ArtistInfo

Les Colocs

Band, 1990-2000 GB
Rock and Pop

Band of the Quebec music scene of the 1990's. Founded in 1990 and fronted by Dédé Fortin (real name André Fortin), Les Colocs (in English: the room-mates) gave Quebecois songs colored with humanity, simplicity and social conscience (especially regarding poverty). They marked the history of Quebec music with their sound: at first very wild and festive, infused with brass instruments; later more mellow, as well as more inspired by swing, country, blues and African music. This new direction inspired a collaboration with the Senegal-born Diouf brothers for the album Dehors Novembre (1998).

Members

	Joel Zifkin vn *1954 CA
	Justin Allard dr
	Jean-Denis Levasseur cl, sax
	Vander
	Yves Desrosiers stg CA
	Charles Imbeau tr, perc
	Mara Tremblay voc, vn *1969 CA
	Serge Robert voc, b, cb
	Michel Dufour dr
	Benoît Piché tr, voc
	Mike Sawatzky g *1968 CA
	Benoît Gagné tb, voc
	Marc Déry b *1963 CA
	André Vanderbiest b, voc
	Jimmy Bourgoing dr, perc, voc
	Pape Abdou Karim Diouf bvoc, perc
	André Fortin voc, g 1962-2000 CA
	Alhadji Fall Diouf perc, bvoc
	Arnaud Bourgis g, voc
	Louis Léger
	Patrick Esposito Napoli bvoc, h
	Guy Lapointe