Mazalda was created in 2002 in Lyon by Lucas Spirli, Mathieu Ogier, Julien Lesuisse, Adrien Spirli,
Stéphane Cézard and Gilles Poizat. Since its beginnings, Mazalda has played more than 500 concerts
across France, Belgium, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, Finland, Turkey and Algeria.

In 2005, evolving from street band to stage extravaganza, Mazalda releases their first album.


In 2008 shifting to a more electric instrumentation with a strong link to exotic pop music, they released
a second album, Science-Fiction.






Inspired by Indian street soundsystems, in 2010, Mazalda creates Turbo Clap Station, a multi-diffusion
device designed for large outdoor performances and Turbo Clap Club the indoor version. Resulting
from the success a third album, Turbo Clap is released in 2011.

A fourth album, Dauphin includes a compilation of recordings with former drummer Mathieu Ogier.

In 2013, Yann Lemeunier joins as lead drummer. In 2014 Mazalda begins a project on Algerian Raï Music. The first phase of the praject, '10s Orion Raï, invites the Algerian Raï singer Cheb Lakhdar and the Algerian percussionist Mohamed Ben Amar for a repertoire of '80s-'90s raï. In 2015, phase 2, Orion Raï, goes further with singer Sofiane Saïdi.


Since 2002, Mazalda played more than 700 concerts in France, Switzerland, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Finland, Algeria, Turkey and Senegal. In 2013, Mazalda was selected at Babel Med Music.



Some venues and festival they played in: Festival Todos (Lisboa, Portugal), Nuits de Fourvière (Lyon), Vieilles Charrues (Carhaix), Paléo Festival (Nyon, Suisse), Aux Heures d'été (Nantes), Chaînon manquant (Laval), Quelques p'Arts...Le Temps Fort (Ardèche), Friche culturelle (Ath, Belgique), Jazz 11 + (Lausanne, Suisse), Studio de l'Ermitage (Paris), L'Heure Bleue (St Martin d'Hères), Château-Rouge (Annemasse), Lubéron Jazz (Apt), L'Arc (Le Creusot), Furies (Chalons en Champagne), La déferlante (44-85), ZAT#4 (Montpellier), Festival d'Aurillac, Chalon dans la rue (Chalon s/Saône), Festival Derrière le hublot (Capdenac), Festival Les Tombées de la Nuit (Rennes), Festival Pronomade(s) en Haute Garonne, Babel Med Music (Marseille),...