Okoumé was a

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based folk-rock band from 1995 to 2002. The group was formed in 1995 and originally consisted only of founding members Jonathan Painchaud, Éloi Painchaud, Michael Duguay, Hugo Perreault, and Éric Gosselin.

History

The group formed in 1995 received the first prize in

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radio station

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's "''Le concours Pro-Scène''" ("Pro-Scene Contest"), which yielded them one hundred hours in a recording studio. They were also the opening act for noted French Canadian singer-songwriter Kevin Parent. Their eponymous first album was released in 1997. Four tracks from the album (''Dis-moi pas ça'', ''La lune pleure'', ''Le bruit des origines'', and ''La mer à boire'') placed in weekly Top Ten rankings, with ''Le bruit des origines'' ranking at number in

's Top 50 of 1998 and ''La mer à boire'' ranking at number 24 the following year. The band went on tour to support these releases."Survivre au succès"
''La Press'', 05 March 2012. Alexandre Vigneault Okoumé released their second album, ''Plan B'', in 2000. The album failed to capture the interest of the public, so the group decided to disband in 2002. The band reformed for a reunion show in 2014, as part of Montreal's Coup de coeur francophone festival.

Members

*Michel Duguay - bass *Éric Gosselin - drums, percussion *Frédéric Lebrasseur - percussion (1995 only) *Éloi Painchaud - backing vocals, guitar, harmonica, flute *Jonathan Painchaud - lead vocals, acoustic guitar"Northern songbird"
''The Nation'', by Martin Siberok / on July 2, 2010 *Patrice Painchaud - violin, keyboards (occasional appearances only) *Hugo Perreault - backing vocals, guitars, dulcimer,

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Discography

''Okoumé'' (1997)

:1. Le bruit des origines :2. Dis-moi pas ça :3. À l'enfant que j'aurai :4. La mer à boire :5. La lune pleure :6. Europe :7. Mes idées courent :8. Mr. Bigshot :9. Reste :10. La belle et l'Anglais :11. Assassin :12. Nostradamus

''Plan B'' (2000)

:1. Irresponsable :2. Descendons tous à la rue :3. Son rire :4. Cheval de fer :5. (www.groupeokoume.com) :6. De la terre à la lune :7. Expert canin :8. Western spaghetti :9. Un homme de mon temps :10. Sans pardon :11. La pluie qui tombe :12. Les magiciens :13. Rien me tracasse

References

External links

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