After the dark years of the First World War, Europe was in need of joy and music. With the movement of soldiers of various nationalities and the influx of refugees from across the continent, there was an unprecedented exchange of ideas, cultures, and traditions in a short space of time.

France, especially Paris, was the center of the arts in the post-war period, with bohemian life and café life appealing to artists who wanted to live life intensely. Music was a fundamental element of Parisian nightlife, and thus, in 1930, Jazz Manouche emerged, a European style of music based on gypsy music, Argentine music, and American jazz.

Susana Jordão & Les Tripletts de Lisbonne is the result of the fusion of Gypsy Jazz with Portuguese music and its influences.