Les Jumo
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Les Jumo is a French singing and dancing duo formed in 2008 by the twin brothers Docta Lova La Friandiz and Linho De Gaucho L'International born on the 16th October 1985.
create a music and dance group called La Sélésao which was composed of Matador, Docta Love, Linho and Benkoff.
In late 2007, they signed with Oyas Records before signing with Wagram Records
in spring 2008. They released their début single "Décalé Gwada
" in June 2008, becoming one of the hits of that summer. On 24 November 2008 the group released the album Afrikan New Style
, a musical hybrid of African and Caribbean
influences with more urban sounds. The style includes influences of zouk
, dancehall
, reggae
, hip hop
, coupé-décalé, ndombolo
and kuduro
. In December 2008, they released their second single "Mini Kawoulé
".
, meaning The Twins), they found fame on the dancefloor in summer of 2009 as a duo with a mix of lively zouk
, (coupé-décalé), dancehall
with kuduro
influence and a beat rhythm influenced by Culture Beat
. Also known as Les Jumo Selesao, their greatest success was the single "Zoomer", produced by Junior Caldera
and promoted further by a dance music video. They have collaborations with many dance acts including Jessy Matador, Willy William, Mohombi
and others.
With Selesao
In 2005, Jessy MatadorJessy Matador
Jessy Kimbangi better known by his stage name Jessy Matador is a singer from France.-Biography:Born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 27 October 1982, Matador began his career as a dancer in 2001...
create a music and dance group called La Sélésao which was composed of Matador, Docta Love, Linho and Benkoff.
In late 2007, they signed with Oyas Records before signing with Wagram Records
Wagram Music
Wagram Music is a French independent record label located in Paris. It has a catalog in various music genres such as French Pop, Rock and Hard rock, Pop, World, electronic music, Reggae, Soul, Jazz or Electro-swing. Represented artists include Jessy Matador, Caravan Palace, Corneille, Mass...
in spring 2008. They released their début single "Décalé Gwada
Décalé Gwada
"Décalé Gwada" is the first single by Jessy Matador, from his debut album Afrikan New Style. The single cover credits the single to Jessy Matador aka La Selesao in reference to the collective that besides Matador included, Docta Love, Linho "Décalé Gwada" is the first single by Jessy Matador, from...
" in June 2008, becoming one of the hits of that summer. On 24 November 2008 the group released the album Afrikan New Style
Afrikan New Style
Afrikan New Style is the debut studio album by singer from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, currently residing in France, Jessy Matador. It was released on 24 November 2008...
, a musical hybrid of African and Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
influences with more urban sounds. The style includes influences of zouk
Zouk
Zouk is a style of rhythmic music originating from the Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe & Martinique. Zouk means "party" or "festival" in the local Antillean Creole of French, although the word originally referred to, and is still used to refer to, a popular dance, based on the Polish dance, the...
, dancehall
Dancehall
Dancehall is a genre of Jamaican popular music that originated in the late 1970s. Initially dancehall was a more sparse version of reggae than the roots style, which had dominated much of the 1970s. In the mid-1980s, digital instrumentation became more prevalent, changing the sound considerably,...
, reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
, hip hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
, coupé-décalé, ndombolo
Soukous
Soukous is a dance music genre that originated in the two neighbouring countries of Belgian Congo and French Congo during the 1930s and early 1940s, and which has gained popularity throughout Africa...
and kuduro
Kuduro
Kuduro is a type of music and dance originally born in Angola in the 1980s. It is characterized as uptempo, energetic, and danceable. Kuduro, which translates as "hard ass", began in Luanda, Angola in the late 80s...
. In December 2008, they released their second single "Mini Kawoulé
Mini Kawoulé
"Mini Kawoulé" is the second single by Jessy Matador, from his debut album Afrikan New Style. It was released on the 2nd February 2008 in France and managed to peak to number 16 in the French Singles Chart...
".
As the duo Les Jumo
After forming the duo Les Jumo (a phonetic way of writing Les Jumeaux in FrenchFrench language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, meaning The Twins), they found fame on the dancefloor in summer of 2009 as a duo with a mix of lively zouk
Zouk
Zouk is a style of rhythmic music originating from the Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe & Martinique. Zouk means "party" or "festival" in the local Antillean Creole of French, although the word originally referred to, and is still used to refer to, a popular dance, based on the Polish dance, the...
, (coupé-décalé), dancehall
Dancehall
Dancehall is a genre of Jamaican popular music that originated in the late 1970s. Initially dancehall was a more sparse version of reggae than the roots style, which had dominated much of the 1970s. In the mid-1980s, digital instrumentation became more prevalent, changing the sound considerably,...
with kuduro
Kuduro
Kuduro is a type of music and dance originally born in Angola in the 1980s. It is characterized as uptempo, energetic, and danceable. Kuduro, which translates as "hard ass", began in Luanda, Angola in the late 80s...
influence and a beat rhythm influenced by Culture Beat
Culture Beat
Culture Beat is a German Eurodance project formed in 1989 by Torsten Fenslau. The act has gone through a number of line-up changes over the years; they achieved the most success whilst fronted by singer Tania Evans and rapper Jay Supreme. Their 1993 single "Mr. Vain" was a No...
. Also known as Les Jumo Selesao, their greatest success was the single "Zoomer", produced by Junior Caldera
Junior Caldera
Junior Caldera is a French disc jockey from Paris. A multi-instrumentalist, Caldera was influenced by many musical styles and made rock music before becoming involved in house music in 2002 whilst working as a stage designer in a number of Parisian nightclubs...
and promoted further by a dance music video. They have collaborations with many dance acts including Jessy Matador, Willy William, Mohombi
Mohombi
Mohombi Nzasi Moupondo , known professionally as Mohombi, is a Swedish-Congolese R&B singer-songwriter and dancer. He grew up in one of Stockholm's suburbs called Norsborg, Stockholm. Mohombi is RedOne's first signing to 2101 Records in joint venture with Universal Music Group...
and others.
Singles
- 2008: "Mama Sima"
- 2009: "Zoomer" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMN8t-MKEts (credited as Les Jumo Sélésao, reached #5 in the French Singles Chart)
- 2010: "Boo G"
- 2010: "C Show" featuring Willy William http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lS54Z5zNxYM
- 2010: "Tok Tok Tok"
- 2011: "Sexy" featuring MohombiMohombiMohombi Nzasi Moupondo , known professionally as Mohombi, is a Swedish-Congolese R&B singer-songwriter and dancer. He grew up in one of Stockholm's suburbs called Norsborg, Stockholm. Mohombi is RedOne's first signing to 2101 Records in joint venture with Universal Music Group...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrcVUiKcuy0