National Anthem Translated: Lo'Jo and "La Marseillaise en Creole"

French band Lo'Jo, which performs songs drawing from world music, gipsy music, North African music and French folk songs, brings us our random tune for today, called La Marseillaise en Creole. Lo'Jo began in 1982 in the French city of Angers and performed locally for several years - with a rotating cast of band members and alongside acrobats, street actors, mimes and dancers. They became known worldwide in the 1990s after touring around Europe and appearing in New York City. In 1995 they solidified their lineup by adding Berber musicians Yamina Nid El Mourid and her sister Nadia - which opened the band to influences from North African music. La Marseillaise en Creole can be found on their 2012 album Cinéma el Mundo. The title of the song refers in part to the French national anthem.

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