Effective period / Period of releases: 1993 - 2001

Members: Joel Zifkin, Justin Allard, Jean-Denis Levasseur, Yves Desrosiers, Charles Imbeau, Mara Tremblay, Serge Robert, Michel Dufour, Benoît Piché, Mike Sawatzky, Benoît Gagné, Marc Déry, André Vanderbiest, Jimmy Bourgoing, Pape Abdou Karim Diouf, André Fortin, Alhadji Fall Diouf, Louis Léger, Patrick Esposito Napoli, Guy Lapointe

Band of the Quebec music scene of the 1990's.
Founded in 1990 and fronted by Dédé Fortin (real name André Fortin), Les Colocs (in English: the roommates) gave Quebecois songs colored with humanity, simplicity and social conscience (especially regarding poverty). They have marked the history of Quebec music with their sound: at first very wild and festive, infused with brass instruments; later more mellow, as well as more inspired by swing, country, blues and African music. This new direction inspired a collaboration with the Senegal-born Les Frères Diouf for the album Dehors Novembre.
Manager: Raymond Paquin.