Orange Blossom

Orange Blossom is a French band that plays a mix of electronic and world music. The band was formed in Nantes in 1993 with Pierre-Jean Chabot (known as PJ Chabot) on violin and Jean-Christophe Waechter (known as Jay C.) on percussions and vocals. In 1994, ├[]ric (organ) joined the band and a first audio tape was recorded in September. In 1995 the band stabilized with the arrival of Carlos Robles Arenas on drums, djemb├®, and sampler, and the departure of ├[]ric. Their first disc, Orange Blossom, came out in 1997 on the Prikosnov├®nie label, selling 15,000 copies. Before their second album came out, the group was influenced by ethnic and traditional music. They met and collaborated with several non-French artists, like Ivorian percussion group Yelemba D'Abidjan and Egyptian group Ganoub. They toured in Egypt, France, and Belgium. Vocalist Jay C. left the band in 2000 and created Praj├▒a. In 2002, percussionist Mathias Vaguenez and vocalist Le├»la Bounous joined the group. The album Everything Must Change came out in 2005 on the Bonsa├» Music label.