and sold some 150,000 albums. For the band's tenth anniversary, they released the live album En Vie and embarked on a 40-stop mini-tour with the addition of a fourth member, percussionist Mathieu Morel. In late 2002, Sony Music released La Tordue's major label debut, Champ Libre ("Open Field"). More slickly produced, the album mixed reggae and ska with La Tordue's more traditionally French chanson style. The album's final track, Le Pétrin, is a protest against France's "double punishment" law that deports immigrants from France after they have served a prison sentence. The track was sung in a dozen foreign languages by numerous artists such as Robert Wyatt, Lo’Jo Triban, Magyd Cherfi of Zebda, Sergent Garcia, Samy Birnbach, Dezoriental, Danyel Waro, and the Tuvan throat singing of Yat Kha. Their track "René Bouteille" was also included in the 2002 compilation 'Cuisine Non-stop' on David Byrne's Luaka Bop label. La Tordue disbanded in 2003. Benoît Morel continued his work as an illustrator and went on to record a solo album, Félin pour l’Autre, released in 2007. Personnel Benoît Morel: vocals Eric '"Fil" Philippon: Guitar, melodica, bass, xylophone, banjo, toothbrush, vocals Pierre Payan: keyboards, guitar, accordion, kalimba, musical saw, melodica, jug, vocals Mathieu Morel: drums, percussion Discography Albums Les choses de rien (Moby Dick, 1995) T'es fou (Moby Dick, 1997) Le vent t'invite (M Label, 2000) En vie (live album, 2001) Champ libre (Epic Records, 2002) Singles and EPs Le Vent La Mer 10" EP (self-released, 1991) "Sur Le Pressoir" b/w "Ton Cul"/"Hasta Luego" CD single (Moby Dick, 1995) References Musical groups from Paris