Simbi (band)

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Simbi
Origin Göteborg, Sweden
Genre(s) Mizik rasin
Years active 1987
Label(s) Xeno Phile
Members
Sten Kallman, Vocals
Marianne N’Lemvo Lindén, Vocals
Lotta Sjolin, Vocals
Sanna Bergman, Vocals
Henrik Cederblom, Guitar
Stefan Bergman, Bass
Terje Sundby, Drummer
Tina Johansson, Drummer

Simbi is a mizik rasin band formed in 1987. The name of the band comes from the name for a family of vodou lwa, or gods, called the simbi.

[edit] History

The members of Simbi are all Swedish, but the music they perform is inspired by the Haitian vodou roots music movement known as mizik rasin. The band is known by their Haitian fans as the "Blue-Eyed Haitians".

[edit] Discography

Year Album Label Notes
1995 Vodou Beat Xeno Phile
1998 Kreol Imogena
2003 Kalalou Xource