Bonbon Vodou - Épopée Métèque (2025)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 49:45 minutes | 1,08 GB
World, Chanson | Label: Heavenly Recordings, Official Digital Download
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 49:45 minutes | 1,08 GB
World, Chanson | Label: Heavenly Recordings, Official Digital Download
onbon Vodou’s third album (Épopée métèque), created by Oriane Lacaille and JereM Boucris, follows the paths of exile with lush orchestration and lyrics in French, Creole, and Gascon.
The bonbon piment (a spicy Réunionese fritter) is deceptive. Beneath its harmless appearance lies a fiery kick that can jolt you into clarity. Bonbon Vodou operates the same way. While the duo's musical influences sway between the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, a sharp edge cuts through the tenderness of their graceful songs, often carried by the rhythms of maloya. This contrast gives depth to their third album, Épopée métèque, which takes us on journeys of exile—both across land and sea.
Oriane Lacaille is the daughter of accordionist René Lacaille, a key figure in the revival of Réunionese music in the 1970s, who has lived in mainland France for five decades. JereM Boucris’s father, from a Tunisian Jewish family, was 14 when he arrived in France at the end of the colonial protectorate. Their lives are interwoven with these paternal exiles, which they continue to explore and unravel, alongside the broader, universal stories of migrants fleeing poverty, persecution, and war.
The duo is now joined by a vibrant trio—Piment Piment (Juliette Minvielle, Roland Seilhes, and Yann-Lou Bertrand)—bringing a rich orchestration featuring guitars, flutes, brass, roulèr, kayamb, jaw harp… all set to lyrics in French, Creole, and Gascon. Their voices are joined by numerous guests, including Mouss and Hakim, Rosemary Standley, and Bernard Lavilliers. This playful yet poignant album explores themes of life and death—radiant but aware—seemingly echoing Camus: “There is no sun without shadow, and one must know the night.”
Tracklist:
01 Cérémonie du piment piment (Album Version)
02 Les mains d'or
03 Demerd azot with that
04 Gourmandises amoureuses
05 Mélancolie
06 Les promesses
07 Fais bouger ton boule
08 L'absence
09 Épopée Métèque
10 Afrodiziak (Album Version)
11 Testostérone
12 Apparu
13 …
foobar2000 v2.24.1 / DR Meter v0.7
log date: 2025-11-14 10:26:38
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Analyzed: Bonbon Vodou / Épopée Métèque
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR7 -0.24 dBFS -8.14 dBFS 3:57 01-Cérémonie du piment piment (Album Version)
DR7 -0.28 dBFS -8.60 dBFS 3:35 02-Les mains d'or
DR6 -0.25 dBFS -9.06 dBFS 3:47 03-Demerd azot with that
DR7 -0.26 dBFS -8.82 dBFS 4:14 04-Gourmandises amoureuses
DR7 -0.29 dBFS -9.61 dBFS 4:21 05-Mélancolie
DR7 -0.27 dBFS -9.52 dBFS 4:29 06-Les promesses
DR7 -0.24 dBFS -7.63 dBFS 4:12 07-Fais bouger ton boule
DR7 -0.27 dBFS -8.18 dBFS 3:41 08-L'absence
DR6 -0.23 dBFS -7.63 dBFS 4:33 09-Épopée Métèque
DR6 -0.28 dBFS -7.07 dBFS 3:35 10-Afrodiziak (Album Version)
DR7 -0.24 dBFS -8.55 dBFS 4:39 11-Testostérone
DR7 -0.27 dBFS -9.77 dBFS 4:00 12-Apparu
DR10 -0.89 dBFS -13.28 dBFS 0:42 13-…
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Number of tracks: 13
Official DR value: DR7
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 3106 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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log date: 2025-11-14 10:26:38
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Analyzed: Bonbon Vodou / Épopée Métèque
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR7 -0.24 dBFS -8.14 dBFS 3:57 01-Cérémonie du piment piment (Album Version)
DR7 -0.28 dBFS -8.60 dBFS 3:35 02-Les mains d'or
DR6 -0.25 dBFS -9.06 dBFS 3:47 03-Demerd azot with that
DR7 -0.26 dBFS -8.82 dBFS 4:14 04-Gourmandises amoureuses
DR7 -0.29 dBFS -9.61 dBFS 4:21 05-Mélancolie
DR7 -0.27 dBFS -9.52 dBFS 4:29 06-Les promesses
DR7 -0.24 dBFS -7.63 dBFS 4:12 07-Fais bouger ton boule
DR7 -0.27 dBFS -8.18 dBFS 3:41 08-L'absence
DR6 -0.23 dBFS -7.63 dBFS 4:33 09-Épopée Métèque
DR6 -0.28 dBFS -7.07 dBFS 3:35 10-Afrodiziak (Album Version)
DR7 -0.24 dBFS -8.55 dBFS 4:39 11-Testostérone
DR7 -0.27 dBFS -9.77 dBFS 4:00 12-Apparu
DR10 -0.89 dBFS -13.28 dBFS 0:42 13-…
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Number of tracks: 13
Official DR value: DR7
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 3106 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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