ProgQuebec

This page contains information about the ProgQuebec label and where you can find our releases internationally. ProgQuebec was founded in 2004 and has seventeen releases through the end of 2006, with nine more planned for 2007. The exclusive focus of the label is on promoting and preserving the progressive music heritage of Quebec. For this reason the vast majority of releases have been reissues of albums from the 1970s; to date only the album Molignak by Jérôme Langlois was a new release.

There are two useful links on the right-hand side, concerning special projects and the podcast. The podcast has an hour of ProgQuebec material, usually recent releases, that you can listen to.

MPM01 - Ville Emard Blues Band (VEBB) - Complete 1973-1975 (2CD)
This is the release that started it all off. The most crowded stage in progressive music, with 18-24 musicians performing at a time in a free-spirited, open-minded amalgam of several musical styles current at the time. They released two albums back in the day, a double live record and a studio album, which are both included here. Also included are three bonus tracks not on the original LPs. Sounds of rock, jazz, blues, progressive, psych, afro-funk, and folk. Members of Contraction, Toubabou, Vos Voisins, Charlebois' band. Sounds like early Chicago, Blood Sweat & Tears, Traffic. 150 minutes of music.
Aural Innovations review François Couture, All Music Guide review

MPM02 - Toubabou - Toubabou (2CD)
Formed to perform in front of 40,000 people at the original Francofête festival in Quebec, this early world fusion band mixed African musicians including renowned percussionist Doudou N'Diaye Rose and his Rosettes with leading Quebec musicians on live album Le Blé et le Mil. 1975 saw the Quebec contingent rel