Les Négresses Vertes - Toujours l'été (2024)

les négresses vertes are a cult french alternative band formed in 1987 with a unique sound. the original line up was a group of 9 friends, some of them never played music before : we can say they very quickly improved . they can be best described as a fusion of world music and alternative rock. their particular music influences were raï, mediterrean music and french café / chanson française up to lyrics. they were in the same time a big band & a rock band with tremendous concerts throughout the uk & europe . after two first and cult albums “mlah” & “famille nombreuse” and the death of the former charismatic singer helno, the band decided to keep on playing with stéphane mellino & (matias) canavese replacing helno as the main songwriters & singers. after “zig-zague” & “trabendo” albums, they disbanded in 2001.