The French folk-rock outfit Malicorne was formed in Paris in 1973 by Gabriel
Yacoub, Marie Yacoub, Hughes de Courson, and Laurent Vercambre. Known for their
amalgamation of electric and organic instrumentation, which often incorporated
instruments like the dulcimer or the bouzouki, the band made its official debut
in 1974 with the album Malicorne I, followed by Malicorne 2 (1975), Almanach
(1976), and Malicorne 4 (1977). Even though their first four LPs mostly
consisted of traditional French folk songs, their 1978 concept album
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