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Fronted by Dédé Fortin, Les Colocs gave Quebecers unique songs colored with humanity, simplicity and social concience (especially regarding poverty). They marked the history of Quebec music with their sound, infused with brass sounds, first very wild and festive, later more mellow, as well as more inspired by ska & african music. This new direction inspired a collaboration with the Senegal-born Diouf brothers for the album Dehors novembre. They were a group promoting tolerance, and had a multicultural line up (for example, Mike Sawatzky is a Cree from Saskatchewan, André Vanderbiest in from Belgium & Patrick Esposito Di Napoli is of Italian descent).
Dédé Fortin (as well as other members like Serge Robert, later to be known as Mononc' Serge) was a passionate Quebec sovereigntist and brought the band to play an important role in the 1995 Quebec referendum via partisan shows. The festive nature of many of their songs is sharply contrasted by a difficult destiny, marred with the 1994 rapture of member Patrick Esposito Di Napoli, a victim of AIDS, and frontman Fortin taking his own life in 2000, ending the very band (see Dédé Fortin).
Members
- Dédé Fortin (songwriting, vocals, guitar, drums, etc.)
- Mike Sawatzky (guitar, saxophone & harmonica)
- Serge Robert (double bass; later known as Mononc' Serge, quit after "Atrocetomique")
- André Vanderbiest (double bass; replaced Serge Robert)
- Patrick Esposito Di Napoli (harmonica; fell victim of AIDS in 1994)
- Jimmy Bourgoing (drums, quit after "Dehors novembre")
- Justin Allard (drums, replaced Jimmy Bourgouin)
- Jean-Denis Levasseur (clarinet & saxophone; joined for "Dehors novembre")
- Etc.
Discography
- Les Colocs
- Atrocetomique
- Dehors novembre
- Suite 2116
- Live 1993-1998