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group, formed in 2000 as a cooperation between Erwan Séguillon ( R.wan) and François-Xavier Bossard (Fixi). Other members include Jérôme Boivin and Alexis Bossard. The band is famous for its lyrics that contain a lot of puns, and for its

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musical style, using accordions. In 2008, the collective expanded with the inclusion of producer and multi-instrumentalist K-Mille.

Career

In its formative year, the band released ''Hawaï'', its debut album with the single "Pépettes" with immediate success and a live album ''Java Sur Seine'' the following year. They recorded their album ''Safari Croisière'' in Brazil in 2003, that included the single "Samba do Jerusalem". After a cool-off period where various members made solo recording, they came together for a third album released on 27 April 2009, right after a tour in a long tour that included Australia. On 7 September 2010, the band announced that they were going on a hiatus for an undetermined period.

Members

*Erwan Séguillon alias R.wan – vocals, singer-songwriter *François-Xavier Bossard alias Fixi –

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*Jérôme Boivin alias Pépouseman – double bass *Alexis Bossard alias Bistrol Banto – drums

Solo careers

In addition to their joint work in Java, members François-Xavier Bossard (also known as Fixi) and Erwan Seguillon have developed their own solo careers

Erwan Séguillon

Erwan Séguillon also known as R.wan (or R.Wan or R.WAN) (born in Paris in 1974) has been active since 2006 in releasing his own solo albums: ''Radio Cortex'' in 2006, ''Radio Cortex 2'' in 2008 and ''Peau Rouge'' in 2012. He is the son of journalist Pierre-Luc Séguillon. Erwan also worked with a group of songwriters known as "Saint-Ouen All Stars" (that included Gilles Lavanant, Nicolas Kassilchik and Michel Ange Mérinot in addition to R.wan). A dramatic fire accident damaged the recording studio and sound engineer and producer Lucas Chauvière was injured in his hand, but could finish the album with one hand.InfoConcert.com: R.WAN biography
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François-Xavier Bossard / Fixi

François-Xavier Bossard a multi-instrumentalist also known as Fixi has worked with a number of artists. He cooperated with Jamaican artist

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producing McAnuff's opus ''Paris Rockin' ''. With Winston McAnuff, he has jointly released the ''Garden of Love EP'' (4 tracks) followed by the album ''A New Day'' both in 2013.

Discography

Discography by members (solo)

;Fixi (François-Xavier Bossard) ; R.wan (Erwan Séguillon)

References

External links

Java, official widget
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Tablature of "Le Poil" song from album Hawaï
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