Babylon Circus is a nine piece ska and reggae group founded in 1995 in

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. Since forming, they have released six full - length albums and one EP. They have played over 1500 shows throughout Europe, and have toured as far as Syria, Australia and

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The band began as a ska group but quickly transcended the genre, mixing punk, reggae, rock, swing and jazz influences. They sing in both French and

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, sometimes mixing the two in songs. Their third album, Dances of Resistance, was recorded in 2003 and largely has an anti-war theme. In 2009 they launched the album La Belle Étoile followed by Never Stop in 2013. They are still on tour all over the world, from their own country

to other countries in Europe, but also to foreign places like Abu Dhabi and

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Discography

*1996: ''Demo 1'' *1997: ''Musika'' *1999: ''Tout va bien'' (EP) *2001: ''Au marché des illusions'' *2004: ''Dances of Resistance'' (Yelen Musiques/Sony Entertainment France, Rough Trade) *2009: ''La Belle étoile'' *2013: ''Never Stop'' *2020: ''State of Emergency''

Members

*David Baruchel - vocals,

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*Manuel Nectoux - vocals *Christophe Millot -

saxophone The saxophone (often referred to colloquially as the sax) is a type of Single-reed instrument, single-reed woodwind instrument with a conical body, usually made of brass. As with all single-reed instruments, sound is produced when a reed (mouthpi ...

, clarinet, accordion, flute,

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*Olivier Soumali -

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*Georges Chaccour -

*Clement Amirault -

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*Valentin Meylan -

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*Rémy Labordère - drums *Raph Vallade - bass

External links

Official Web SiteVideo: Live at Robodock, Amsterdam 2010
French ska groups Musical groups from Lyon {{France-band-stub