Singer and saxophonist Julien Lesuisse grew up in Lyon and was always intrigued by the Sicilian songs his grandmother used to sing to him. In the same Lyon he played for a while in the French-Algerian crossover band Mazalda. Both influences now return on Luci E Guai, Crimi's debut album. In fact it's a rock band with - apart from Lesuisse - guitar, bass and drums, who also add fierce and angular
… post-punk to that special mix of Sicilian folk music and North-African rai. Lesuisse sings in Sicilian, which to the unaccustomed ear sounds like a raw fusion of Italian and Arabic. Luci E Guai is the ideal album for an eclectic DJ to pair Cheb Khaled with Gang Of Four. You bet the dance floor will stay filled then. (MR)more
