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Les Colocs
Origin	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genres	Alternative rock, blues, swing revival, Senegalese music
Years active	1990 (1990)–2000 (2000)
Labels	BMG Musicomptoir

Past members	Dédé Fortin Patrick Esposito Di Napoli Mike Sawatzky Serge Robert Jimmy Bourgoing André Vanderbiest

Website	colocs.qc.ca

Les Colocs (The Room-mates) were a rock music group from Québec formed in 1990 in Montreal.

Profile

Founded in 1990 and fronted by Dédé Fortin, Les Colocs made music in Québécois . Their sound, infused with brass sounds, was inspired by swing, country, blues and African music; in 1998, they collaborated with the Senegal-born Diouf brothers for the album Dehors novembre.

Members

Dédé Fortin (songwriting, vocals, guitar, drums, etc.)
Mike Sawatzky (guitar, saxophone & harmonica)
Serge Robert (double bass; later known as Mononc' Serge, quit after "Atrocetomique" for a solo career)
André Vanderbiest (double bass; replaced Serge Robert)
Patrick Esposito Di Napoli (harmonica; died of AIDS in 1994)
Jimmy Bourgoing (drums, quit before recording "Dehors novembre")
Justin Allard (drums, replaced Jimmy Bourgoing)
Jean-Denis Levasseur (clarinet & saxophone; joined for "Dehors novembre")