Okoumé was a Quebec based folk-rock band from 1995 to 2002. The group was formed in 1995 and originally consisted only of founding members Jonathan and Éloi Painchaud, Michael Duguay, Hugo Perreault, and Éric Gosselin.
The group formed in 1995 received the first prize in French Canadian radio station CKOI-FM's "Le concours Pro-Scène" ("Pro-Scene Contest"), which yielded them one hundred hours in a recording studio. They were also the opening act for noted French Canadian singer-songwriter Kevin Parent.
Their eponymous first album was released in 1997. Four tracks from the album (Dis-moi pas ça, La lune pleure, Le bruit des origines, and La mer à boire) placed in weekly Top Ten rankings, with Le bruit des origines ranking at number in CKOI-FM's Top 50 of 1998 and La mer à boire ranking at number 24 the following year.[1] The band went on tour to support these releases.[2]
Okoumé released their second album, Plan B, in 2000.[3] The album failed to capture the interest of the public, so the group decided to disband in 2002.[4][2]
The band reformed for a reunion show in 2014, as part of Montreal's Coup de coeur francophone festival.[5]
^"Okoumé : On aime ça jouer à Terrebonne!". La Revue, 1 September 2000
^ ab"Survivre au succès"/ La Press, 05 March 2012. Alexandre Vigneault
^"Okoumé : Le beau risque". Voir, Marsolais Patrick 1 February 2001
^Équipe de rédaction de Musimax. "Tout sur Okoumé". www.musimax.com. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
^Painchaud retrouve ses vieux chums". Journal de Montreal. Olivier Boisvert-Magnen / 16 November 2014
^"Northern songbird". The Nation, by Martin Siberok / on July 2, 2010
External links
(in French) Quebec Info Musique:
August 23, 2023
okoumé, band, okoumé, quebec, based, folk, rock, band, from, 1995, 2002, group, formed, 1995, originally, consisted, only, founding, members, jonathan, Éloi, painchaud, michael, duguay, hugo, perreault, Éric, gosselin, okouméoriginquebec, canadagenresfolk, roc. Okoume was a Quebec based folk rock band from 1995 to 2002 The group was formed in 1995 and originally consisted only of founding members Jonathan and Eloi Painchaud Michael Duguay Hugo Perreault and Eric Gosselin OkoumeOriginQuebec CanadaGenresFolk rockYears active1995 2002Past membersJonathan Painchaud Eloi Painchaud Michael Duguay Hugo Perreault and Eric Gosselin Contents 1 History 2 Members 3 Discography 3 1 Okoume 1997 3 2 Plan B 2000 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditThe group formed in 1995 received the first prize in French Canadian radio station CKOI FM s Le concours Pro Scene Pro Scene Contest which yielded them one hundred hours in a recording studio They were also the opening act for noted French Canadian singer songwriter Kevin Parent Their eponymous first album was released in 1997 Four tracks from the album Dis moi pas ca La lune pleure Le bruit des origines and La mer a boire placed in weekly Top Ten rankings with Le bruit des origines ranking at number in CKOI FM s Top 50 of 1998 and La mer a boire ranking at number 24 the following year 1 The band went on tour to support these releases 2 Okoume released their second album Plan B in 2000 3 The album failed to capture the interest of the public so the group decided to disband in 2002 4 2 The band reformed for a reunion show in 2014 as part of Montreal s Coup de coeur francophone festival 5 Members EditMichel Duguay bass Eric Gosselin drums percussion Frederic Lebrasseur percussion 1995 only Eloi Painchaud backing vocals guitar harmonica flute Jonathan Painchaud lead vocals acoustic guitar 6 Patrice Painchaud violin keyboards occasional appearances only Hugo Perreault backing vocals guitars dulcimer lap steel guitar mandolinDiscography EditOkoume 1997 Edit 1 Le bruit des origines 2 Dis moi pas ca 3 A l enfant que j aurai 4 La mer a boire 5 La lune pleure 6 Europe 7 Mes idees courent 8 Mr Bigshot 9 Reste 10 La belle et l Anglais 11 Assassin 12 NostradamusPlan B 2000 Edit 1 Irresponsable 2 Descendons tous a la rue 3 Son rire 4 Cheval de fer 5 www groupeokoume com 6 De la terre a la lune 7 Expert canin 8 Western spaghetti 9 Un homme de mon temps 10 Sans pardon 11 La pluie qui tombe 12 Les magiciens 13 Rien me tracasseReferences Edit Okoume On aime ca jouer a Terrebonne La Revue 1 September 2000 a b Survivre au succes La Press 05 March 2012 Alexandre Vigneault Okoume Le beau risque Voir Marsolais Patrick 1 February 2001 Equipe de redaction de Musimax Tout sur Okoume www musimax com Retrieved 22 July 2009 Painchaud retrouve ses vieux chums Journal de Montreal Olivier Boisvert Magnen 16 November 2014 Northern songbird The Nation by Martin Siberok on July 2 2010External links Edit in French Quebec Info Musique Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Okoume band amp oldid 1171125796, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
