9 Rue Reynes
34070 Montpellier
France

http://www.boukakes.com

Formed 7 years ago, LES BOUKAKES is made up of 7 guys : Bachir, the voice of the band. Then come Thierry, the Corsican guitarist, Steph' with the...

public contact

• phone: 0033622203167
• fax: 0033467922643
• email: lesboukakes@hotmail.com

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activities

• Artist
  • Band/Soloist
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visited events

• WOMEX 2005
• WOMEX 2006
• WOMEX 2007
• WOMEX 2008
• WOMEX 2009

company description

Formed 7 years ago, LES BOUKAKES is made up of 7 guys : Bachir, the voice of the band. Then come Thierry, the Corsican guitarist, Steph' with the keyboards called the occitan, Bubulle, bass player from the north, Imed, Tunisian derboukist and Pascal, drummer from the south.The whole sound system is supervised by the Italian technician of the team, Massimo.



The Exile gave birth to the "Boukake"…

Their name itself is a reply to some of the less than friendly comments they received in their time on the streets, "Boukake" being a phonetic mixture of two typical racist insults. But for them, that did not have anything of degrading, because the " Boukake" was born during the long trip of exile, a rich child of the world and its prohibited loves. Without making ostensible political comments in their songs, this deliberate attitude says something for their resistance to bias and ignorance generally.

After a few years, from the street to bars, from small concerts to festivals, they finally met their audience, sharing the stages with famous bands like MANU TCHAO, THE WAILERS, TARAF DE HAÏDOUKS, RIMITI, NATACHA ATLAS, RACHID TAHA, SKA P, SKATALITES and others...

In 2001, they recorded the album Makach Mouch'kil (No Problem). That first work got a great reception from the media. The lyrics with oriental melodies harmoniously swing on musics either Rock, Groove, Electronic, Rai, or Gnawa.



But it was in 2004 that their music (raï n'rock) was spotted :

They won professional prizes (FAIR, Découvertes Printemps de Bourges..) and an European TV channel, ARTE, chose to follow their development for documentaries.

They celebrated the end of the year with the release of a brand new album "Bledi".

The Raï and Rock Music of that album proves that the combination of Orient and Occident is possible and it can be Happy !



...........In 2005, to share that new album with the audience, the band is on stage all over Europe until the end of summer. Then there will be a few more festivals, and especially a very expected concert at the Sage Gateshead in Newcastle, for the WOMEX 2005. Then time to go back to the studio will come again…