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Gambeat
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Gambeat is the stage name of Jean Michel Dercourt, a French bass guitarist and DJ, best known for his musical collaboration with Manu Chao. As a member of the Parisian group French Lovers, Gambeat travelled with Manu Chao and his band Mano Negra during their famous rail tour through civil war-racked Colombia in the early 1990s. The tour was later commemorated in Ramon Chao's book The Train of Ice and Fire.
After Mano Negra was disbanded and a new band Radio Bemba founded by Manu Chao, Gambeat became one of its integral members alongside Madjid Fahem. Thanks to his distinctive appearance and high-energy playing, Gambeat was one of the most charismatic presences at the band's live performances; he often appeared shirtless on stage, his burly torso heavily tattooed, playing the double bass guitar, which he had named (according to Ramon Chao) "Madame Dercourt".
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Gambeat (de son vrai nom Jean Michel Dercourt) est un musicien français, bassiste et contrebassiste, producteur, auteur-compositeur, DJ, coach, illustrateur et créateur de vêtements. Son style musical est un mélange de punk rock, de reggae, de ska, de salsa, mais aussi de musiques du monde.
Il est le contrebassiste du groupe The French Lovers, puis bassiste du groupe Radio Bemba réuni par Manu Chao au début des années 2000. Il est l’un des membres phare du Groupe Radio Bemba, puis la ventura avec Madjid Fahem, qui ont accompagné Manu Chao sur ses tournées de 2001 à 2017, ce qui lui a valu une renommée internationale et une influence significative sur la scène musicale alternative.
Les 10, 13 et 15 octobre 2026 au kilowatt a vitry-sur-seine, il accompagne de nouveau manu chao sur scène au sein de la ventura pour la premiere fois depuis 10 ans.
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