Orange Blossom is a French band that plays a mix of electronic and world music.
The band was formed in
Nantes in 1993 with Pierre-Jean Chabot (known as ''PJ Chabot'') on violin and Jean-Christophe Waechter (known as ''Jay C.'') on percussions and vocals. The band is named after a 1920s train immortalised by Ervin Rouse and Chubby Wise's fiddle tune "Orange Blossom Special."
In 1994, Éric (organ) joined the band and a first audio tape was recorded in September.
In 1995 the band stabilized with the arrival of Carlos Robles Arenas on drums,
djembé, and sample, and the departure of Éric.
Their first disc, ''Orange Blossom'', came out in 1997 on the
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label, selling 15,000 copies.
Before their second album came out, the group was influenced by ethnic and traditional music. They met and collaborated with several non-French artists, like Ivorian percussion group
Yelemba D'Abidjan and Egyptian group
Ganoub. They toured in Egypt, France, and Belgium. Vocalist Jay C. left the band in 2000 and created
Prajña. In 2002, percussionist Mathias Vaguenez and vocalist Leïla Bounous joined the group. The album ''Everything Must Change'' came out in 2005 on the Bonsaï Music label.
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Breton. She later left and Hend El Rawy from Egypt, joined the band in 2014.
Their third album, Under the Shade of Violets came out in 2014. Most of the band's songs are sung in Arabic.
Discography
* Self-produced 6 title audio tape (1994)
*# ''Prayer''
*# ''Child & Doll''
*# ''Speedman''
*# ''Welcome In My Brain''
*# ''Jesse's Grandfather''
*# ''Red Orange Blossom''
* Self-produced 4 title audio tape (1996)
*# ''Ray''
*# ''Die Stadt''
*# ''Bali''
*# ''My Village''
* Orange Blossom (1997)
*# ''Anaconda Girl''
*# ''Maria Del Sol''
*# ''Bata''
*# ''N.''
*# ''Die Stadt''
*# ''I'm Dying''
*# ''Trinity''
* ''
Everything Must Change'' (2005) (SNEP FRANCE: Peak #141)
*# ''Maldito (Cursed)''
*# ''Habibi (My Darling)''
*# ''Cheft El Khof (I've Seen Fear)''
*# ''Desert Dub''
*# ''Nafsi (My Soul)''
*# ''Souffrance''
*# ''Blama''
*# ''Yazaman (A Long Time Ago)''
*# ''Denya (Life)''
*# ''Bendimina (My Heart Is Aching)''
*# ''Ayoub'' (hidden track)
[The hidden track is given as an eleventh song named ''Ayoub'' o]
Bonsai Music's web site
* ''
Under the Shade of Violets'' (2014) (SNEP FRANCE: Peak #84)
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*# ''Ommaty''
*# ''Lost''
*# ''Ya Sîdî''
*# ''Pitcha''
*# ''Jerusalem''
*# ''Maria''
*# ''Goodbye Kô''
*# ''Mexico''
*# ''The Nubian''
*# ''Black Box''
*# ''Pink Ma''
*# ''Aqua''
]
Notes
External links
Orange Blossom
on Myspace
Prikosnovénie
(French, audio samples)
Bonsaï Music
(French, audio samples)
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French electronic music groups
Techno music groups
French world music groups
French dub musical groups
Prikosnovénie artists
Wrasse Records artists
Musical groups established in the 1990s
Musical groups from Pays de la Loire