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Orange Blossom is a French band that plays a mix of electronic and world music.
The band was formed in 
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Prikosnovénie
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Bonsaï Music
(French, audio samples) * {{Authority control French electronic music groups Techno music groups French world music groups French dub musical groups Prikosnovénie artists Wrasse Records artists Musical groups established in 1993 Musical groups from Pays de la Loire
Nantes
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in 1993 with Pierre-Jean Chabot (known as ''PJ Chabot'') on violin and Jean-Christophe Waechter (known as ''Jay C.'') on percussions and vocals. The band is named after a 1920s train immortalised by Ervin Rouse and Chubby Wise's fiddle tune " Orange Blossom Special".
In 1994, Éric (organ) joined the band and a first audio tape was recorded in September.
In 1995 the band stabilized with the arrival of Carlos Robles Arenas on drums, djembé
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, and sample, and the departure of Éric.
Their first disc, ''Orange Blossom'', came out in 1997 on the Prikosnovénie
Prikosnovénie (russian: Прикоснове́ние) is a French independent record label founded in Nantes in 1990 by Frédéric Chaplain and Sabine Adélaïde who moved to its current home in the medieval city of Clisson in 2001. Prikosnov ...
label, selling 15,000 copies.
Before their second album came out, the group was influenced by ethnic and traditional music. They met and collaborated with several non-French artists, like Ivorian percussion group Yelemba D'Abidjan and Egyptian group Ganoub. They toured in Egypt, France, and Belgium. Vocalist Jay C. left the band in 2000 and created Prajña. In 2002, percussionist Mathias Vaguenez and vocalist Leïla Bounous joined the group. The album ''Everything Must Change'' came out in 2005 on the Bonsaï Music label.
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. She later left and Hend El Rawy from Egypt, joined the band in 2014.
Their third album, Under the Shade of Violets came out in 2014. Most of the band's songs are sung in Arabic.
Discography
* Self-produced 6 title audio tape (1994) *# ''Prayer'' *# ''Child & Doll'' *# ''Speedman'' *# ''Welcome In My Brain'' *# ''Jesse's Grandfather'' *# ''Red Orange Blossom'' * Self-produced 4 title audio tape (1996) *# ''Ray'' *# ''Die Stadt'' *# ''Bali'' *# ''My Village'' * Orange Blossom (1997) *# ''Anaconda Girl'' *# ''Maria Del Sol'' *# ''Bata'' *# ''N.'' *# ''Die Stadt'' *# ''I'm Dying'' *# ''Trinity'' * ''Everything Must Change
''Everything Must Change'' is the debut studio album by singer Randy Crawford released in 1976 on the Warner Bros. label.
Background
It was recorded and mixed at Hollywood Sound Recorders except " I'm Easy" and "I've Never Been To Me", which, a ...
'' (2005) (SNEP FRANCE: Peak #141)
*# ''Maldito (Cursed)''
*# ''Habibi (My Darling)''
*# ''Cheft El Khof (I've Seen Fear)''
*# ''Desert Dub''
*# ''Nafsi (My Soul)''
*# ''Souffrance''
*# ''Blama''
*# ''Yazaman (A Long Time Ago)''
*# ''Denya (Life)''
*# ''Bendimina (My Heart Is Aching)''
*# ''Ayoub'' (hidden track)The hidden track is given as an eleventh song named ''Ayoub'' oBonsai Music's web site
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Under the Shade of Violets
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* "Under" (Alex Hepburn song), 2013
* "Under" (Pleasure P song), 2009
*Bülent Ünder (born 1949), Turkish footballer
*Cengiz Ünder (born 1997), Turkish footballer
*Marie Under
Marie Under ( – 25 September 1980) was one o ...
'' (2014) (SNEP FRANCE: Peak #84)
*# ''Ommaty''
*# ''Lost''
*# ''Ya Sîdî''
*# ''Pitcha''
*# ''Jerusalem''
*# ''Maria''
*# ''Goodbye Kô''
*# ''Mexico''
*# ''The Nubian''
*# ''Black Box''
*# ''Pink Ma''
*# ''Aqua''
Notes
External links
Orange Blossom
on Myspace
Prikosnovénie
(French, audio samples)
Bonsaï Music
(French, audio samples) * {{Authority control French electronic music groups Techno music groups French world music groups French dub musical groups Prikosnovénie artists Wrasse Records artists Musical groups established in 1993 Musical groups from Pays de la Loire