Les Nuits européennes is a music festival

Festival

A festival or gala is an event, usually and ordinarily staged by a local community, which centers on and celebrates some unique aspect of that community and the Festival....

 in Strasbourg

Strasbourg

Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace are historically German-speaking,...

 organised by Arcane 17 every year in October.

2007

Billy's Band, Balkan Beat Box

Balkan Beat Box

Balkan Beat Box is an Israeli musical group founded by Tamir Muskat, Ori Kaplan of Firewater and Big Lazy, and Tomer Yosef . As a musical project they often cooperate with a host of other musicians both in the studio as well as live...

, Socalled

Socalled

Josh Dolgin, aka Socalled, is a Canadian rapper and producer, known for his eclectic mix of hip hop, klezmer and other styles, for example drum & bass and other types of folk music. A pianist and accordion player, he has taught the latter at Klezfest London, where he has also run workshops in...

, Massilia Sound System

Massilia Sound System

Massilia Sound System is a reggae band formed in Marseille, France in 1984. They developed a Provençal hybrid version of reggae, rub-a-dub and raggamuffin with lyrics in the French and Occitan languages, sometimes referred to as trobamuffin , though they have also performed in Portuguese and Italian...

, Red Cardell

Red Cardell

Red Cardell are a Breton Rock band formed in 1992. Its members include Jean-Pierre Riou, as singer and guitarist, Jean-Michel Moal on the accordion, Manu Masko on Drums, and since spring 2011, Mathieu Péquériau on Harmonica.-Biography:...

 + Gourtopravci, La Kinky Beat , Bombes 2 Bal, Antiquarks, Kal

Kal (band)

Kal is a world music Romani band from Serbia . They attracted Serbian and worldwide public interest with their eponymous debut album, released in 2006, presenting a blend of traditional Balkan Roma music with influences of Tango, Middle Eastern, Turkish and even Jamaican influences.Kal was formed...

, Kamilya Jubran & Werner Hasler , P'Taz

2006

Erik Marchand Quartet, Red Cardell

Red Cardell

Red Cardell are a Breton Rock band formed in 1992. Its members include Jean-Pierre Riou, as singer and guitarist, Jean-Michel Moal on the accordion, Manu Masko on Drums, and since spring 2011, Mathieu Péquériau on Harmonica.-Biography:...

, Amparanoia

Amparanoia

Amparanoia is the pseudonym of Spanish singer/guitarist Amparo Sánchez combining her first name with the word 'paranoia'. It was also the name of the band she fronted from 1996 to 2006. Debut album, El Poder de Machín, has been described as being "bright, exuberant.....

, L'Hijaz'Car, Tara Fuki, Mercedes Peon, Yasmin Levy

Yasmin Levy

Yasmin Levy , born on December 23, 1975 in Jerusalem, is an Israeli singer-songwriter of Judaeo-Spanish music.-Career:Her late father, Isaac Levy, was a composer and cantor, pioneer researcher into the long and rich history of the Ladino music and culture of Spanish Jewry and its diaspora, being...

, Nathalie Natiembé, Loulou Djine, Bernardo Sandoval, Samarabalouf, Terrafolk

Terrafolk

thumb|220px|Terrafolk in concert Terrafolk is a Slovenian folk band which formed in 1999 at Festival Lent in Slovenia. They quickly rose to fame, performing at numerous fesivals throughout Europe, including the Edinburgh Fringe and Glastonbury, before winning the BBC World Music Audience Award in...

2005

Avec entre autres:
The Ex, Zap Mama

Zap Mama

Zap Mama is a Belgian musical group founded and led by Marie Daulne. Daulne says her mission is to be a bridge between the European and the African and bring the two cultures together with her music...

, Daniel Hélin, Austin Lace, Amsterdam Klezmer Band, L'orchestre du mouvement perpétuel, Traktor

Traktor

Traktor is a DJ software package developed by Native Instruments. The most recent version, Traktor Pro, offers seamless looping, effects, automatic beat-gridding of tracks, advanced beat detection and Sync Lock for automatic synchronization of tracks, a 4-channel mixer, emulating the Xone:92...

2004

Pressburger Klezmer Band, Másfél, Terrafolk

Terrafolk

thumb|220px|Terrafolk in concert Terrafolk is a Slovenian folk band which formed in 1999 at Festival Lent in Slovenia. They quickly rose to fame, performing at numerous fesivals throughout Europe, including the Edinburgh Fringe and Glastonbury, before winning the BBC World Music Audience Award in...

, Robotobibok, Metamorphosis

Metamorphosis

Metamorphosis is a biological process by which an animal physically develops after birth or hatching, involving a conspicuous and relatively abrupt change in the animal's body structure through cell growth and differentiation...

2000

Philippe Poirier, Rodolphe Burger, Nuwerk, Interlope, Meï Teï Shô

Meï Teï Shô

- Band's name :Meï Teï Shô - Musical description :Meï Teï Sho is a music to listen to as well as a music to dance to.It is the fruit of a multitude of cultures, reflected in the languages used, the lyrics, the style, the energy and the musicians themselves....

, Doctor.L

1999

Jazzmar, Dj Vinicious, Dj Paul

DJ Paul

Paul Beauregard, better known by his stage name DJ Paul, is an American rapper and record producer from Memphis, Tennessee. He is one half of the current Memphis-based rap group Three 6 Mafia. He is also the half brother of former Three 6 Mafia member Lord Infamous. He won an Academy Award for Best...

, B.N.X & Walters

Walters

-Places:United States* Walters, Minnesota, a city* Walters, Oklahoma, a city* Walters, Virginia, an unincorporated community...

, Dance Hall Vibes, High Tone

High Tone

High Tone is a dub band from Lyon, France. Formed in 1997, the band came with an emergence of the French dub music Scene, with bands like Brain Damage Sound System, Kaly Live Dub, Le Peuple de l'Herbe, Improvisators Dub or Meï Teï Shô...

, Dub Action, Djins & Baby G, Disciples

The Disciples (band)

The Disciples are a dub roots reggae group who formed in 1986 by brothers Russ D. and Lol Bell-Brown. They are said to be named by Jah Shaka after producing exclusively for Jah Shaka. They recorded 4 albums of instrumental dub for Jah Shaka's King Of The Zulu Tribe label during 1987 to 1990.Russ D....

, Dubwiser, Dj Loé, At'lhas, Seb Turkey, Flo

Flo

Flo is an American sitcom which aired on CBS from 1980 to 1981. The series is a spin-off for Polly Holliday who portrayed the sassy and street-smart waitress Florence Jean "Flo" Castleberry on the sitcom Alice...

, Usual Suspects, Konflict

Konflict

Konflict, also known under their separate artist names Kemal and Rob Data, were a musical duo that composed Drum and Bass music, consisting of Kemal Okan and Robert Rodgers. Their music had a strong techno influence and it was influential in the shaping of the neurofunk sub-genre...

, Anakyne, Otis

Otis

-People:*Otis family, Prominent American political family*Otis *Otis -Fictional characters:*Otis, a puppy in The Adventures of Milo and Otis*Otis the Aardvark, a BBC puppet character...

, Mc Verse, No stress

No Stress

"No Stress" is the name of a 2008 song recorded by the French house producer and DJ Laurent Wolf. It was the first single from his sixth album Wash My World, on which it features as first track in its radio edit version, and as tenth track in the Zen @ Acoustic version...

 & Boom.T

1998

Kyu

Kyu

is a Japanese term used in martial arts, chadō, ikebana, go, shogi such as Japanese traditional culture, and academic tests and in other similar activities to designate various grades or levels or class of proficiency or experience...

, Ethnician

Ethnician

Ethnician is the band formed by Yvo Abadi , Miguel Saboga , Igor Nikitinsky, Garbis Baharian of Dirty District. their music falls into the category of World Music, Dub and Drum and Bass but also goes into Metal, Reggae and Dance styles also...

, Rinôcérôse

Rinôçérôse

Rinôçérôse is a French band founded by Jean-Philippe Freu and Patrice Carrié that mixes rock music and electronic dance music. The duo of musicians also work as psychologists, calling themselves, "Psychologists by day, musicians by night". They compose music in English, French, and German...

, Impulsion

Impulsion

Impulsion is the pushing power of a horse, which comes from its desire to move powerfully forward with energy. However, speed does not create impulsion, and a rushing horse is more likely to be "flat" than impulsive...

, Dr. Walker, Terranova, Andrea Parker

Andrea Parker

Andrea Nicole Parker is an American actress and former ballet dancer.-Career:Parker began ballet training at age 6 and at age 15 she joined a professional dance company. She quit her career in ballet after three years of touring and trained to become an actress while working as a bartender...

, Shantel

Shantel

Shantel, real name Stefan Hantel , is a German DJ and producer of Bukovina German Romanian descent, known for his work with gypsy brass orchestras, DJing and remixing traditional Balkan music with electronic beats...

, Danny Briottet

1997

Agricantus, N.O.A.H , Useless, Cool Hipnoise

Cool Hipnoise

Cool Hipnoise is a Portuguese musical group. The band was formed in Lisbon in 1994 by Tiago Santos , João Gomes , Paulo Muiños , Nuno Reis , Francisco Rebelo and Melo D . Initially an acid jazz band, over the years its sound incorporated other influences like reggae and dub music...

, Y Front, Mass Hysteria

Mass Hysteria (band)

- History :Created in 1993, the band recorded their first album, Le Bien-être et la Paix , only four years later. After this album, Mass Hysteria gained an important audience for their kind of music in France.In the media, Mass Hysteria is known for some controversies and...

, Spicy Box, Bosco

Bosco

Bosco was an Irish children's television programme produced during the late 1970s and early 1980s. It was produced by the Lambert Puppet Theatre. Designed by Jan Mitchell, Bosco was voiced by Miriam Lambert initially; in later years Paula Lambert took over the character...

, Curtis

Curtis

Curtis is a common given name and surname of English origin derived from the Old French "curteis," which means 'polite, courteous, or well-bred.' It's related with the spanish and portuguese surname Cortes. It was brought to England via the Norman Conquest...

, B The Bomb, Twilight Pode Sound System, Little Ghost, Coldcut

Coldcut

Coldcut are an English dance music duo, comprising Matt Black and Jonathan More. Their signature style is electronic dance music, featuring cut up samples of hip hop, breaks, jazz, spoken word and various other types of music, as well as video and multimedia.-1980s:In 1986, computer programmer Matt...

, Dj Food

DJ Food

Originally produced by Coldcut on the Ninja Tune independent record label, the DJ Food project started in 1990 on the premise of providing metaphorical "food for DJs". DJ Food released the Jazz Brakes series, with Jazz Brakes Volume 3 being the most successful...

, Kid Koala

Kid Koala

Eric San , who records under the name Kid Koala, is a Canadian DJ, turntablist, musician and an author of graphic novels. He is signed to the British record label Ninja Tune, is a member of alternative hip hop supergroup Deltron 3030, and The Slew with Dynamite D and former members of the...

, Animals on Wheels

Animals on Wheels

Animals on Wheels is the stage name of Andrew Coleman, an electronic musician based in Cambridge.Together with Adam Butler he formed Bovinyl, an independent record label, and released his first EP, Baits Bite, in 1996...

, Hextatic, Minus 8, Dj Izno, Le Dav, No Stress

No Stress

"No Stress" is the name of a 2008 song recorded by the French house producer and DJ Laurent Wolf. It was the first single from his sixth album Wash My World, on which it features as first track in its radio edit version, and as tenth track in the Zen @ Acoustic version...

, Lee Ben, Dj Morpheus, Dj Geoffroy, Herbert

Herbert

Herbert may refer to:*a Germanic name, see Herbert *a surname, see Herbert Places* Herbert, California* Herbert, California, former name of Knowles Junction, California* Herbert, New Zealand* Herbert, Saskatchewan...

, Pulsinger, Jeff

Jeff

- Music :* DJ Jazzy Jeff, an American DJ/turntablist record producer* Jeff Beck, an electric guitarist** Jeff, an instrumental album by Jeff Beck* Jeff Buckley, an American singer-songwriter...

1996

Largo

Largo

-Music:* Largo, a very slow tempo, or a musical piece or movement in such a tempo* Handel's Largo or "Ombra mai fù", an aria from the opera Serse* Hugo Largo, American band from the 1980s* Strong and stately...

, De Parels en de Funkie Reddingsbrigade, Ottantotto Tasti, Weep not Child, DNC, Oneyed Jack, St. Germain, Dj Cam

DJ Cam

DJ Cam is a French DJ. His tunes are almost entirely a hybrid of both hip-hop and jazz music, and is presented in an abstract manner. His first LP was Underground Vibes in 1994, and was revolutionary for its time, featuring familiar jazz samples and many vibe samples and heavy hip-hop influences...

, Mighty Bop

1995

PPz30, Silent Majority, Malka Family, Traffic Jam, Inside the Whale

Inside the Whale

"Inside the Whale" is an essay in three parts written by George Orwell in 1940. It is primarily a review of Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller with Orwell discursing more widely over English literature in the 1920s and 1930s...

, Treponem Pal

Treponem Pal

Treponem Pal is a French industrial metal band formed in 1986. Early tracks such as "Embodiment of Frustration" mix together the relentless hypnotic heaviness popularized by Swans and bursts of thrash metal and hardcore...

, Hey

Hey (band)

Hey is a Polish rock band founded in Szczecin in 1991 by guitarist Piotr Banach and lead singer Kasia Nosowska. It is one of the most popular Polish music acts of the 1990s....