Babacar (band)

**Babacar**
Babacar
	Babacar in 1998 (L-R: Rob Steen, Caroline Crawley, Jemaur Tayle, Roberto Soave, Boris Williams)
Background information
Origin	England
Genres	Rock
Labels	Absolute A Go Go
Past members	Caroline Crawley; Roberto Soave; Rob Steen; Jemaur Tayle; Boris Williams

Babacar was a short-lived rock supergroup formed in England, featuring former members of Shelleyan Orphan, The Cure, and Presence.^[1] The group released a self-titled album in 1998.^[2]

History

Before forming Babacar, vocalist Caroline Crawley was a member of Shelleyan Orphan until their breakup in 1993.^[1]^[3] Several other members had associations with The Cure. Drummer Boris Williams (longtime partner of Crawley) was the Cure's drummer until 1994.^[4] Bassist Roberto Soave had occasionally filled in for Cure bassist Simon Gallup.^[5] Soave and guitarist Rob Steen had previously been members of Presence which had been founded by another former member of the Cure, Lol Tolhurst.^[6] Soave and Williams had also collaborated with Shelleyan Orphan.^[5]

The band released their self-titled debut album in 1998. The album included a guest appearance by another former Cure member, Porl Thompson.^[7] Another member of Shelleyan Orphan, guitarist Jemaur Tayle, later joined the band but had not played on the album.^[8] The band dissolved in 2000.^[9]

Members

Special guests/additional personnel

Porl Thompson - guitar, banjo
Bruno Ellingham - violin
Tristan Powell - e-bow

Discography

Albums

Babacar (1998)

Singles

"Midsummer"

B-sides

"Butterfly"
"Celtic Air"

Notes and references

^ ^a ^b Tom Breihan (5 October 2016). "R.I.P. Caroline Crawley". Stereogum. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
^ Price, Simon (2023). Curepedia: An A-Z of The Cure. New York, NY: William Morrow. p. 25. ISBN 978-0-06-306864-3.
^ Robert Ham (5 October 2016). "The World Should Remember Caroline Crawley's Voice". Pitchfork. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
^ Price, pp. 415-416.
^ ^a ^b Price, p. 339.
^ Price, pp. 300-301.
^ Babacar at AllMusic
^ Babacar at AllMusic
^ "Caroline Crawley (This Mortal Coil) has passed away, another great talent gone this year". Side-Line.com. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2018.

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[ripcaroline-1] Tom Breihan (5 October 2016). "R.I.P. Caroline Crawley". Stereogum. Retrieved 23 July 2018.

[:0-2] Price, Simon (2023). Curepedia: An A-Z of The Cure. New York, NY: William Morrow. p. 25. ISBN 978-0-06-306864-3.

[caroline's_voice-3] Robert Ham (5 October 2016). "The World Should Remember Caroline Crawley's Voice". Pitchfork. Retrieved 16 October 2016.

[4] Price, pp. 415-416.

[:1-5] Price, p. 339.

[6] Price, pp. 300-301.

[allmusic-7] Babacar at AllMusic

[8] Babacar at AllMusic

[9] "Caroline Crawley (This Mortal Coil) has passed away, another great talent gone this year". Side-Line.com. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2018.

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