Girls band

The term English girls band (literally group of girls) is an expression derived from the male version Boys band (group of boy). It is about a musical group only made up of girls, or women.

One distinguishes in English the girls band from the Girl groups, groups where the women sing but do not play. The girl groups the most known and having recorded arrived with the emergence of the jazz and in particular International Sweethearts off Rhythm founded in 1937.

With the arrival of the Rock'n'roll “roll and the garage band , the first groups only made up of women who play and sing make their appearance in the years 1960. Very little signs with large companies or leaves the albums. Those are very required by the collectors. Let us quote for example the group Feminine Complex which leaves a of the same album name in the years 1960 and in 1968 Philosophy off the world the atypical group The Shaggs.

In the years 1970, during the second vagueness of feminism, also current of feminist music appears which organizes festivals of music, first takes place in 1973 with the university of Sacramento.

The concept of girls band is based on the initial selection of the members of the group at the time of a casting.

The first girls band of the movement Girl power are the Spice Girls.

List nonexhaustive different girls band existing or having existed