Gong are a Franco/British rock band founded by Australian vocalist/guitarist Daevid Allen and English vocalist Gilli Smyth in 1967. The bands first recording line-up featured Allen and Smyth alongside bassist Christian Tritsch, drummer Rachid Houari and saxophonist/flautist Didier Malherbe. The band's current line-up from Allen's death on 13 March 2015 features lead guitarist Fabio Golfetti (in 2007 and since 2012), bassist Dave Sturt (since 2009) saxophonist/flautist Ian East (since 2010), vocalist/guitarist Kavus Torabi (since 2014) and drummer Cheb Nettles (since 2014).
History
1967–1976
In September 1967, Australian singer and guitarist Daevid Allen, a member of the English psychedelic rock band Soft Machine, was denied re-entry to the United Kingdom for 3 years following a French tour because his visa had expired. He settled in Paris, where he and his partner, London-born Sorbonne professor Gilli Smyth, established the first incarnation of Gong (later referred to by Allen as "Protogong") along with Ziska Baum on vocals and Loren Standlee on flute. However...
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