Catherine Ribeiro

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Catherine Ribeiro
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Ribeiro in 1970
Background information
Born(1941-09-22)22 September 1941
Lyon, France
Died23 August 2024(2024-08-23) (aged 82)
Martigues, France
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actress
InstrumentVocals
Years active1963–2024
Labels
Formerly of Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes
Website catherine-ribeiro-alpes.com
Ribeiro in Bordeaux in 1972 Catherine Ribeiro-130905-0003 -1WP.jpg
Ribeiro in Bordeaux in 1972

Catherine Ribeiro (French pronunciation: [katʁinʁibeʁo] ; 22 September 1941 – 23 August 2024) was a French singer. Ribeiro was an experimental folk and avant-garde performer whose work has attained a cult following. [1] With her band Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes, she released several albums in the late 1960s and early 1970s, including Catherine Ribeiro & 2Bis in 1969, No.2 in 1970, and Paix in 1972. From the late 1970s, Ribeiro also released music as a solo artist. Public figures who have expressed appreciation for her work include the musicians Kim Gordon and Julian Cope, as well as the French mathematician Cédric Villani. [2] Ribeiro died on 23 August 2024, at the age of 82. [3]

Contents

Discography

Studio albums

With Alpes

Solo

Live albums

EPs

Singles

Filmography

YearTitleCredit(s)RoleNotes
1963 Les Carabiniers ActressCleopatra
1964 Buffalo Bill, l'eroe del far west ActressMoonbeam
1966We Are All NakedActressLa nièce
1968HappeningActressNicky
1975NeActress
1976Les écrans déchirésActressShort

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References

Footnotes

  1. Jacqueries was reissued on CD under the name "Catherine Ribeiro chante Jacques Prévert", following legal difficulties with the beneficiaries of Jacques Prévert.
  2. There is also a DVD. Vivre Libre, Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord, 31 January – 12 February 1995

Citations

  1. "Cult heroes: Catherine Ribeiro threatens dark magic, even as she teeters at the brink of epic". The Guardian. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  2. "Catherine Ribeira + Alpes − Rock progressive extrémiste | eclipsed Rock Magazin". www.eclipsed.de. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  3. "La chanteuse Catherine Ribeiro est morte" . lemonde.fr (in French). 23 August 2024.
  4. Hoby, Hermione (30 June 2015). "Cult heroes: Catherine Ribeiro threatens dark magic, even as she teeters at the brink of epic". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 21 December 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  5. "Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes: N°2/Âme Debout/Paix". Spectrum Culture. 24 September 2018. Archived from the original on 20 December 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2020.