Grace Barbé
Australian musician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Grace Barbé is a Seychellois born, Australian singer-songwriter from Western Australia who also performs with the Afrobeat and psychedelic band of the same name which includes Jamie Searle (guitar, music director and producer) and Hardy Perrine (drums).[2][3] Barbé has released three studio albums and is the recipient of thirteen West Australian Music Industry Awards, including ten Best World Act Awards[3] and three WAM Song of the Year awards.[4] Barbé's third album Fanm: Woman was nominated for Best World Album at the 2020 ARIA Music Awards.[5] Barbé sings in Creole, English, French and Malagasy and her music fuses the tropical rhythms and dances of the slaves with psychedelic rock, afrobeat, reggae and pop.[2] Since 2022, she is the current bassist of jazz/funk band The Cat Empire.
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Born | Mahe, Seychelles |
Origin | Western Australia |
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