Post by petrolino on Sept 1, 2024 2:22:14 GMT
Catherine Ribeiro has died at the age of 82.
"Catherine Ribeiro leaves behind an illustrious career that involves leading progressive rock group Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes, active from 1968 to 1981. The band gained a cult following for their avant-garde theatrics and political focus that breathed transgressive life into their psychedelic folk-inspired sound.
Ribeiro was born in Lyon, France in 1941 to Portuguese parents. Prior to her music career, Ribeiro tried her hand at acting with appearances in Jean-Luc Godard’s 1963 film Les Carabiniers and 1964 Italian western film Buffalo Bill, Hero of the Far West.
She released her first EP ‘Dieu Me Pardonne’ in 1965, pursuing a path as a yé-yé singer before convening with multi-instrumentalist Patrice Moullet to form Catherine Ribeiro + 2Bis three years later. The group was later renamed Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes.
Ribeiro’s work with Alpes displayed an about-face turn from yé-yé star to daring experimentalist. Ribeiro + Alpes released their final studio album, ‘La Déboussole’, in 1980. Towards the end of the group’s career, Ribeiro returned to her pop star roots for a slate of albums that culminated in 1993’s ‘Fenêtre ardente’."
Ribeiro was born in Lyon, France in 1941 to Portuguese parents. Prior to her music career, Ribeiro tried her hand at acting with appearances in Jean-Luc Godard’s 1963 film Les Carabiniers and 1964 Italian western film Buffalo Bill, Hero of the Far West.
She released her first EP ‘Dieu Me Pardonne’ in 1965, pursuing a path as a yé-yé singer before convening with multi-instrumentalist Patrice Moullet to form Catherine Ribeiro + 2Bis three years later. The group was later renamed Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes.
Ribeiro’s work with Alpes displayed an about-face turn from yé-yé star to daring experimentalist. Ribeiro + Alpes released their final studio album, ‘La Déboussole’, in 1980. Towards the end of the group’s career, Ribeiro returned to her pop star roots for a slate of albums that culminated in 1993’s ‘Fenêtre ardente’."
- Daniel Peters, New Musical Express
'Diborowska'
R.I.P.
