Brigitte Fontaine
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Brigitte Fontaine is a French singer of avant-garde music. She has employed numerous unusual musical styles, melding rock and roll, folk, jazz, electronica, spoken word poetry, and world. She has coll
Fontaine in 2010
Brigitte Fontaine and Areski Belkacem perform together in 1974
Sonic Youth
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Sonic Youth was an American rock band formed in New York City in 1981. Founding members Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo remained together for the entire history of the band, while drummer S
Brigitte Fontaine
…electronica, spoken word poetry, and world. She has collaborated with Stereolab, Michel Colombier, Jean-Claude Vannier, Areski Belkacem, Gotan Project, Sonic Youth, Antoine Duhamel, Grace Jones, Noir Désir, Archie Shepp, Arno, and The Art Ensemble of Chicago. She is also a novelist, playwright, poet, and actress…
Sonic Youth in a publicity photo issued by SST to promote their fourth album, Sister (1987). Left to right: Shelley, Ranaldo, Moore, Gordon.
Sonic Youth performing in Copenhagen in 2000
Jim O'Rourke performing with Sonic Youth in 2004. O'Rourke was an official fifth member of the band from 1999 to 2005.
Sonic 1991