Les Tambours du Bronx

A French collective — if you will — whose original stated goal for forming (back in 1987) was to explore a percussive, ‘brutal,' and ‘urban.' sound and experience. Initially a group numbering 18, Tambours du Bronx started out as an exclusively tin and metal drum affair, but eventually grew to include keyboards, mixing decks, loops and raps. The group got its start during the birth of the French alt-rock movement, and shared stages and venues with many of its most well remembered players, including Les Garçons Bouchers, Mano Negra, Les Négresses Vertes, and Les Wampas. In 2006, Les Tambours du Bronx issued the live DVD, which documented their current line-up (numbering in at 22) as well as their current live performance arrangement.