Lais is a Belgian folk group from Kalmthout, Antwerp. The group was founded in
1996 by Jorunn Bauweraerts, Annelies Brosens, and Soetkin Collier, with Nathalie
Delcroix joining shortly after to replace Collier. They perform traditional folk
songs in various languages, often accompanied by instruments like acoustic
guitar and percussion. Their breakthrough came at the Dranoutre Folk Festival in
1996. Lais released their debut album Laïs (1998), followed by Dorothea (2000),
A la capella (2003), and Douce victime (2004). They performed internationally
and had the song “Kalima Kadara...