Java is a French rap group, formed in 2000 as a cooperation between Erwan Séguillon and François-Xavier Bossard. Other members include Jérôme Boivin and Alexis Bossard. The band is famous for its lyrics that contain a lot of puns, and for its musettemusical style, using accordions. In 2008, the collective expanded with the inclusion of producer and multi-instrumentalist K-Mille.
Career
In its formative year, the band released Hawaï, its debut album with the single "Pépettes" with immediate success and a live albumJava Sur Seine the following year. They recorded their album Safari Croisière in Brazil in 2003, that included the single "Samba do Jerusalem". After a cool-off period where various members made solo recording, they came together for a third album released on 27 April 2009, right after a tour in a long tour that included Australia. On 7 September 2010, the band announced that they were going on a hiatus for an undetermined period.
Members
Erwan Séguillon alias R.wan - vocals, singer-songwriter
François-Xavier Bossard alias Fixi - accordion/keyboard
In addition to their joint work in Java, members François-Xavier Bossard and Erwan Seguillon have developed their own solo careers
Erwan Séguillon
Erwan Séguillon also known as R.wan has been active since 2006 in releasing his own solo albums: Radio Cortex in 2006, Radio Cortex 2 in 2008 and Peau Rouge in 2012. He is the son of journalist Pierre-Luc Séguillon. Erwan also worked with a group of songwriters known as "Saint-Ouen All Stars". A dramatic fire accident damaged the recording studio and sound engineer and producer Lucas Chauvière was injured in his hand, but could finish the album with one hand.
François-Xavier Bossard / Fixi
François-Xavier Bossard a multi-instrumentalist also known as Fixi has worked with a number of artists. He cooperated with Jamaican artist Winston McAnuff producing McAnuff's opus Paris Rockin' . With Winston McAnuff, he has jointly released the Garden of Love EP followed by the album A New Day both in 2013.
