Mathieu Boogaerts
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Mathieu Boogaerts is a French singer-songwriter.

Biography

After many years travelling the world, mostly Africa (especially Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...

), he started penning some naive, minimalistic ditties.

His sketchy, intimate sound sometimes mixes African rhythms with 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...

, and his influences such as the Dutch singer Dick Annegarn
Dick Annegarn
Dick Annegarn is a Dutch rock singer-songwriter who sings mostly in French, although on occasion Dutch and English...

, with whom he toured in 1997.

His album Michel is accompanied by an amateur film made by Boogaerts himself.

His music is known for its laid-back style and many of his songs include a very light and delicate drum beat.

Discography

  • 1996 – Super
  • 1998 – J'en Ai Marre d'Être Deux
  • 1999 – Mathieu Boogaerts en Public (Recorded over 2 days, the 11 September and 12 September 1999)
  • 2002 – 2000
  • 2003 – DVD 2002 en concert solo
  • 2005 – Michel
  • 2008 – I Love You

Other releases

  • 2005 – Plutôt tôt – Plutôt tard (Double CD by artists on the Tôt ou tard
    Tôt ou tard
    Tôt ou tard is a French record label, founded in 1996 as a break-off from Warner Music Group, which has been independent since 2002. It can be translated as "Early or late," or more figuratively "Sooner or later," in French...

     label), songs Demain demain with JP Nataf and Bombes 2 Bal, Na na na with Vincent Delerm
    Vincent Delerm
    Vincent Delerm is a French singer-songwriter, pianist and composer. He is the son of the writer Philippe Delerm....

    , Les aspres with Dick Annegarn
    Dick Annegarn
    Dick Annegarn is a Dutch rock singer-songwriter who sings mostly in French, although on occasion Dutch and English...

  • 2006 – Le Grand Dîner (Tribute album
    Tribute album
    A tribute album is a recorded collection of cover versions of songs or instrumental compositions. Its concept may be either various artists making a tribute to a single artist, a single artist making a tribute to various artists, or a single artist making a tribute to another single artist.There...

     for Dick Annegarn
    Dick Annegarn
    Dick Annegarn is a Dutch rock singer-songwriter who sings mostly in French, although on occasion Dutch and English...

    , with songs Les tchèques, and Bébé éléphant (duet with -M-
    Matthieu Chedid
    Matthieu Chedid is a French rock singer-songwriter and guitar player.-Biography:...

    )

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