The three friends have been making music together, collaborating in different groups and settings, Jori and Gino as part of the band SKIP&DIE, Gino as a producer for Yves’ former group, YĪN YĪN. Over the last summer the band developed into a highly energetic and explosive live act, impressing audiences all over Europe. Back in 2016, after a decade of touring the world, Jori settled in the quiet and dusty village of Lagoinha, Portugal, where he built a studio complete with a guesthouse, a small piece of land and a few chickens. From here, Jori worked with a global range of artists from La Reunion, Colombia, Argentina, Mozambique, Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guiné-Bissau, and beyond. Experiences that led to the creation of the first COLLIGNON album released in 2022, suitably named ‘Lagoinha’. In November 2023 COLLIGNON released ‘Viemos de Longe / Visita Noturna’, a 7 inch vinyl, co-released by renowned Swiss label Bongo Joe Records and Collignon’s own Gris Gris Records.