L’Impératrice

France’s l’Impératrice have yet to embark upon a successful campaign of conquest in French-speaking North America, except of course among France expats… who might convince their keb friends to accompany them to the Théâtre Corona, to discover the quintet’s French pop mixed with Euro-disco, Gallic funk and new wave. The ’80s sure have staying power! L’Impératrice is made up of singer Flore Benguigui, keyboardists Charles de Boisseguin and Hagni Gwon, bassist David Gaugué, guitarist Achille Trocellier and drummer Tom Daveau. In 2018, the group released the bilingual album Matahari, rich in light, sometimes self-deprecating lyrics. To be taken with a grain of salt…

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