Song Help Request J'aime plus Paris by Thomas Dutronc - cover by Craftpaper

Hey guys,

So I've been trying to figure out this amazing cover of J'aime plus Paris by Thomas Dutronc:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wm9ZLxqxBXg

But I've been having real trouble with the strumming pattern from 0:13 to 0:19.
No problems with the rest of the song, but somehow I can't seem to get that 'gypsy swing', so typical to Django Reinhardt songs, in there.

Does anyone have any experience with this type of strumming, or this song in particular?
Any help would be great,
thanks!

Mak

That strumming style is called la pompe. The Djangobooks forums are a wealth of information on this style.

Great song from a great CD and that uke cover is cool even though the uke is out-of-tune! That part you're asking about just sounds like eight-note strums -- swung a la mancouche.

Amazing! Thanks so much for the link to those forums, had no idea those existed