E ZinzaleA core
and a circle
A band founded by four, grown into a collective. Everyone who has shaped, and still shapes, the story of E Zinzale.
The Lafarge brothers
They have carried the project forward since 2002. But E Zinzale has never rested on two people: from the start, Fred Nello set the rule: if one is missing, another takes their place.
Laurent Lafarge
Born in 1974, he followed his musician parents on tour from early childhood: from the Hilton in Tunis to Club Med resorts, by way of the A Stalla cabaret in Calvi.
Co-founder of L'Alba in September 1991, he made a living from music with his father in Lucien Ferreri's orchestra after two years of national service. He started E Zinzale on keyboard before moving to guitar. After several years devoted to entrepreneurship, he came fully back to the stage.
Sebastien Lafarge
Born in 1980, a guitarist from a very early age with an almost immediate grasp of music. The more gifted of the two brothers, by his elder's own admission.
A professional at 16, a registered performing artist at 18, a pillar of L'Alba for years. He has also sung with Sumenta Nova, where he features among the voices on the live album. A complete guitarist and an accomplished singer, with a tone that's entirely his own.
Those who play with us
The collective was built with them, over the years, the projects and the stage line-ups. No one really joins or leaves: depending on the date, the venue and availability, everyone can take their place on stage again.
From the 70s to today
Corsican singing remains the root, but it lives inside a much wider set list, able to speak as much to a Corsican audience as to visitors from elsewhere. An evening happily starts gently to end firmly danceable.
A date in mind?
Tell us where and when. We adapt to the venue, the audience and the budget.