{"id":1083,"date":"2026-08-09T01:04:29","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T05:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/le-groupe-less-toches-devoile-leur-nouveau-single-gente-paisano\/"},"modified":"2026-08-09T01:04:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T05:04:29","slug":"le-groupe-less-toches-devoile-leur-nouveau-single-gente-paisano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/le-groupe-less-toches-devoile-leur-nouveau-single-gente-paisano\/","title":{"rendered":"The group Less Toches unveils their new single \u201cGente Paisano\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/?attachment_id=90137\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Less-Toches-Gente-Paisano.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600px\" height=\"600px\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-90137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Less-Toches-Gente-Paisano.jpg 600w, https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Less-Toches-Gente-Paisano-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The group Less Toches unveiled their new single \u201cGente Paisano\u201d, a revisited version of the anthem \u201cGens du Pays\u201d on June 24.<\/p>\n<p>Less Toches is the musical collision of five explosive Montreal characters, a veritable big bang of cumbia that is both unexpected and refreshing. Signed under the independent label MTL Sauce Piquante, the group infuses this musical tradition with the poetry, passion and humor that characterize it. Inspired by the eternal magic of Southern troubadours and popular Latin American music, Less Toches takes its name from both a Latin American bird and a Colombian expression meaning \u201cclumsy\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Humor and flight translate into a fresh interpretation of the peasant and riverside spirit, cumbia and accordion music. Their Colombian, Mexican and Argentinian origins combine to revive the rhythms that marked their childhood through the folk tradition: the cumbia luminosa of Montreal!<\/p><div id=\"linit-1841987344\" class=\"linit-dans-le-contenu linit-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-8992136571741975\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px;\" \ndata-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8992136571741975\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"6185130430\"><\/ins> \n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Less Toches return to their roots with \u201cGente Paisano,\u201d their crazy version of the classic song \u201cGens du Pays,\u201d released for Quebec\u2019s national holiday. It was during a good summer party, late at night, that the bassist of Less Toches, Lucas Maxit, heard \u201cGens du Pays\u201d playing in the kitchen. The passionate voices of his fiery friends make him imagine the beauty of the melody to the rhythm of the Colombian vallenato. He brings this to Les Toches, who capture his feeling, adding the accordion and lyrics in Spanish, giving the classic a renewal effect in the hearts of new generations.<\/p>\n<p>For the studio recording of the song, Acadian violinist S\u00e9bastien Leblanc brings his traditional tunes to Afro-Colombian rhythms. The artists Lapel\u00fada, Alice Bro, as well as Laroie also add a Colombian-Queb feminine touch in the voices of the heart.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"_ytid_67605\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B-WCALZzowA?enablejsapi=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;cc_load_policy=0&amp;cc_lang_pref=&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;loop=0&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autohide=2&amp;theme=dark&amp;color=red&amp;controls=1&amp;disablekb=0&amp;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-is-override no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\" allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\" name=\"_ytid_67605\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Find Less Toches this summer during their big summer tour: August 9 | Bout du Monde Festival, Gasp\u00e9, QC. August 21 | Intercultural Festival of Rimouski, QC. August 23 | Toronto Folk Fest, ON.August 24 | Drom Toronto, ON.Sep 19 | Festitook, Quebec City, QC.Sept 26 | Cultivate, Port Hope, ON.Oct 9 | D\u00e9sillet Hall, MTL, QC.Oct. 22 | Valleyfield, QC.Oct 24 | MDC Bellechasse, SDDB, QC.<\/p>\n<div id=\"linit-2066847224\" class=\"linit-apres-contenu linit-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-8992136571741975\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px;\" \ndata-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8992136571741975\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"6185130430\"><\/ins> \n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The group Less Toches unveiled their new single \u201cGente Paisano\u201d, a revisited version of the anthem \u201cGens du Pays\u201d on June 24. Less Toches is the musical collision of five explosive Montreal characters, a veritable big bang of cumbia that is both unexpected and refreshing. 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