Les Negresses Vertes

A French band from Paris that could fit in the world-music sphere, as their sound has changed from their start in 1987. Literally translated, the name of the band "Les Négresses Vertes" is a paradox. It translates literally as "Green Black Girls", a name that does not make a great deal of sense in English, but apparently originated from abuse hurled at them at one of their first concerts.