Caïman Fu

Caïman Fu
Trois-Pistoles French Immersion School, July 2006.
Trois-Pistoles French Immersion School, July 2006.
Background information
OriginQuebec, Canada
GenresJazz, Pop, Rock
Years active2000 – Present
LabelsVoxtone
MembersIsabelle Blais (vocalist, songwriter)
Nicolas Grimard (guitar)
Yves Manseau (guitar)
Igor Bartula (bass)
Mathieu Massicotte (drums)

Caïman Fu are a Québécois pop rock band founded in 2000 by Nicolas Grimard and Yves Manseau. They released their self-titled debut album in 2003, which was subsequently followed by Les Charmes du Quotidien ("the charms of the everyday") in fall 2005[1][2][3] and Drôle d'animal in 2008.

In 2005 they were spokespersons for the first Salon of independent music of Quebec. They played at Francofolies in 2002 and 2003.[3]

Discography

  • 2003  : Caïman Fu
  • 2006 : Les charmes du quotidien
  • 2008  : Drôle d'animal
  • 2012  : À des milles

Band members

Line-up

2000–2005
  • Isabelle Blais - vocals
  • Igor Bartula - bass
  • Pascal Gingras - drums
  • Nicholas Grimard - guitar
  • Yves Manseau - guitar
2006–2007
  • Isabelle Blais - vocals and percussion
  • Igor Bartula - bass
  • Alain Bergé - drums (unofficial member)
  • Nicholas Grimard - guitar and lap steel
  • Yves Manseau - guitar
2008–present
  • Isabelle Blais - vocals
  • Igor Bartula - bass
  • Mathieu Massicotte - drums
  • Nicholas Grimard - guitar
  • Yves Manseau - guitar

Anecdotes

  • The name of their group is often stylized with an "ï" that includes two dots placed vertically and not horizontally.

References

  1. ^ "Biographie" (in French). official website. Archived from the original on 2008-08-22. Retrieved 2008-08-30.
  2. ^ "Who are we?". Voxtone Records. Archived from the original on 2008-08-27. Retrieved 2008-08-30.
  3. ^ a b "You said SMIQ?" (in French). Archived from the original on 2011-05-27. Retrieved 2008-08-30.


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