Andre Paiement
Rachel Paiement (vocals)
Marcel Aymar
David Burt (guitar)
Michel Dasti
John W. Doerr
Michel Kendel
Wasyl Kohut
In 1971 some sixty five musicians met in Sudbury, Ontario to form a French/English artistic collective under one identity which they called the Cooperative des Artistes de Nouvel Ontario (CANO) and launched a musical group as part of the pilot project.
By 1975 CANO had signed to A & M and began releasing french language albums albums to critical success though commercial sales eluded them. In 1978 founding member Andre Paiement committed suicide.
It wasn't until 1979's 'Rendezvous', produced by Jim Vallance (Bryan Adams, Prism), and a switch to predominantly English language material that the records began to sell - though still not in the quantities warranting a 'hit record'.
They temporarily split up with some members appearing as Masque a few years later. They reunited in 1985 with a new record and label. The guitar and keyboard sounds are rooted in jazz/rock fusion. Ben Mink (FM, k.d.lang) adds violin.
In 1994 Marcel Aymar scored the soundtrack to the Canadian movie 'le Secret de Jerome'; and David Burt had been working with Neil Merryweather.
Singles
1980 Rebound (A & M)
1980 Rendezvous (A & M)
1980 Carrie (A & M)
1985 Mets Tes Gants (Ready Records)
Albums
1976 Tous Dans L'Meme Bateau (A & M)
1977 Au Nord De Votre Vie (A & M)
1978 Eclipse (A & M)
1979 Rendezvous (A & M)
1980 Spirit Of The North (A & M)
1985 Visible (Ready)
Video
Compilation Tracks
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