Editing Deep Forest (section)

== History ==

[[File:Eric Mouquet 02.jpg|thumb|right|[[Éric Mouquet]], co-founder of Deep Forest, performing live on stage.]]

Michel Sanchez came up with the idea of mixing the native [[Baka (Cameroon and Gabon)|Baka]] pygmy spoken word with modern music after hearing on-site recordings of these tribes conversing. Along with [[Eric Mouquet]] they created the project Deep Forest.  According to Mouquet, the name 'Deep Forest' originates from a combination of [[Deep Purple]] and 'rain forest'.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_a0tmj2VpmY&lc=UgjvPMSnuIHSm3gCoAEC.8OIhF-KrkZ38OOxxwKd1AX Reaction of Eric Mouquet] YouTube, 28 January 2017</ref>

The group's first, self-titled,  album (nominated for a Grammy) was released in 1992, with "Sweet Lullaby" being the smash single which would put Deep Forest on the musical map (UK Top 10 hit). The song "[[Sweet Lullaby]]" is adapted from a traditional song from the [[Solomon Islands]]. A lullaby named "Rorogwela", sung by Afunakwa, a Northern Malaita woman, was used as a vocal sample in the "Sweet Lullaby".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HD9vjEuLQdc|title=Afunakwa _ Rorogwela (Solomon Islands Lullaby) 1970|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=14 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiHTh6NnoWo|title=Where the Hell is Afunakwa?|publisher=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> The album ''Deep Forest'' was dance-driven and the samples were heavily digitised and edited. It was re-released as a limited edition in 1994 under the name ''World Mix''. "Sweet Lullaby" also uses Baka water drumming in the background. <ref>{{cite web|title=The "Water drum"|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tJFI0jLpdo|access-date=14 October 2020|publisher=Smithsonian Folkways Recordings}}</ref>
[[File:Deep Forest and OYME 03.jpg|thumb|Members of Deep Forest accepting applause with the folk group [[Oyme]] after a 2017 concert.]]
For their second album ''Boheme'', Eric and Michel left behind the sounds of the forest and ventured into Eastern Europe bringing tender, lonesome [[Hungarian folk music|Hungarian]] and Roma chants with upbeat, yet sad, music. Due to this shift, [[Dan Lacksman]] (from [[Telex (band)|Telex]], producer and sound-engineer of the first album) decided to go his separate way and continued working on other projects like [[Pangea Recordings|Pangea]]. The chants were no longer brief, instead extended phrases had been sampled from Hungarian, and Russian. Hungarian singer [[Márta Sebestyén]] and Bulgarian Kate Petrova performed on this album. 
The duo also performed and produced the remixes for the [[Youssou N'Dour]] single "Undecided" in 1994, with guest vocals by [[Neneh Cherry]] (who featured on n'Dour's break-through single "Seven Seconds"). That same year Deep Forest made remixes for [[Jon Anderson]]'s "Deseo", [[Apollo 440]]'s "Liquid Cool" and [[Cesária Évora]]'s "My Fatigue is Endless". In 1996 Deep Forest collaborated with [[Peter Gabriel]] on the song "While the Earth Sleeps" which was written for the film ''[[Strange Days (film)|Strange Days]]''.

The follow-up third album, ''Comparsa'', contained Spanish chants and sounds. The music is often upbeat and celebratory. The last song from the album, ''Media Luna'', which was also released as a single, features a duet of Syrian and Spanish singers Abed Azrei and [[Ana Torroja]].The duo collaborated with [[Joe Zawinul]] on the song Deep Weather during the recording of the album.
Also Jorge Reyes (late Mexican musician), collaborated in this album with percussion, vocals and the flute.

A recording of their live concert in Japan was also released on a CD called ''Made in Japan''. Although all the songs featured in the show are from the previous three albums, they have new often-longer arrangements and all the chants are performed and reinterpreted by live performers.

In 1999 Deep Forest worked with [[Cheb Mami]] and Catherine Lara on the song "L'Enfant Fleur" which had been composed for Sol En Si (a French charity which helps [[HIV]] families).

In 2000, Deep Forest released their fourth album, ''Pacifique''. This album was composed to support the movie "Le prince du Pacifique" It mixes Pacific and island beats with electronic music.

''Music Detected'' was the title of their fifth much-anticipated official Deep Forest album which saw the duo turn its attention to the Far East and the Orient for inspiration. It also signalled a change in musical style for Deep Forest, from dance to a more rock-influence. They collaborated with Indonesian pop musician [[Anggun]] on the bilingual song ''Deep Blue Sea'' which served as the lead single.

In 2003 Deep Forest released a compilation album ''Essence of the Forest'', with some remastered tracks.
In 2004 Deep Forest collaborated with Josh Groban, he composed and produced 2 songs on the album Closer.
In 2006 Deep Forest collaborated with Josh Groban on the album Awake. 
In 2008 Deep Forest released the album Deep Brasil, a collaboration with Brazilian artist Flavio Dell Isola.
During 2009-2010 Deep Forest went with a new band formula on stage and Deep Forest performed in different countries and continents (China, Africa, the United States, Japan, France...).
In 2014  Deep Forest Released the Album  "Deep Africa"

In 2013 Sony music India released Deep India, a Deep Forest and Rahul Sharma collaboration.

In 2017, the band collaborated with Ukrainian folk project [[Onuka (band)|Onuka]] on the song "VSESVIT". The track is part of Onuka's second studio album "MOZAїKA"