From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Camille Bazbaz
Camille Bazbaz
Camille Bazbaz Indies-centric project to date. The album’s release in May
2007 was followed by a busy touring schedule that would
Born 1967 take Bazbaz and his bandmates to every corner of the
Suresnes, France
French world music circuit.
Occupations singer, author, composer
Associated acts Winston McAnuff, The Bazbaz Orchestra Discography
Website Official website
Albums
Camille Bazbaz is an French author-composer-inter- • Dubadelik (1996)
preter with French-Lebanese roots, born in 1967 in • Une envie de chien (2000)
Suresnes. • Sur le bout de la langue (2004)
• Le bonheur fantôme (2007)
Biography •
•
La chose (2010)
A Bang (2011)
French pop-reggae-soul artist Camille Bazbaz’s career be-
gan during his college years as a member of the political- Single
ly charged, rebellious punk rock group Cri de la Mouche
• Après vous... Original sound trac (2003)
(Cry of the Fly). Bazbaz stayed with the group throughout
• Illiennes (2007)
the ’80s, serving as the group’s organist. Influenced by
• Con d’Homme (2007)
the punk and rock sounds of the ’70s, Cri de la Mouche
stayed active until their split in 1990.
Bazbaz took the opportunity to explore new stylistic References
directions, including reggae, soul, and the blues, but most • (French) Myspace
importantly hip-hop. Bazbaz dove headfirst into the rap • (French) Official website
and hip-hop idioms in the early ’90s, collaborating with
Persondata
French hip-hop musicians like Joey Starr, who ultimately
appeared on his debut record, Dubadelik, released in Name Bazbaz, Camille
1996. Colored with gentle reggae inflections and char- Alternative names
acterized by Bazbaz’s typically humorous and seductive Short description
lyrics, the record was well-received by the emerging
French urban music community. Dubadelik earned Date of birth 1967
Bazbaz a reputation as an underground up-and-comer, Place of birth
opening doors into other creative circles. Date of death
Filmmaker Pierre Savadori commissioned Bazbaz to
Place of death
compose the soundtracks for four of his films, Comme
Elle Respire (1997), Les Marchands de Sable (2000), Apres
Vous (2003), and Hors de Prix (2006). As he gained recog-
nition as a film composer, Bazbaz’s solo discography con-
tinued to grow with the releases of Une Envie de Chien
(2000) and Sur le Bout de la Langue (2004).
A pilgrimage to Kingston, Jamaica, produced the
artist’s fourth solo record, Le bonheur fantôme. Recorded
with a mixture of local musicians and Bazbaz’s regular
collaborators, the album became the artist’s most West
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