Les Nubians
Les Nubians is the name of an "Afropean" R&B Grammy-nominated duo composed … Read Full Bio ↴Les Nubians is the name of an "Afropean" R&B Grammy-nominated duo composed of sisters Hélène (born 1975) and Célia Faussart (born 1979) from Bordeaux, France. Although born in France, the sisters moved with their parents to Chad in 1985. Seven years later, they returned to their home country.
Despite receiving a lukewarm reception in France, they have become one of the most successful French-language musical groups in the U.S. Apart from their two albums, they have also made appearances on songs by the Black Eyed Peas, Talib Kweli, and Yerba Buena.
Website: http://www.lesnubians.org/
September: Third Album "Nü Revolution" is released!
An unconventional female duo that came out of Bordeaux, France, in the 1990s, Les Nubians offered a jazzy, sophisticated style of R&B that combined French lyrics with the influence of Sade, Soul II Soul, hip-hop, and African pop. The duo consists of sisters Helene and Celia Faussart, who were born in France to a French father and a Cameroonian mother. After living in France as children, the siblings moved with their parents to the African country of Chad in 1985, when Helene (born 1975) was ten and Celia (born 1979) was six. The sisters lived in Chad for seven years before returning to France as teenagers. Helene and Celia had been singing most of their lives, and when they first formed Les Nubians, they were an a cappella group that specialized in covers of R&B, reggae, and African songs. Eventually, they started working with bands and performing original material. Helene and Celia absorbed a variety of music along the way, and they have expressed admiration for artists ranging from Ella Fitzgerald and Abbey Lincoln to the Fugees and African icons Miriam Makeba and Fela Kuti. Their promising debut album, Princesses Nubiennes, was released by Virgin worldwide in France, Switzerland, and Belgium in June 1998 before coming out on Omtown/Higher Octave in the U.S. in September of that year. It became America's most successful French-language album in more than a decade, and Les Nubians also graced recordings by Talib Kweli and Black Eyed Peas, as well as a Red Hot tribute to Fela Kuti, Red, Hot & Riot. Sessions for their second album brought the pair to Jamaica, Cameroon, London, and Paris, including a host of intriguing collaborators: top underground rapper Talib Kweli, fellow Cameroonian Manu Dibango, pianist Ray Lema, and broken-beat maestro IG Culture. The results appeared as One Step Forward, released in March 2003 by Higher Octave. In 2004, they recorded the track "Going All the Way" featuring reggae star Beres Hammond for UNITY: The Official Athens 2004 Olympic Games album. In 2005, Les Nubians issued Nubians Present Echoes, Chapter One, a collection of spoken word pieces by poets and hip-hop artists from the U.S., France, and Africa. The duo also covered "With or Without You," for inclusion on the compilation In the Name of Love: Africa Celebrates U2, in 2008. Les Nubians finally re-entered the recording studio in 2010, emerging with the EP Nü Revolution Nubiatic in the latter part of the year and the full-length, Nü Revolution in the spring of 2011. ~ Alex Henderson and Thom Jurek, Rovi
Despite receiving a lukewarm reception in France, they have become one of the most successful French-language musical groups in the U.S. Apart from their two albums, they have also made appearances on songs by the Black Eyed Peas, Talib Kweli, and Yerba Buena.
Website: http://www.lesnubians.org/
September: Third Album "Nü Revolution" is released!
An unconventional female duo that came out of Bordeaux, France, in the 1990s, Les Nubians offered a jazzy, sophisticated style of R&B that combined French lyrics with the influence of Sade, Soul II Soul, hip-hop, and African pop. The duo consists of sisters Helene and Celia Faussart, who were born in France to a French father and a Cameroonian mother. After living in France as children, the siblings moved with their parents to the African country of Chad in 1985, when Helene (born 1975) was ten and Celia (born 1979) was six. The sisters lived in Chad for seven years before returning to France as teenagers. Helene and Celia had been singing most of their lives, and when they first formed Les Nubians, they were an a cappella group that specialized in covers of R&B, reggae, and African songs. Eventually, they started working with bands and performing original material. Helene and Celia absorbed a variety of music along the way, and they have expressed admiration for artists ranging from Ella Fitzgerald and Abbey Lincoln to the Fugees and African icons Miriam Makeba and Fela Kuti. Their promising debut album, Princesses Nubiennes, was released by Virgin worldwide in France, Switzerland, and Belgium in June 1998 before coming out on Omtown/Higher Octave in the U.S. in September of that year. It became America's most successful French-language album in more than a decade, and Les Nubians also graced recordings by Talib Kweli and Black Eyed Peas, as well as a Red Hot tribute to Fela Kuti, Red, Hot & Riot. Sessions for their second album brought the pair to Jamaica, Cameroon, London, and Paris, including a host of intriguing collaborators: top underground rapper Talib Kweli, fellow Cameroonian Manu Dibango, pianist Ray Lema, and broken-beat maestro IG Culture. The results appeared as One Step Forward, released in March 2003 by Higher Octave. In 2004, they recorded the track "Going All the Way" featuring reggae star Beres Hammond for UNITY: The Official Athens 2004 Olympic Games album. In 2005, Les Nubians issued Nubians Present Echoes, Chapter One, a collection of spoken word pieces by poets and hip-hop artists from the U.S., France, and Africa. The duo also covered "With or Without You," for inclusion on the compilation In the Name of Love: Africa Celebrates U2, in 2008. Les Nubians finally re-entered the recording studio in 2010, emerging with the EP Nü Revolution Nubiatic in the latter part of the year and the full-length, Nü Revolution in the spring of 2011. ~ Alex Henderson and Thom Jurek, Rovi
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Les Nubians Lyrics
Abbeylude Banlieue Rouge Noel Dans La Rue Les Bergers De Bacchus Allon…
Amour À Mort T'es prêt à t'priver d'ta vie pour ta diva See'est pas…
Bebela Bebela, bebela Ici tout va commencer Bebela, bebela Ici t…
Brothers & Sisters Brothers and sisters Give thanks and praises to the Almight…
Brothers and Sisters Brothers and sisters Give thanks and praises to the Almighty…
Demain Tu crois que le monde est à toi Qu'il t'appartient C'est t…
Demain (Jazz) Tu crois que le monde est à toi Qu'il t'appartient C'est ta…
Desolee Désordre organisé Par la loi et ses soldats Hommes et femmes…
El Sin Reggae J'deale, j'deale un peu de weed de temps en temps Mais…
Embrasse-moi Embrasse-moi lentement Est-ce que ma bouche te ment? Tu …
Immortel Cheikh Anta Diop Ne dites pas qu?il est mort car il demeure immortel…
Insomnie No lyrics…
J'veux d'la musique J'ai la musique dans le sang, Je la conjugue au passé…
Je M'en Occupe Hey, tu sais je ne parle pas très bien ma…
La Guerre Le paradis se trouverait sur Terre Je n’y ai vu que…
Les Portes du Souvenir Elle se donne un instant pour réfléchir Pour laisser aller s…
Love Language Yo, we're going to have the word love In many different…
Makeda On veut nous faire croire À des mythes perdus, des passages…
Makeda (DJ Spinna and Ticklah mix) On veut nous faire croire A des mythes perdus Des passege…
Makeda (DJ Spinna mix) On veut nous faire croire A des mythes perdus Des passage…
Me & Me Give me Oh give me Give me some good sound that rocks Giv…
Me and Me Give me Oh give me Give me some good sound that rocks Give…
On My Own [Chorus] All on my own All on my own All on my own All…
Once In My Life I wanna, I wanna I wanna, I wanna I wanna, I wanna I'm…
One Step Forward Rever d'vouloir virer de vieux debris Quand il faut juste le…
Princesse nubienne J'ai vu, de mes yeux vu Des voies perte de vue Tu…
Saravah Heures des songes ou des sages Un rayon caresse son corps…
Si je t'avais écouté Si Je T′ Avais Ecouté Mauvais départ Pour une jeune fille e…
Solide Raconte ma soeur ton histoire Mon histoire commence Quelque …
Sourire Réveillée, par le techno-beat du voisin, j'peux rien y faire…
Sugar Cane Sugar Cane History takes me back to the basement of our…
Tabou Si ma folle fait on desespoir Ne m'en veut pas Je n'ai…
Temperature Rising There's no emotions that make me feel this way There's no…
Temperature Rising (feat. Talib Kweli) There's no emotions that make me feel this way There's no…
Temperature Rising feat. John Banzaï There's no emotions that make me feel this way There's no…
Unfaithful / Si Infidele Rester Dans tes bras je veux encore rester Et je me fous…
Veuillez Veiller Sur Vos Rêves Je Cherche la profondeur d'une phrase déversante Des yeux di…
Voyager Sous un soleil entêté N'djamena, la belle est réveillée Le m…
“Makeda ” On veut nous faire croire A des mythes perdus Des passege…