Brigitte Fontaine, is a singer of avant-garde music. She has employed numerous unusual musical styles, melding rock and roll, folk, jazz, electronica, spoken word poetry, and world. She has collaborated with Stereolab, Michel Colombier, Jean-Claude Vannier, Areski Belkacem, Gotan Project, Sonic Youth, Antoine Duhamel, Grace Jones, Noir Désir, Archie Shepp, Arno, and The Art Ensemble of Chicago. She is also a novelist, playwright, poet, and actress.
Arthur Higelin, better known under his stage name Arthur H, is a French pianist, songwriter and singer. He is best known in France for his live performances—four of his albums were recorded live.
Didier Malherbe, is a French jazz, rock and world music musician, known as a member of the bands Gong and Hadouk, as well as a poet.
Jacques Joseph Victor Higelin was a French pop singer who rose to prominence in the early 1970s.
Saravah is a French jazz record label founded by singer-songwriter Pierre Barouh in 1965.
Serious is an album by American blues guitarist Luther Allison, released in 1987 on the Blind Pig label.
Izïa Higelin, more commonly known by her stage name Izia, is a French rock singer, guitarist and actress. She released her first extended play in 2006, and her debut studio album, Izia, was released in June 2009, reaching a peak position of #31 on the French albums chart.
Hippodrome de Pantin was a permanent circus-style tent venue located in the Parc de la Villette near the Porte de Pantin Métro stop in north-eastern Paris. It was constructed in 1974 as the Paris home of the Jean Richard Circus, and in that period, was known as the Nouvel Hippodrome de Paris. The Hippodrome featured a faux neo-classical front and a yellow and blue big-top canopy. It could seat approximately 3,500 people. In 1980 subsequent to the closing of the nearby Pavillon de Paris, the Hippodrome also hosted numerous musical performances, especially touring rock bands. In 1982, the Jean Richard Circus ceased operations, and the Hippodrome was demolished in order to be replaced on the same site by a larger, concert-specific space. The new concert venue, Zénith de Paris, opened in 1983.
Areski Belkacem, also known simply as Areski, is a French singer, multi-instrumentalist, comedian and composer.
12 chansons d'avant le déluge is the second album by experimental French singer Brigitte Fontaine, and the first by French rock singer Jacques Higelin, released in 1966 on the Productions Jacques Canetti label. It was their only real release on the label, they would go on to release a few more singles that would be collected on the 15 chansons d'avant le déluge, suite et fin album in 1976, before moving to the Saravah label.
15 chansons d'avant le déluge, suite et fin is a compilation by experimental French singer Brigitte Fontaine and French rock singer Jacques Higelin, released in 1976 on the Productions Jacques Canetti label.
Higelin et Areski is the second album by French rock singer Jacques Higelin and the first credited to Areski Belkacem. Higelin and Areski met at the army, and Higelin would later introduce Areski to Brigitte Fontaine, who would become his lover and creative partner. The songs on the album are mostly minimalistic and experimental.
BBH 75 is the fourth album by French rock singer Jacques Higelin, released in 1974 on the Pathé Marconi label. It is a radical departure from his previous works with the Saravah label, as it is entirely a rock album. The album would bring Higelin commercial success and critical recognition from French rock circles, and the album is considered influential on the future of French rock.
Irradié is the fifth album by French rock singer Jacques Higelin, released in 1976.
Alertez les bébés ! is the sixth album by French rock singer Jacques Higelin, released in 1976. The album is named after the central song on the album, a ten-minute long track, written quickly in a feverish state by the singer, with the recording being made live in one take.
No Man's Land is the seventh album by French rock singer Jacques Higelin, released in April 1978. The song "Pars" was covered by Grace Jones on her Warm Leatherette album in 1980.
Champagne et Caviar is the eighth album by French rock singer Jacques Higelin, released in December 1979. It was initially released simultaneously as two separate albums titled Champagne pour tout le monde, and Caviar pour les autres..., but has since been released as a double album under its current title.
Ian Caple is an English recording engineer, record producer, and mixer.
La Bande du Rex is the ninth album by French rock singer Jacques Higelin, released in 1980. It is the soundtrack to French director Jean-Henri Meunier's film of the same name.
Inédits 1970 is a compilation album by French rock singer Jacques Higelin, released in 1980. It is made from unreleased tracks from 1969 to 1971, recorded during the Jacques "Crabouif" Higelin sessions. Only the track "Nini" was released as a single back then. The instrumental parts were re-recorded in 1980 for this release, while the vocal track is the original one.
