1) US band
2) Belg… Read Full Bio ↴There more than one artist called Brazzaville.
1) US band
2) Belgian funk band
3) Swedish ska band
1) Brazzaville was formed by David Brown in 1998 in Los Angeles, California. While on tour playing saxophone with Beck, David bought an old guitar in Barcelona and began writing the songs for what would be the first Brazzaville album, 2002. Since then Brazzaville has recorded an additional 3 albums, Somnambulista, Rouge On Pockmarked Cheeks and Hastings Street. The original version of the band included many musicians, although the core group consisted of Kenny Lyon, Joe Zimmerman, Joel Virgel-Vierset, Mike Bolger and David Ralicke.
The band has toured the east and west coasts of the US as well as playing shows in Europe, Russia and Kazakhstan.
In 2003 David sold everything and moved to Barcelona. There he formed a new version of Brazzaville consisting of himself, two American expatriates (Ivan Knight and Brady Lynch) and two local boys (Paco Jordi and Richie Alvarez). In 2004, Mimicry Records released a greatest hits record called Welcome to Brazzaville. The band's fifth album, East L.A. Breeze, was released in June 2006, and tracks are currently streaming on their myspace page.
2) Brazzaville (Belgian band) is a 7-headed band that produces an exciting, adventurous and especially a funky sound. The music is inspired by 70's jazz & funk, afrobeat and rare grooves.
They recorded their debut album “Days of thunder, days of grace” in march 2008 featuring four special guests; Zap Mama, Mo & Grazz & Zita Swoon’s Amel Serra.
They are working on their second album that will be mixed by Ben Lamdin from Nostalgia77 (Tru Thoughts).
Brazzaville already played the warm-up concerts for artists like Al Jarreau, The Neville Brothers & Marcus Miller. Last summer they played at the biggest Belgian jazz festival; Gent Jazz Festival and toured with Jazzlab Series. In 2007 they won the ‘Young Jazz Talent Ghent’ contest. ‘Days of thunder, days of grace’ best Belgian Jazz Album of 2008 according to the Belgian newspaper ‘Le Soir’.
The band consists of keys: Jan Willems, guitar: Geert Hellings, baritone sax: Vincent Brijs, tenorsax with effects: Andrew Claes, electric bass: Nicolas Rombouts, drums: Maarten Moesen and percussion: Amel Serra.
Contact: info@brazzavillemusic.com (C) Evil Penguin (record company)
3) Brazzaville (Swedish band)
Brazzaville was formed in Sala, Sweden as Tongue Gongue. Their debute demo from 1995 was given a 4.5 (of 4) rating in SA and was named "demo of the year" by Patrik Björk of Backstage Magazine. In 1996 and 1998 they played at the Hultsfred Festival.
They were signed to Deaf & dumb Records and in 1996 they released their five track CD Introducing Brazzaville. It was followed in 1998 by the full length album The Girl Is Allright..
Love Is The Answer
Brazzaville Lyrics
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She called her friend, said let's run away
Rooftop sunrise
Sweet 16
Her cigarettes and her dreams
La la la la la la la la love is the answer
San Francisco or bust she'd say
We'll find some boyfriends
And drink some wine
And I'll forget him in time
La la la la la la la la love is the answer
The song "Love Is The Answer" by Brazzaville narrates the story of a girl who decides to leave her abusive partner behind and escape towards a better future. Despite being treated badly by her ex-partner, she still has dreams and fantasies about her life. She calls her friend to accompany her on a journey towards San Francisco. The song mentions a rooftop sunrise and her being just sixteen years old. It also touches on her smoking habit, which may be her coping mechanism. The repetitive "La la la la la la la la love is the answer" chorus symbolizes the girl's hope and determination to find love and peace in her life.
Line by Line Meaning
He smacked her 'round one last time Sunday
He physically abused her for the final time on a Sunday
She called her friend, said let's run away
She contacted her friend and suggested they escape together
Rooftop sunrise
Watching the sunrise from the rooftop
Sweet 16
The age of the girl, who is still quite young and naive
Her cigarettes and her dreams
She has her cigarettes and aspirations
La la la la la la la la love is the answer
Love is the solution to their problems
They headed north up the coast one day
They went on a journey up the coast
San Francisco or bust she'd say
They were determined to reach San Francisco
We'll find some boyfriends
They planned to look for boyfriends
And drink some wine
They wanted to consume some alcohol
And I'll forget him in time
She'll eventually think less and less of the man who abused her
Contributed by Kennedy Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.