with electronic instruments. After the release of the album Deep Forest arranged a highly successful world tour. Comparsa became #8 French export album of 1998 and was certified Platinum by SNEP Export Awards, with more than 500,000 albums sold outside France.false2025-11-08 08:23:05Comparsa19981998-12-241998-12-2450AmbientElectronic1124442118320faad5d43-850c-4fc5-921f-46d9d14ce9d367468e38-0c90-4318-b2d2-0c18b7b1e1448153d970-7678-379c-a65b-90638fc00619/media/data/media4/Music/Deep Forest/Comparsa (1998)/folder.jpgDeep ForestDeep ForestDeep Forest is a French music project that originally began as a duo consisting of Michel Sanchez and Éric Mouquet. They compose a style of world music, sometimes called ethnic electronica, mixing ethnic with electronic sounds and dance beats or chillout beats. Their sound has been described as an "ethno-introspective ambient world music".
They were nominated for a Grammy Award in 1994 for Best World Music Album, and in 1995 they won the Award for the album Boheme. The group also became World Music Awards Winner – French group with the highest 1995 world sales. Their albums have sold over 10 million copies. Sanchez started his own career as a singer in 2005, while Mouquet continued working under the band's original name.