Take a violin, a song, a small accordion, a guitar (and sometimes an oud or a banjo), a bass and a drum set and then add some infectious humour and some amazing compositions – all done acoustically but in the true spirit of rock and roll – and you get a group perfectly suited for the stage.

Formed in Marseille six years ago, the group has made its way from Essaouira, Morocco to Noumea, from Jazz in Vienna to the New Caledonia Gipsy Jazz Festival performing with well known artists such as Mickey 3D, The Ogres of Barback, Titi Robin, Manitas de Plata, Jacques Higelin and Emir Kusturica, spreading their good humour and charming audiences the world over.
 
 

Swing Tzigane

The artists
Olivier : Guitare
Jean-Philip : Violon
Lionel : Bandonéon / Chant
Emmanuel : Contrebasse
Alexandre : Guitare / Oud / Banjo
Samuel : Batterie

 

Their second album, Delirium Live, captures their live show: scintillating musical phrasing and a quality of delivery that makes this line up quite unique.

Poum Tchack is not limited to the stage as they have other projects including cinema-concerts and theatrical performances along with recording sound tracks for Ladislas Staréwitch animations (more informations here) as well as participating in the “Streets” project in a version of Bertold Brecht and Kurt Weill's Three Penny Opera directed by Eva Doumbia.

www.poumtchack.com