Vox Populi | en

Based in Paris and formed in 1981 by Axel Kyrou, a self-taught musician with Greek, French and Palestinian origins. Vox Populi’s first official release (Ectoplasmies) was typical of this era, with industrial, ambient and strong coldwave influences. With the addition in 1984 of Axel’s future wife, the singer Mitra, and her brother Arash on percussions and ney, the music took a new direction and dimension. This was very far from a typical world music act, since all the musicians were self-taught and not indebted to any musical tradition, thus opening opportunities for explorations in different ways. The “alchemy” also came...

Based in Paris and formed in 1981 by Axel Kyrou, a self-taught musician with Greek, French and Palestinian origins. Vox Populi’s first official release (Ectoplasmies) was typical of this era, with industrial, ambient and strong coldwave influences. With the addition in 1984 of Axel’s future wife, the singer Mitra, and her brother Arash on percussions and ney, the music took a new direction and dimension. This was very far from a typical world music act, since all the musicians were self-taught and not indebted to any musical tradition, thus opening opportunities for explorations in different ways. The “alchemy” also came...