Groovy Banana Music

2 tropical souls with the spirit of wandering minstrels, dedicated to healing through the power of melody and community.

Groovy Banana's musical style blends a variety of genres, reflecting their global experiences and influences : it’s a French indie pop & exotic swing.

They are known for creating a feel-good atmosphere in their performances, Gaga’s enchanting voice and Ben’s vibrant groove will fill your soul ✨

ORIGINALs

Recordings

Listen to “Burn Out”, a joyful song about depression here

Listen to “Des Maux”, a song about domestic violence here

Listen to “À croquer”, a song about all the happiness moments in the daily life here

Live music video

Burn Out

Amoureuses

Why Do You?

MEDIA KIT

Home & travel Projects

Maïa • Baby Video (Copy)

We found a New Baby * Maïa Dancing Baby Video (Copy)

Baby Banana Video - "You can never tell" cover (Copy)

Hey Good Lookin' - cover by Groovy Banana (Dancing Lindy Hop with a Baby in the Belly !) (Copy)

The Coconut Project [Lindy Hop From Holland to Vanuatu] (Copy)

Going to the Zoo - Groovy Banana & Friends (Tom Paxton's cover) (Copy)

Home (Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros cover by Groovy Banana) (Copy)

Itchy Lychee Project

A special project where we play music with our friends no matter the distance. With friends all over the world, everyone adds its own touch to a song and its video clip.

#6 Avant Que (Original) (Copy)

#5 Cry Baby - Madonna (Copy)

#4 Les Copains d'Abord - Georges Brassens (Copy)

#3 I Wan'na Be Like You - The Monkey Song (Copy)

#2 Rocky Raccoon - The Beatles (Copy)

#1 Sunny Afternoon - Kinks (Copy)

Joseph [Original song by Rick Samper] (Itchy Lychee Project #7) (Copy)

Roaming Mandarines

Think of Roaming Mandarines as a musical postal cards. Every time we've been visiting a cool place we've tried to record a small cover.

Quizas (Roaming Mandarines #90 in HBH, Vanuatu) (Copy)

Grease * You're the one that I want (Roaming Mandarines #85 in Port-Vila, Vanuatu) (Copy)

Nantes * Beirut (Roaming Mandarines #89 in Nantes, France (Copy)

Apple and Bananas * Frank Scott (Roaming Mandarines #85 in Port Olry, Vanuatu) (Copy)

Your song * Elton John (Roaming Mandarines #84 in Pangona, Vanuatu) (Copy)

#88 HBH Everybody wants to be a cat (Copy)

Only You * The Platters (Roaming Mandarines #90 in Tanna, Vanuatu) (Copy)

Why Do You? * Groovy Banana Squad (Roaming Mandarines #87 in Vila, Vanuatu) (Copy)

What's up * 4 Non Blondes (Roaming Mandarines #86 in Tamanu, Vanuatu) (Copy)

Desert * Emilie Simon (Roaming Mandarines #79 in White Sands, Vanuatu) (Copy)

Un, deux, trois * Fredericks Goldman Jones (Roaming Mandarines #82 at home) (Copy)

Count on Me * Bruno Mars (Roaming Mandarines #81 in Narpow Point, Vanuatu) (Copy)

Iko Iko * James "Sugar Boy" Crawford (Roaming Mandarines #73 in Santo, VU) (Copy)

Haf Ragga * Shakura (Roaming Mandarines #78 in Pentecost, VU) (Copy)

The ABC Song (Roaming Mandarines #71 in Tanna, Vanuatu) (Copy)

Splish Splash * Bobby Darrin (Roaming Mandarines #76 in Venui, VU) (Copy)

Fire on The Mountain * Asa (Roaming Mandarines #72 in Kenmore) (Copy)

Chocolate Jesus * Tom Waits (Roaming Mandarines #73 in Newcastle) (Copy)

Mad World - Gary Jules (Roaming Mandarines #74 at HBH) (Copy)

Santa Baby - Eartha Kitt (Roaming Mandarines #75 in Tamanu) (Copy)

Joseph Joseph - The Andrew Sisters (Roaming Mandarines #70 in Port-Vila) (Copy)

La Javanaise - Serge Gainsbourg (Roaming Mandarines #69 in South Korea) (Copy)

Black Trombone - Serge Gainsbourg (Roaming Mandarines #68 in Shanghai - China) (Copy)

Couleur Café - Serge Gainsbourg (Roaming Mandarines #64 in Port-Vila - Vanuatu) (Copy)

Riptide * Vance Joy (Roaming Mandarines #67 in Port-Vila/VU) (Copy)

Pirouette cacahuete (Roaming Mandarines #66 in Verrière-les-Buissons/FR) (Copy)

Non Non Rien N'a Changé * Les Poppys (Roaming Mandarines #65 in Alkmaar, NL) (Copy)

Elisa * Serge Gainsbourg (Roaming Mandarines #63 in Port-Vila, Vanuatu) (Copy)

Eagle Rock * Daddy Cool (Roaming Mandarines #62 in Canberra, Australia) (Copy)

Contado ninguém acredita * Deolinda (Roaming Mandarines #61 in Pango, Vanuatu) (Copy)

Mercedes Benz * Janis Japlin (Roaming Mandarines #60 in SF, USA) (Copy)

Parlant de la Paix * Michel Rivard (Roaming Mandarines #59 in Magog, Canada) (Copy)

Need a Little Sugar In My Bowl - Bessie Smith - Roaming Mandarines #58 (Copy)

Can't help falling in love - Elvis Presley cover - Roaming Mandarines #57 at Santo (Vanuatu) (Copy)

Douce France - Charles Trenet (Roaming Mandarines #57 at Swing Aout/Laroquebrou [FR])] (Copy)

Sunny - Bobby Hebb (Roaming Mandarines #56 in Vanuatu) (Copy)

Ue o Muite Arukou "Sukiyaki" - KYU SAKAMOTO (Roaming Mandarines #55 in Kyoto [JAPAN]) (Copy)

Christmas Bug (Roaming Mandarines #54 at Eton - Vanuatu) (Copy)

Isa Lei (Roaming Mandarines #53 in Fiji) (Copy)

Royals (Lorde's blues version) Roaming Mandarines #52 in New Zealand (Copy)

Jingle Bell Rock (Roaming Mandarines #51 on Pele Island Vanuatu) (Copy)

I like Pie, I like Cake (Roaming Mandarines #50-Herrang Dance Camp/SE) (Copy)

Les Betises (Sabine Paturel) - Roaming Mandarines #49 in Sapa (VIETNAM) (Copy)

All of Me - Roaming Mandarines #48 in SCOZ (Adelaide-AUS) (Copy)

Jimmy - Moriarty - Roaming Mandarines #47 in Port-Vila (VANUATU) (Copy)

Elvis Presley - Blue Christmas (Roaming Mandarines #46) (Copy)

Joe Dassin (Le petit pain au chocolat) - Roaming Mandarines #45 OUVEA (NC) (Copy)

Blue Skies - Roaming Mandarines #44 in Ouvea (New Caledonia) (Copy)

Fly me to the Moon - Roaming Mandarines #43 in Port-Vila (VANUATU) (Copy)

St James Infirmary - Roaming Mandarines Bonus in Tanna (Vanuatu) (Copy)

Summertime at Mt Yasur volcano, Tanna/VU (Roaming Mandarines#42) (Copy)

St James Infirmary (Roaming Mandarines #41-Live in Tanna/VU) (Copy)

G'day G'day - Slim Dusty (Roaming Mandarines #40 in Sydney) (Copy)

Hong Kong Blues (Roaming Mandarines #39 live in Hong Kong) (Copy)

Careless Whisper - George Michael (Roaming Mandarines #38 in Taiwan) (Copy)

Đồng Dao Hòa Bình - Khánh Ly (Roaming Mandarines #37 in Vietnam) (Copy)

Corner Stone - Bob Marley (Roaming Mandarines #36 in Vietnam) (Copy)

Vietnam - Jimmy Cliff - Roaming Mandarines #35 in Nha Trang (VN) (Copy)

Slovenija - Avsenik (Roaming Mandarines #34 in Ljubljana) (Copy)

99 Luftballons - Nena - Roaming Mandarines #33 in Berlin (DE) (Copy)

Lola - The Kinks - Roaming Mandarines #32 in Oxford [UK] (Copy)

Sinterklaas, wie kent hem niet (Roaming Mandarines) (Copy)

J'Me Suis Fait Tout Ptit (Georges Brassens) Roaming Mandarines #30 in Alkmaar (NL) (Copy)

Undecided (Roaming Mandarines in Alkmaar-NL) (Copy)

Tango till they sore - Tom Waits - Roaming Mandarines #28 in Eindhoven (NL) (Copy)

Şımarık - Tarkan (Roaming Mandarines in Istanbul) (Copy)

Istanbul Not Constantinople (Roaming Mandarines at Orient Lindy Express) (Copy)

What a wonderful world - Louis Armstrong (Roaming Mandarines in Camaret s/ Mer) (Copy)

Don't Worry, Be Happy (Roaming Mandarines #23 in Belle-ile-en-Mer/FR) (Copy)

Belle-Ile-en-Mer - Roaming Mandarines #24 (Copy)

Bare Necessities in 14 languages at Herräng (Roaming Mandarines in SWE) (Copy)

Salve Rociera (Roaming Mandarines in Ronda - ES) (Copy)

Porque te Vas - Jeanette (Roaming Mandarines #20 in Barcelona - ES) (Copy)

Sitting on the Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding (Roaming Mandarines #19 in Rotterdam-NL) (Copy)

Les ptits papiers - Régine (Roaming Mandarines #18 in Gdansk (PL)) (Copy)

Kocham cię - Maanam (Roaming Mandarines #17 in Poland) (Copy)

Ain't nobody here but us chickens (Roaming Mandarines in Giethoorn - NL) (Copy)

Het Land van Maas en Waal - Boudewijn de Groot (Roaming Mandarines #15 in Giethoorn) (Copy)

Chase The Devil - Max Roméo (Roaming Mandarines at Rock'n Solex - Rennes FR) (Copy)

La Paimpolaise - Theodore Botrel (Roaming Mandarines #13 in Paimpol) (Copy)

When you wore a tulip (Roaming Mandarines #12 in Egmond - NL) (Copy)

Nancy Sinatra - Those boots are made for walking (Roaming Mandarines #11 in Zaandam - NL) (Copy)

Aqua - Barbie girl (Roaming Mandarines #10 in Kolding - DK) (Copy)

Elephant Gun - Beirut (Roaming Mandarines #9 in Copenhagen - DK) (Copy)

Santeria - Sublime (Roaming Mandarines #8 in Cotonou-Benin !!!) (Copy)

Iron Lion Zion - Bob Marley (Roaming Mandarines #7 in Benin !!!) (Copy)

Here comes the sun - The Beatles (Roaming Mandarines #6 in Calantsoog-NL) (Copy)

Joseph Joseph - The Andrew Sisters (Roaming Mandarines #70 in Port-Vila) (Copy)

J'veux du soleil !!! - Au p'tit bonheur (in Alkmaar-NL/Roaming Mandarines #5) (Copy)

Back To Black - Amy Winehouse (in Alkmaar Noord-NL/Roaming Mandarines #4) (Copy)

Le Telefon - Nino Ferrer (in Bruxelles-BE/Roaming Mandarines #3) (Copy)

Under the sea - Sebastian cover by Little Mermaid Ariel ;) (in Amsterdam-NL/Roaming Mandarines #2) (Copy)

Look what they've done to my song - Melanie Safka (Utrecht-NL/Roaming Mandarines #1) (Copy)