CONTACTS &
INFOS
Label : Baco Records
Booking contacts : ben@bacomusic.fr / teranga@bacomusic.fr / clement@bacomusic.fr
Nationality : French
Available on tour : 2025/2026
BIOGRAPHY
22 years in the business. Tens of thousands of kilometers on their Tour Bus, which has taken them to the four corners of the globe. Starting out as a teenage dream in the early 2000s, the collective went on to play a series of dates under their hats, as well as the most underground concert cafés. The chemistry quickly took hold, and DANAKIL found themselves playing some of France's biggest venues, as well as Zeniths and major European festivals, bringing their rootsy, committed music to as many people as possible.
Often reduced to the status of a “reggae band”, DANAKIL have managed to free themselves from codes and deliver songs which, in some cases, have become “classics”, crossing generations and accumulating millions of streams on today's platforms. But they've never lost their simplicity, creating a natural bond with their fans and audiences at every concert, just as they did in their early days. This very special atmosphere has largely contributed to the group's success, and has enabled it to impose its singular imprint, stamped with the seal of independence and militancy. Indeed, DANAKIL has always sought to preserve its freedom, first by self-producing its albums, then by setting up its own label. BACO RECORDS came into being in 2011, and under the name BACO MUSIC now welcomes and supports many other musical talents in all aspects of their careers: recording, album production, touring, distribution, digital, promotion... September 2024 marks a new stage for Danakil, with the release of the album “Demain peut-être”, several tracks of which are proving particularly effective both on stream and live! On the musical front, the band continues to evolve, pushing even further their production work in their own studio (the BACO STUDIO in Bordeaux) to create their best rhythms and melodies, constantly experimenting in search of a powerful, analog sound. The result is a natural groove that best supports the trenchant lyrics of Balik, the historic singer of the DANAKIL collective. On the concert front, the group embarked on a historic tour, already playing over 70 dates and breaking all attendance records. In particular, they played to a sold-out crowd of 6,000 at the Zenith in Paris a few days before the big day. Just a few months after the release of their album “Demain peut-être”, DANAKIL returns on April 11, 2025 with “Demain peut-être Reload”, a surprise reinvention of their last opus with featurings and bonus tracks! In this revisited version, the original album takes on a new dimension thanks to the participation of numerous guests close to the band: Jamaicans Clinton Fearon (The Gladiators) and Vanzo, the Queen of Trinidad and Tobago Queen Omega, the charismatic leader of Groundation : Harrison “Professor” Stafford, long-time friends Brahim, Taïro, Yaniss Odua, and Mike and Riké from the group Sinsémilia, Flavia Coelho, FNX, Toma, the Booboo'zzz All Stars and their long-time companion Natty Jean. This reload version of the album is also an opportunity to discover new versions of the tracks, as well as four bonus tracks!
