Tryo
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Tryo is a French
language 'unplugged' reggae
acoustic band, popular in Europe and in Quebec, with three French guitarists, a percussionist, and a producer: Guizmo, Christophe Mali, Manu Eveno, Daniel "Danielito" Bravo and Bibou.
Tryo are popular in France partly due to their politically charged lyrics, whilst also showing a fun side with a range of humorous songs, especially in live performances.
They take a left wing stance, criticising various French politicians such as Charles Pasqua
(named in corruption scandals concerning suburban low cost housing or HLM
) and Jean-Marie Le Pen
and world leaders (George W. Bush
, for example) in their music. The band has a "tolerant" view on cannabis
, demonstrated by 'La Main Verte' from the 'Mamagubida
' album. Drug references are reduced in their later albums.
They have sold 900,000 albums. They had their 10 year anniversary in 2006, followed by a nationwide tour. Tryo have four studio albums, a double CD live album and two live DVDs.
Christophe Mali released a solo album 'Je vous emmène' in April 2006.
Guitarist and songwriter Guizmo is also in the band Pause.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
language 'unplugged' 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...
acoustic band, popular in Europe and in Quebec, with three French guitarists, a percussionist, and a producer: Guizmo, Christophe Mali, Manu Eveno, Daniel "Danielito" Bravo and Bibou.
Tryo are popular in France partly due to their politically charged lyrics, whilst also showing a fun side with a range of humorous songs, especially in live performances.
They take a left wing stance, criticising various French politicians such as Charles Pasqua
Charles Pasqua
Charles Pasqua is a French businessman and Gaullist politician. He was Interior Minister from 1986 to 1988, under Jacques Chirac's cohabitation government, and also from 1993 to 1995, under the government of Edouard Balladur...
(named in corruption scandals concerning suburban low cost housing or HLM
HLM
HLM , French for "housing at moderated rents" or "rent-controlled housing", is a form of subsidised housing in France. There are approximately four million such residences, housing an estimated 12 million people — nearly one-fifth of the population of France...
) and Jean-Marie Le Pen
Jean-Marie Le Pen
Jean-Marie Le Pen is a French far right-wing and nationalist politician who is founder and former president of the Front National party. Le Pen has run for the French presidency five times, most notably in 2002, when in a surprise upset he came second, polling more votes in the first round than...
and world leaders (George W. Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
, for example) in their music. The band has a "tolerant" view on cannabis
Cannabis
Cannabis is a genus of flowering plants that includes three putative species, Cannabis sativa, Cannabis indica, and Cannabis ruderalis. These three taxa are indigenous to Central Asia, and South Asia. Cannabis has long been used for fibre , for seed and seed oils, for medicinal purposes, and as a...
, demonstrated by 'La Main Verte' from the 'Mamagubida
Mamagubida
Mamagubida is the debut album by the French acoustic reggae band Tryo, released in 1998. Thirteen of the fifteen songs were recorded live , and two are studio recordings...
' album. Drug references are reduced in their later albums.
They have sold 900,000 albums. They had their 10 year anniversary in 2006, followed by a nationwide tour. Tryo have four studio albums, a double CD live album and two live DVDs.
Christophe Mali released a solo album 'Je vous emmène' in April 2006.
Guitarist and songwriter Guizmo is also in the band Pause.
Guizmo
- Name: Cyril Célestin
- Functions: singer, composer, musician
- Instruments: guitar
Mali
- Name: Christophe Petit
- Functions: singer, composer, musician
- Instruments: guitar, accordion, piano, melodicaMelodicaThe melodica, also known as the "blow-organ" or "key-flute", is a free-reed instrument similar to the melodeon and harmonica. It has a musical keyboard on top, and is played by blowing air through a mouthpiece that fits into a hole in the side of the instrument. Pressing a key opens a hole,...
.
Manu
- Name: Manu Eveno
- Functions: singer, musician
- Instruments: guitar, bass, oud, flute, clarinet, tablas
Danielito
- Name: Daniel Bravo
- Rôle: musician
- Instruments : drums, djembéDjembeA djembe also known as jembe, jenbe, djbobimbe, jymbe, yembe, or jimbay, or sanbanyi in Susu; is a skin-covered drum meant played with bare hands....
, darbouka, congas, guiro, cajónCajónA cajón is a box-shaped percussion instrument originally from Peru, played by slapping the front face with the hands.-Origins and evolution:...
, bendirBendirThe bendir is a frame drum used as a traditional instrument throughout North Africa. Unlike the tambourine, it has no jingles but most often has a snare stretched across its head, which when the drum is struck with the fingers or palm gives the tone a buzzing quality.The bendir is a frame drum...
, bongosBongo drumBongo or bongos are a Cuban percussion instrument consisting of a pair of single-headed, open-ended drums attached to each other. The drums are of different size: the larger drum is called in Spanish the hembra and the smaller the macho...
, violin.
Discography
- 1998: MamagubidaMamagubidaMamagubida is the debut album by the French acoustic reggae band Tryo, released in 1998. Thirteen of the fifteen songs were recorded live , and two are studio recordings...
- 2000: Faut Qu'ils S'activent
- 2003: Grain De SableGrain De SableGrain de sable is the third album by Tryo, it was released in June 2003. It is worth noting that there should have been another song on this album which in the end was taken off, the song "COGEMA" did not appear on Grain de sable...
- 2004: De Bouches à OreillesDe Bouches à OreillesDe Bouches à Oreilles is the fourth album and the first live album released by French reggae band Tryo. The band have sold more than 900,000 albums worldwide.-Track listing:CD1 :# "Dans Les Nuages" # "G8"...
(live) - 2008: Ce Que l'On Sème
- 2008: Sous les Etoiles (live)
See also
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- Les WrigglesLes WrigglesLes Wriggles is a French music group. The group's members are Christophe Gendreau, Stéphane Gourdon, Frédéric Volovitch. Until September 2006 the group had 5 members, Antoine Réjasse, and Franck Zerbib have left the group to pursue solo careers...
- Les Ogres de Barback