Orange Blossom
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Orange Blossom is a French band from Nantes , which can be assigned to the genre of world music and electronic music . The band, founded in 1993, has had a great influence on Arabic and Western music.
Band history
Their first published CD Orange Blossom in 1997 sold 15,000 copies on the Prikosnovénie music label . Before their second album Everything must Change , they were heavily influenced by ethnic and traditional music. This appeared on the label Bonsaï Music .
They worked with some non-French music groups like Yelemba D'Abidjan ( Ivory Coast ) and Ganoub ( Egypt ) and toured in Egypt, France and Belgium .
Members of the band since it was founded in 1993 were PJ Chabot ( violin ) and Jay C. ( drums and vocals ). In 1994 Éric ( organ ) joined. But he left the group a year later, but Carlos Robles Arenas (drums, djembé and sampler) joined. In 2000 singer Jay C. left the band and started his own Prajna . In 2002, drummer Mathias Vaguenez ( Mexico ) and singer Leïla Bounous (half Algerian , half French ) joined them.
Discography
- 6-track audio cassette (1994)
- 4 track audio cassette (1996)
- Orange Blossom (1997)
- Everything Must Change (2005)
- Under the Shade of Violets (2014)
Web links
- Orange Blossom at MusicBrainz (English)
- Orange Blossom at Allmusic (English)
- Prikosnovénie (French) with two songs (MP3)
- Bonsaï Music (French) with biography, photos, videos and concert information
- Biography at Wrasse Records (English)
- The French Music Export Office on Orange Blossom