Les Belles du Swing
Les Belles du Swing show that swing with German lyrics can sound different: Fresh, sensual and intelligent. The Berliner sextet offers exceptional entertainment: groovy swing music, poetic texts with a note of humour, performed by six gorgeous ladies that never seem to loose their self ironic touch.
Their unique mixture of text and music, comedy and poetry provides an exclusive swing program of rare quality and virtuosity.Band/artist history
The breathtaking combination of swing and modern chansons, musical songs and hits that seemed forgotten is now back on stage in a new fancy dress up with German texts and arranged for the acoustic instrumentation of the French club tradition. Since they have found their own musical style, more own compositions and song texts are to be expected.Have you performed in front of an audience?all over th world
from berlin to abu dabi
Your musical influences
We have to thank Django Reinhardt, the Andrews-Sisters, Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington and all the great musicians of the European Swing for their inspiring songs.What equipment do you use?
You take a gypsy-guitar, a double-bass, a piano and lots of different drums, and then combine all these elements of rhythm to form a strong Groove. Improve it with a sprinkling of accordion, a pinch of lively clarinet, and stir the mixture into a vibrant sextet with three portions of closed-harmony-songs.Anything else?
The six experienced, sovereign and glamorous musicians found together in 2006 under the conduction of Silke Fell (Guitar) and Doro Gehr (Piano). Within the first year the promising band was awarded two prices. They know how to play and celebrate, just as they compose and write.
A mixture of double bass, clarinet, grand piano, gypsy guitar, accordion, jazz brushes, three voiced singing, up-tempo swing, Rumba, Cha-Cha, Jazz waltz, ballads, 7/4 Balkan style, jungle groove, glockenspiel, kalimba, triangle, surprising dance steps, a note of humour all that can be in the pot if its entitled Les Belles du Swing.