Babacar (band)

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Babacar
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Babacar in 1998 (L-R: Rob Steen, Caroline Crawley, Jemaur Tayle, Roberto Soave, Boris Williams)
Background information
OriginEngland
Genres Rock
LabelsAbsolute A Go Go
Past members Caroline Crawley
Roberto Soave
Rob Steen
Jemaur Tayle
Boris Williams

Babacar was a short-lived rock supergroup formed in England, featuring former members of Shelleyan Orphan, the Cure, and Presence. [1] The group released a self-titled album in 1998. [2]

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History

Before forming Babacar, vocalist Caroline Crawley was a member of Shelleyan Orphan until their breakup in 1993. [1] [3] Several other members had associations with The Cure. Drummer Boris Williams (longtime partner of Crawley) was the Cure's drummer until 1994. [4] Bassist Roberto Soave had occasionally filled in for Cure bassist Simon Gallup. [5] Soave and guitarist [[Rob Steen (only played live with the band)] had previously been members of Presence which had been founded by another former member of the Cure, Lol Tolhurst. [6] Soave and Williams had also collaborated with Shelleyan Orphan. [5]

The band released their self-titled debut album in 1998. The album included a guest appearance by another former Cure member, Porl Thompson. [7] Another member of Shelleyan Orphan, guitarist Jemaur Tayle, later joined the band. [7] The band dissolved in 2000. [8]

Members

Special guests/additional personnel

Discography

Albums

Singles

B-sides

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 Tom Breihan (5 October 2016). "R.I.P. Caroline Crawley". Stereogum. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  2. ↑ Price, Simon (2023). Curepedia: An A-Z of The Cure. New York, NY: William Morrow. p. 25. ISBN   978-0-06-306864-3.
  3. ↑ Robert Ham (5 October 2016). "The World Should Remember Caroline Crawley's Voice". Pitchfork. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  4. ↑ Price, pp. 415–416.
  5. 1 2 Price, p. 339.
  6. ↑ Price, pp. 300–301.
  7. 1 2 Babacar at AllMusic
  8. ↑ "Caroline Crawley (This Mortal Coil) has passed away, another great talent gone this year". Side-Line.com. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
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