Weidorje was a French

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band, formed in 1976 around former

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members, bassist

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and keyboardist

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. They released one self-titled

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in 1978 (re-released on CD with two 1978 live bonus tracks in 1992 by the French Musea label) and dis-banded around 1979.Jean-Philippe Guode biography
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Band members

Album personnel

* Michel Ettori − guitar (1976–78) *

− keyboards *

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− keyboards * Alain Guillard − saxophone * Yvon Guillard − trumpet, vocals *

− bass, vocals * Kirt Rust − drums

Later members

* François Ovide − guitar (1979)

References

External links

''Weidorje'' album review
(in German) {{Authority control French progressive rock groups Zeuhl Musical groups established in 1976 Musical groups disestablished in 1979 Jazz fusion ensembles