Laïs

Laïs

Laïs is a Belgian group creates folk, and world music consisting of polyphonic close harmony songs, occasionally a cappella, based on self-composed melodies with lyrics dating back to the Middle Ages.

History

Laïs' career started in 1994, when Jorunn and Annelies performed a song at a folk festival in Gooik, near Brussels. Nathalie joined the group somewhat later. They had their breakthrough after their appearance at a folk festival at Dranouter, near Ypres, in 1996.

Their debut CD album was released in 1998. They performed in South Africa, Canada, France (as a supporting program for Sting), the Netherlands and China. In April 2004 they released their third CD to the market under the title "Douce Victime", with covers from Jacques Brel and Herman van Veen. It was recorded at the legendary Abbey Road Studios in London.

With their album "The Ladies' Second Song", released in September 2007, the group changed their approach and could no longer be characterized as folk. The album introduces the use of electric guitars, loops and electronic beats. Their lyrics have equally undergone a thorough overhaul. Instead of drawing their lyrics from old songbooks, they have turned to poetry from William Butler Yeats, Paul Verlaine and Pablo Neruda.

Members

The female vocal trio part of Laïs are three young women from Kalmthout:
* Jorunn Bauweraerts
* Annelies Brosens
* Nathalie Delcroix

They are accompanied by four men:
* Fritz Sundermann (electric and acoustic instruments, harmonium)
* Hans Quaghebeur (squeezeboxes, hurdy-gurdy, whistle)
* Ronny Reuman (percussion)
* Bart Denolf (electric and acoustic bass)

Laïs has also renewed their band:
*Elko Blijweert (guitar)
*Bjorn Eriksson (guitar, elektronica),
*Jeroen Stevens (drums)
*Filip Vandebril (contrabas).
*Dan Lacksman (synthesizer, former Telex (band), Dan Lacksman's Alliance, producer) did the mixing at the sound console.

Discography

* "Laïs", ALEA, 1998
* "Dorothea", Virgin Music Belgium, 2000
* "Dorothea ltd. ed.", Virgin Music Belgium, 2001
* "A la capella", Virgin Music Belgium, 2003
* "Douce victime", Virgin Music Belgium, 2004
* "Documenta" (Compilation), EMI, 2006
* "The Ladies' Second Song", 2007

ingles

* "'t Smidje", ALEA, 1998
* "De Ballade van Boon", EMI Belgium, 1999
* "Le grand vent", Virgin Music Belgium, 2001
* "Le renard et la belette", Virgin Music Belgium, 2002

References

* Interview with Dirk Steenhaut, newspaper De Morgen, 22 September 2007

External links

* [http://www.lais.be/ Official website]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • lais — [ lɛ ] n. m. • v. 1179; de laisser 1 ♦ Anc. dr. ⇒ legs. Hist. littér. Les lais des Testaments de Villon. 2 ♦ (1495) Au plur. Dr. Terrains que les eaux de mer ou de rivière (alluvions) laissent à découvert en se retirant. Droit d accession sur les …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Lais — may refer to one of the following: *Lais of Corinth, a courtesan *Lais of Hyccara, a courtesan *Laïs, a musical group *Plural for Lai, a poetic form *Breton lais *The Lais of Marie de France *Lais River in Arjeplog Municipality, Sweden. *Lais… …   Wikipedia

  • Laïs — (du nom au pluriel d un poème d amour courtois du Moyen Âge) est un groupe de trois chanteuses flamandes de Kalmthout, Jorunn Bauweraerts, Annelies Brosens, Nathalie Delcroix, constitué en 1996, qui a enregistré son premier disque en 1998. Elles… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • LAIS — meretrix nobilissima, quae quaestûs gratiâ ex Sicilia, ubi nata fuit, Corint hum sese contulit. Ad hanc propter insignem pulchritudinem potentissimi quicumque ex omni Graecia conveniebant, nec quispiam admirtebatur, nisi qui dabat quod poposcerat …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Lais — (altgr. für „die gemeinhin Bekannte“ oder semitisch für „Löwin“) war ein beliebter Name für Hetären im antiken Griechenland. Durch das häufige Auftreten des Namens im Zusammenhang mit Hetären wird die Zuordnung von Quellenbelegen zu konkreten… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Lais — (homonymie) Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. lais ou Laïs est un groupe de trois chanteuses flamandes de Kalmthout. Lais ou Barène est un terrain que la mer laisse à découvert quand elle… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Lais — (altfranz., engl. Lays, mittelhochdeutsch Leiche), 1) Lieder u. Weisen jeder Art, dann während des Mittelalters in Frankreich u. England im Gegensatz zu den Chansons od. Kunstliedern, 2) erzählende Gedichte, deren Stoff aus Volksliedern u.… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • lais — *lais germ.?, Präterito Präsens: nhd. er weiß, er erfährt; ne. he knows, he gets to know; Rekontruktionsbasis: got.; Hinweis: s. *lisan; Etymologie: vergleiche idg. *leis , Substantiv …   Germanisches Wörterbuch

  • Laïs — Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) Folk, Folk Rock, Weltmusik, A cappella Gründung 1994 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Laīs — Laīs, 1) die ältere L., Hetäre aus Korinth, Zeitgenossin des Sokrates, welche unter ihren Liebhabern selbst Philosophen, wie Aristippos u. Diogenes, zählte. Sie starb in Korinth im Genusse der Liebe, nach Anderen an einem Weinbeerkern. Die… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”