| Babylon Circus | |
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Babylon Circus at Open Air Gampel (Valais, Switzerland), 2006
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| Genre(s) | Ska, Reggae, Jazz |
| Years active | 1995 - Present |
| Website | http://www.babyloncircus.net/ |
Babylon Circus is a ten piece ska and reggae group founded in 1995 in Lyon, France. The Valais ( German:) is one of the 26 Cantons of Switzerland in the southwestern part of the country, around the valley of the Rhône from its Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation ||-||} Lyon, also known as Lyons in English is a city in east-central France. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Ska ( pronounced /ska/ or in Jamaican Patois /skja/ is a Music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and which was the precursor Reggae is a Music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States ||-||} Lyon, also known as Lyons in English is a city in east-central France. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Since forming, they have released three full - length albums and one EP. Though they are virtually unknown in the United States, they have played over 600 shows throughout Europe, and have toured as far as Syria and Australia. Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
The band began as a ska group but quickly transcended the genre, mixing punk, reggae, rock, swing and jazz influences. They sing in both French and English, sometimes mixing the two in songs. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Their third album, Dances of Resistance, was recorded in 2003 and largely has an anti-war theme.