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Despite its air of familiarity, Trabendo has a potent freshness, due in no small part to producer Howie B who lends the album contemporary coherence, steering a course somewhere between Massive Attack, Infected-era TheThe and a slightly cooler Gypsy Kings. Whether you get the lyrics or not, there's a lingua franca in grooves such as the languid \u003ci\u003eRoute 99\u003c\/i\u003e, the brooding centre piece \u003ci\u003eCe Pays\u003c\/i\u003e or the dizzying \u003ci\u003eHasta Llegar\u003c\/i\u003e that summons up gypsy campfire frolics and seedy Pigalle stripclubs in equal doses. \u003ci\u003eTrabendo\u003c\/i\u003e justifies the enduring cult popularity of these funky eccentrics, capturing some of the frenetic energy of their live performances.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2LP - Double LP with printed inner-sleeves with CD Version.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Because Music","offers":[{"title":"LP | x2","offer_id":50444846465355,"sku":"1031561","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/eff4b3f1-0b04-4cf4-a89d-42cd5e186fc9_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727030738"},{"product_id":"c-est-pas-la-mer-a-boire-1987-1993","title":"C'est Pas La Mer A Boire 1987-1993","description":"\u003cp\u003eDouble CD Collection that features the band’s biggest hits with 17 unreleased tracks: 12 live versions from their 1989 Manchester concert and 5 demo versions of their classic hits. 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On January 22, 1993, the group's lyricist, Noel Rota, best known as Helno and \"Helno Rota De Lourcqua,\" died while attempting to overcome a serious drug addiction. Rota's twin brother, Ritter Thierry, continues to perform with Haine Et Ses Amours. Since Rota's death, guitarist\/vocalist Stefane Mellion and accordionist\/vocalist Matthias Canavese, also known as Canavese and Matias, have assumed his role in the front line of \u003cstrong\u003eLes Negresses Vertes\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA native of Algeria, Mellion has lived in Paris since the early-1980s. During the six years before the band was formed, he spent his summers working in his parents' fishing net business and played with bands in Paris the rest of the year. The youngest member of \u003cstrong\u003eLes Negresses Vertes\u003c\/strong\u003e, Canavese inherited much of his talent from his father, a laborer who became an entertainment promoter at the age of forty and now directs a circus school. 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