Catherine Ribeiro


Catherine Ribeiro was a French singer. Ribeiro was an experimental folk and avant-garde performer whose work has attained a cult following. With her band Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes, she released several albums in the late 1960s and early 1970s, including Catherine Ribeiro & 2Bis in 1969, No.2 in 1970, and Paix in 1972. From the late 1970s, Ribeiro also released music as a solo artist. Public figures who have expressed appreciation for her work include the musicians Kim Gordon and Julian Cope, as well as the French mathematician Cédric Villani. Ribeiro died on 23 August 2024, at the age of 82.

Discography

Studio albums

With AlpesCatherine Ribeiro + 2bis N°2 Âme debout Paix Le Rat débile et l'Homme des champs Libertés ? Le Temps de l'autre Passions La Déboussole
SoloLe Blues de Piaf Jacqueries Soleil dans l'ombre Percuphonante... 1989... déjà !
  • ''Fenêtre ardente''

Live albums

L'amour aux nus Vivre libre Chansons de légende Live au Théâtre Toursky Catherine Ribeiro chante Ribeiro Alpes
  • ''Catherine Ribeiro chante Ribeiro Alpes Live intégral''

EPs

Dieu me pardonne Le Chasseur La nuit et le vent Lorsque le bateau viendra
  • ''Vivre libre''

Singles

"Aria" / "La solitude", with 2bis"Sœur de race" / "Voyage 1", with 2bis"Thème en bref" / "Silen Voy Kathy", recorded live at the Port Leucate festival in July 1970 with Alpes"Jusqu'à ce que la force de t'aimer me manque" / "Roc Alpin", with Alpes"La petite fille aux fraises" / "L'ère de la putréfaction", with Alpes"Un regard clair " / "L'ère de la putréfaction", with Alpes"Une infinie tendresse" / "Prélude médiéval", with Alpes"Les Partisans" / "La Varsovienne", with the Choirs of the Soviet Army"Dernière sortie avant Roissy" / "Le bonheur tout de suite", soundtrack from the film by Bernard Paul"Hymne à l'amour" / "Les amants d'un jour" "Chanson de la ville à prendre" / "Aria populaire", soundtrack from the film by Patrick Brunie"Amour petite flamme" / "Dans le creux de ta nuit" "Jour de fête" / "Carrefour de la solitude" "Guet-apens" / "Sans amarres" "Plus de reproches" / "Insoumission mondiale" "Elles" / "Soleil"
  • ''"Stress et strass" / "Le Cerf-volant"''