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Enough with the tweets, let's take it to the streets. Cinema Politika by Jaune Toujours, captured in its very first live performance at the Ancienne Belgique Club. Subtitles available in Dutch, French and English. We couldn't have anticipated how topical this song would be in all four corners of the world today, when we recorded it for the studio album EUROPEANA with Patrick KABRÉ on backing vocals. Back then, we just mused that everybody likes to mock African politics, but no-one takes a closer look at politics in the western world. Today, we're determined not to let the spectacle politics destroy democracy and the whole of humanity with it. With guest musicians Jo Zanders on a diy electric likembe and Yamen Martini on trumpet, next to the usual suspects Piet Maris on lead vocal & accordion, Mathieu Verkaeren on upright bass, Théophane Raballand on drums, Mattias Laga on clarinet and Dirk Timmermans and Bart Maris on trumpet.

"The entertaining music is full of vitality and dynamism, propulsive, lively, and despite some twisted time signatures, as in "Refugees Welcome" (7/8), always dancing, the feet never want to remain motionless, the body swings all the time." Nothing better to start the week then an enthousiast review: The entertaining music is full of vitality and dynamism, propulsive, lively, and despite some twisted time signatures, as in "Refugees Welcome" (7/8), always dancing, the feet never want to remain motionless, the body swings all the time. Their lyrics, written in a wild mixture of English, Dutch and French, are intelligent, poetic and demonstrate a sincere social commitment. The crazy horns, crisp grooves and unbounded enthusiasm by the six first-class musicians are fun, the mix of punchy acoustic music somewhere between ska, polka and Balkans-Brass with peppered lyrics ignites from the first song. "Europeana'' is a great album. Written by Guntmar Feuerstein in the German Folkmagazin.

"Jaune Toujours has long since blossomed into an internationally renowned cult band that also delights audiences beyond world music festivals" Michaela Reh wrote a small review for Boyens Medien about the Frequenzen-Festival in Meldorf (Germany) where Jaune Toujours made young and old shake their tailfeathers. Read her full review (in German) by clicking the link to the right. Seelenfänger made some nice pictures, check them out below!

Jaune Toujours has been featured in the May/June issue of RnR Magazine! Robb Johnson had a short talk with singer Piet Maris about Jaune Toujours' latest EUROPEANA. Read the full interview here or by clicking the link in the right column!

To celebrate Europe Day, Le monde est un village - La Première RTBF, the radio show presented by Didier Melon on Belgian national radio, will air the concert Jaune Toujours played in their studio a while ago, today, May 9th at 20h.

Jaune Toujours recorded a new version of their cult hit ICI BXL (album Barricade, 2004) with Brussels Philharmonic, especially for BXL NEST, the vinyl to celebrate 10 years of Poppunt Stoemp! concerts in Brussels. ➤ Other artists on the compilation produced by KunstMest are ANGELE , Refugees for Refugees, Zwangere Guy, Black Flower and Arno, a.o. ★ The new version of ICI BXL is available for digital download, as well as a remake of Save Le Monde (album Europeana, 2018), also in collaboration with Brussels Philharmonic on Bandcamp

Jaune Toujours travelled to London for a live session on Music Planet at BBC Radio 3 and a concert at Balabam. Have a look at the pictures below and listen to their live session with Lopa Kothari here! Thierry Coljon from Belgian daily newspaper Le Soir followed them to London. You can read his report (in French) here.

Belgian daily newspaper Le Soir followed Jaune Toujours to London for a live session and interview at the BBC Radio 3. Thank you Thierry TC Coljon, we had a great time together! Read the report (in French) on Le Soir's website!

Jaune Toujours performed a studio session for Music Planet, the BBC's eclectic world music show hosted by Lopa Kothari with the best roots-based music from across the world and live sessions from the biggest international names and the freshest emerging talent. Listen to their session on Music Planet's website!