La Compagnie Créole
La Compagnie Créole is a popular French pop band from French Guiana and the French West Indies, who started singing in the 1980s. They originally started singing in Creole but quickly adopted French as their main language. They are known mostly for the feel-good and happy-go-lucky quality reverberating in all of their songs: popular themes and imagery include colorful rainbows, sunshine, music and harmless animals as a positive morale booster all set to Caribbean rhythms. Many of their records have been produced by Daniel Vangarde.
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| Origin | Overseas France |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 1983–Present |
Members
- Clémence Bringtown – born 17 December 1948, Le Robert, Martinique (vocals)
- Arthur Apatou – born 6 June 1951, Pointe a Pitre, Guadeloupe (Guitar)
- José Sébéloue – born 17 September 1948, Ouanary, French Guiana (Guitar, percussion, vocals)
- Julien Tarquin – born 16 September 1948, Marigot, Martinique (Bass, vocals)
- Jean-Marc Vivenza – born 26 December 1957, Marigot, Saint-Martin (Keyboards, intonarumori, percussion)
- Guy Bevert – born 18 February 1949, Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe (drums, percussion, vocals)
Discography
Studio albums
- Vive le douanier Rousseau (1983)
- Ba moin en ti bo (1984)
- Le Bal masqué (1984)
- Bons baisers de Fort de France (1984)
- Ça fait rire les oiseaux (1986)
- Sans chemise sans pantalon (1986)
- Soca Party sur la plage (1986)
- La Bonne Aventure (1989)
- Bon anniversaire maman (1990)
- Megamix (1990)
Tribute album
A tribute album titled Les machines à danser (dancing machines) was released in June 2010; the album includes covers by Québécois artists such as Ariane Moffatt, Dubmatique and Afrodizz.[1]
References
- Pellerin, Marie-France, "La Compagnie Créole au goût du jour", 7 Jours, Jun 7, 2010. Last retrieved June 17, 2010.
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