Bérurier Noir

Bérurier Noir
Also known as
  • Les Béruriers
  • Béru
  • Les Bérus
  • BxN
OriginParis
GenresAlternative rock, punk rock, anarcho-punk
Years active1983–1989
2003–2006
LabelsLast Call, Wagram Music
MembersFrançois Guillemot
Loran
Masto
Laul
Websiteberuriernoir.fr

Bérurier Noir (French pronunciation: [beʁyʁje nwaʁ]) was a French punk rock band active from 1983 to 1989. The band reformed from 2003 to 2006.[1] The band is associated with anarcho-punk.[2]

Materials related to the band were donated to the Bibliothèque Nationale de France in 2021, and an exhibition opened in Paris in 2024.[3]

As of 2024, lead singer Francois is a history lecturer in Lyon.[4]

Discography

Studio albums

  • Macadam massacre (1984)
  • Concerto pour détraqués (1985)
  • Abracadaboum (1987)
  • Souvent fauché, toujours marteau (1989)
  • Invisible (2006)

Live albums

  • Meilleurs extraits des deux concerts a Paris (1983)
  • Viva Bertaga (1990)
  • Carnaval des agités (1995)
  • La Bataille de Pali-Kao (1998)
  • Même pas mort (2003)
  • L'Opéra des Loups + Chants des meutes (2005)

Compilations

  • Enfoncez l'clown (2003)

Singles & EP

  • Nada/Gloco (1983) (split EP with band Guernica, Bérurier Noir contribute four songs)
  • Macadam massacre (1984)
  • Nada 84 (1984)
  • Nada Nada (1985) (stand-alone release of the Bérurier Noir side of the split single Nada/Gloco)
  • Joyeux merdier (1985)
  • L'Empereur Tomato Ketchup (1986)
  • Ils veulent nous tuer (1988)
  • Nuit Apache (1988)
  • Split Bérurier Noir/Haine Brigade (1988) (split single with band Haine Brigade, Bérurier Noir contribute the song Makhnovtchina)
  • Viêt Nam-Laos-Cambodge (1988)

References

  1. ^ Carpentier, Laurent (March 11, 2022). "Bérurier noir squatte la BNF". Le Monde (in French). Paris, France. p. 23. ISSN 0395-2037. ProQuest 2637539331.
  2. ^ Badie, Bertrand; Berg-Schlosser, Dirk; Morlino, Leonardo (7 September 2011). International Encyclopedia of Political Science. ISBN 9781412959636.
  3. ^ Colley, Glenn (2024-02-27). "Bérurier Noir | An exhibition at the BnF and two exclusive playlists!". What the France. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
  4. ^ Oltermann, Philip (2024-06-28). "How an 80s punk lyric became the rallying cry of French protests against the far right". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-07-08.