Les Colocs (''The Roommates'') were a
rock music
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group from Québec formed in 1990 in
Montreal
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.
Profile
Founded in 1990 and fronted by
Dédé Fortin, ''Les Colocs'' made music in
Quebec French
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. Their sound, infused with
brass sounds, was inspired by
swing
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,
country
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,
blues and
African music
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; in 1998, they collaborated with the
Senegal-born Diouf brothers for the album ''Dehors novembre''.
Members
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Dédé Fortin ''(songwriting, vocals, guitar, drums, etc.)''
*Mike Sawatzky ''(guitar, saxophone & harmonica)''
*
Serge Robert ''(double bass; later known as Mononc' Serge, quit after "Atrocetomique" for a solo career)''
*André Vanderbiest ''(double bass; replaced Serge Robert)''
*
Patrick Esposito Di Napoli ''(harmonica; died of AIDS in 1994)''
*Jimmy Bourgoing ''(drums, quit before recording "Dehors novembre")''
*Justin Allard ''(drums, replaced Jimmy Bourgoing)''
*Jean-Denis Levasseur ''(clarinet & saxophone; joined for "Dehors novembre")''
Additional associated musicians
*Louis Léger (guitar)
*Cameron delay (guitar)
*Mara Tremblay (violin)
*
Joel Zifkin (violin)
*Guy Bélanger (harmonica)
*Benoît Gagné (trombone)
*Benoît Piché (trumpet)
*Élage Diouf, El Hadji Fall Diouf (singer and percussionist)
*Pape Abdou Karim Diouf (singer and percussionist)
*Michel Dufour (drums)
Discography
Albums
* ''Les Colocs'' (1993)
* ''Atrocetomique'' (
live
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* List of album ...
; 1995)
* ''Dehors novembre'' (1998)
* ''Les années 1992-1995'' (
compilation; 2001)
* ''Suite 2116'' (posthumous; 2001)
* ''Live 1993-1998'' (live compilation; 2004)
* ''Il me parle de bonheur'' (2009)
Videography
*''Les Colocs: L'integrale 1993-2000''
See also
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Canadian rock
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References
External links
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Audio excerpts on Archambault.ca
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Musical groups established in 1990
Musical groups disestablished in 2000
Musical groups from Montreal
Canadian folk rock groups
1990 establishments in Quebec
2000 disestablishments in Quebec