Origin Belgium | ||
Years active 1983 (1983)–1995 (1995) Past members Jean Marie Troisfontaine
Burt Blanca
Roger Verbestel Albums Millenium Woodie Boogie Accordion, Accordéon Millenium Genres Folk music, World music, Country pop Record labels Columbia Records, Polydor Records, Telstar Records, Disques Vogue Similar Burt Blanca, Shirley Ellis, Charles Delaunay, Klaxons | ||
The Klaxons were a Belgian accordion-based band founded by Burt Blanca who had a minor UK hit in 1983 with "The Clap Clap Sound", which reached number 45 in the UK charts, and number 18 on the New Zealand Singles Chart The track is considered to be a holiday favourite, and is often accompanied by a dance routine, involving clapping.
They have released two albums: 1984's Clap Clap Sound, and 1995's Woogie Boogie. The song was also n°1 in South Africa.
Songs
YoupiyoAccordéon Millenium · 2008
Padischa PolkaMillenium Woodie Boogie Accordion · 2013
TyrololohidayMillenium Woodie Boogie Accordion · 2013
References
The Klaxons (Belgian band) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA