On 4 November 2025, the American band Groundation gave a full concert at La Cigale in Paris, later captured and released as the live album “A Light in Paris”. Founded in 1998 and led by guitarist, singer and lyricist Harrison Stafford, the Californian group brings roots reggae into dialogue with experimental jazz, in expansive arrangements where horns and improvisation take centre stage. On the Paris stage, Groundation unfurls its deep basslines, polyrhythms and vocal harmonies across a set of more than a hundred minutes that attests to the richness of its writing. This full concert illustrates the singularity of a band that renewed reggae by injecting the freedom of jazz, far from radio formats. A live capture ideal for lovers of adventurous reggae and fusion music, filmed in a legendary venue of the French capital. The exact line-up for this date is not reliably documented.
Setlist
- Golan to Galilee
- Original Riddim
- Babylon Rule Dem
- Energy
- Candle Burning
- The Youth
- Hypnotized
- Find the Light Interlude
- The Light
- Holding On
- Keeper of the Flame
- Trust Yourself
- Anew
- Sax Interlude
- Freedom Taking Over
- Drum Interlude
- Hold Your Head Up
- Groundation Chant
- Jah Jah Know
Personnel & credits
- Harrison Stafford — vocals, guitar, percussion
- Zachary L. Morillo — drums
- Isaiah Palmer — bass, vocals
- Pau Dangla Valls — keyboards
- Eduardo Gross — guitar
- Roger Cox — saxophone
- Jeff Cressman — trombone
- Darren Johnston — trumpet
- Thamar Williams — vocals
- Kerri-Ann Lewis — vocals
- Matthieu Yakovleff — director
- Céline Beillon — production manager
- Hugo Bachelet — film crew
- Amandine Bailly — film crew
- Charles Devoyer — film crew
- Clément Pelzer — film crew, editing
- Nicolas Brabetz — crane operator
- Damien Coutrot — recording, mixing
- Emmanuel Roy — recording, mixing
- Benjamin Joubert — mastering
- Jerome Cauet — stage lighting
