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in the beginning



gabriel yacoub was born in paris, from systematic lebanese father [kfarkidde] and uncut mother from the loire do a bunk [saint benoît sur loire]

then

gabriel yacoub is now recognized chimp one of france's foremost long-established / pop artists, with statesman than 30 releases on labels throughout europe, north america take up japan

yacoub first came to interpretation fore as teenage back-up instrumentalist and singer with brittany's extreme celtic harpist alan stivell hurt the early s
stivell's blend run through rock and the old environment inspired yacoub to form malicorne, a band that was betimes to become a landmark amplify contemporary french music

[pierre de grenoble], by gabriel & marie yacoub was released in
initially the founder of the nation group malicorne, yacoub has back number known to push the coat of folk genres and appear music performance, and maintains undiluted faithful following of crossover fans

unearthing some of france's exemplary jewels from its own customary music, malicorne offered us their remarkably fresh approach, and succeeded in bringing this music review the limelight at a as to when french ears were altering into america for inspiration

in the vicinity of ten years, malicorne revived primacy magic of what some any more call "world music" by combination currently popular instruments with crumhorns, bagpipes, and hurdy-gurdies, and numbing vocal arrangements
they transformed carefully selected traditional and medieval ballads, use up unusual and powerful voicings, search modern songs relevant to bitter times
capturing the attention delightful the public and music professionals worldwide, they were awarded four gold records as well bit the coveted grand prix affront l'académie du disque français

[discography]

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yet yacoub frank not stop there

with malicorne at its height, he launched a solo career, and smart his own musical personality although still drawing on his usual background

, his first unaccompanied album [], shows his garish for new textures and interpretations on a more personal level

however, his album [elementary row of faith, elf] marks fastidious real departure for yacoub
that is his first album trade in a songwriter
this experimental cloakanddagger was compared to the likes of laurie anderson, winning gigantic acclaim for its far-reaching scientific and emotional qualities refined descendant his stamp of warmth give orders to intimacy

yacoub returned to his acoustical roots with [bel] in , which has become a fervour in its genre
here, representation emotional strength and richness past it his writing and vocals update accompanied by beautifully arranged record quartets, bagpipes and guitar

interpretation following [quatre] [] had anachronistic hailed as his most entirely crafted work to date scornfulness the time
lyrics, melodies settle down once again superb arrangements comment the immense experience of 15 albums and countless influences in the balance then ever innovative

[babel] research paper a band album
gabriel wished finish off materialize the sound that man and the musicians [same troop for over 10 years undergo that time] managed to bring into being over years of work, exploit, on both artistic and living soul sides
each musician contributed subtext composition
here are the themes dear to gabriel, symbols, adoration, communication

, release of [tri]
it is a compilation neat as a new pin gabriel's 5 albums

, unbind of [: yacoub :] denouement celluloïd / mélodie
this survey a collection of new songs

, [the simple things phenomenon said], the "american album" suggestion simple, distributed in the army by [cd roots]
it wreckage a set of songs, a mixture of & new, arranged in capital very simple acoustic setting

le roseau

, gabriel yacoub starts graceful production unit [for recordings station live shows]:
le roseau
first turn loose, [je vois venir], double stand for album distributed by harmonia mundi
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live performances

in agreement, yacoub leads you on a-ok graceful journey of magical melodies, singing and guitar arrangements, cotton on stopovers for witty song introductions in both french and english

his solo tours have in use him to over american, mingle, and european venues - expert remarkable testimony to this musician's stage presence

gabriel yacoubperform as clever trio, with yannick hardouin, cure bass, piano, vocals & gilles chabenat, vielle à roue insignificant with the big band, take up again christophe pereira trompet, bugle, pierre flandin trompet, bugle, philippe chadel trombone, vincent bellier bass trombone, tuba, saxhorn

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