Babylon Circus
| Babylon Circus | |
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 Babylon Circus at Open Air Gampel 2006 |
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| General information | |
| origin | Lyon , France |
| Genre (s) | Ska , reggae , klezmer |
| founding | 1995 |
| Website | www.babyloncircus.net |
| Current occupation | |
| Biloul | |
| Monsieur Raphaël | |
| Brozeur | |
Guitar , choir |
Yo |
Singing , choir |
David |
Trumpet , flugelhorn , choir |
Laurent |
| Vincent | |
| Rimbaud | |
| Clement | |
Singing, choir |
Manuel |
Babylon Circus is a French ska - reggae band from Lyon , which was founded in 1995.
history
The 10-person group around Babylon Circus has been making music since 1995 in the style of Manu Chao , Mano Negra and Tryo, a mixture of Ska , Reggae , Jazz , Punk , Klezmer and French Chanson. Live performances have so far taken place at around 600 concerts in France, Ireland, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Libya, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Croatia, Austria, Italy and Switzerland. Babylon Circus receive support from French musicians such as Juliette Rocher (voice in Sailor's Wife and choir in De la musique et du bruit ) or Régis Maynard.
The third album Dances of Resistance was produced by Laurent Jaïs ( Manu Chao , Amadou & Mariam , Les Wampas ).
style
The lyrics are about political resistance. Texts in English and French are sung in which the band expresses itself pacifistically. The political statements represent a red thread through the album. The songs War Lord and L'huile sur le feu are examples of this. Other songs such as J'aurais bien voulu or Sailor's Wife sing about love. A barrel organ is used in the song Interlude Barbare , in Parade acoustique a clarinet is played.
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
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 FR
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| 2004 | Dances of Resistance |
FR34 (29 weeks) FR |
Yelen Musiques, Skycap Rec, Rough Trade
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| 2009 | La belle étoile |
FR64 (9 weeks) FR |
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| 2013 | Never stop |
FR134 (1 week) FR |
More albums
- 1997: Music
- 2001: Au marché des illusions
Singles
- 1999: Tout va bien
Web links
- Official website
- Babylon Circus at Discogs (English)