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| Pierre Bensusan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Oran, Algeria |
| Genres | New Age, jazz, folk, bluegrass |
| Род занятий | Музыкант |
| Инструменты | Гитара |
| Активные годы | 1960-е годы по настоящее время |
| Этикетки | Шулера , Одобряемые нации |
| Веб-сайт | Pierrebensusan |
Пьер Бенсусан (родился 30 октября 1957 г.) - французско-алжирский акустический гитарист. Как сефардские евреи, его семья приехала из Испании, испанского Марокко и французского Алжира. Его музыка была охарактеризована как кельтская , фолк , музыка мира , нью-эйдж и камерный джаз . Он опубликовал три книги с нотами и табулатурой. Играет в тюнинге DADGAD .
Biography[edit]
Born in 1957 in Oran, French Algeria[1] he moved to Paris with his family when he was four years old. He studied piano and classical music at the age of seven. Four years later, he began to teach himself guitar after his father had bought him a steel string acoustic guitar and a classmate taught him "a few chords".[2] At seventeen, he signed a contract for his debut album, Près de Paris, which won the Grand Prix du Disque at the Montreux Festival.
His influences include Big Bill Broonzy, Larry Carlton, Martin Carthy, Ry Cooder, Joan Baez, Reverend Gary Davis, Davey Graham, Jimi Hendrix, Mississippi John Hurt, Bert Jansch, Nic Jones, Paco de Lucía, John McLaughlin, Pat Metheny, Wes Montgomery, John Renbourn, Django Reinhardt, Ralph Towner, and Doc Watson.
Bensusan uses DADGAD tuning system and electronics, such as delays, distortion, and volume pedals. He has stated that he became interested in playing in DADGAD because of its "mystical" and "romantic" quality which made him feel like he had gone back to the 16th or 17th century.
He includes scat-singing in his compositions, both composed and improvised. He has collaborated extensively with saxophonist Didier Malherbe. He performed the song "ELM" for the Cowboy Bebop soundtrack Cowboy Bebop No Disc for Yoko Kanno.
In 2006, Bensusan contributed his song "Falafel a Montsegur" to the album Artists for Charity – Guitarists 4 the Kids, produced by Slang Productions, to assist World Vision Canada in helping underprivileged children.[3]
Intuite (Favored Nations, 2001) was his first instrumental, solo acoustic guitar album. It included a song he dedicated to Michael Hedges.[4]
Discography[edit]
- Pres de Paris (Cezame, 1975)
- 2 (Cezame, 1977)
- Musiques (Cezame, 1979)
- Solilai (Stockfisch; Claddagh 1981)
- Spices (CBS, 1988)
- Wu Wei (Rounder, 1994)
- Live Au New Morning (XIII Bis, 1997)
- Intuite (Favored Nations, 2000)
- Bamboule (Acoustic Music Records, 2001)
- International Guitar Night with Andrew York, Guinga, Brian Gore (Favored Nations, 2004)
- Altiplanos (Favored Nations, 2005)
- Vividly (Favored Nations, 2010)
Books[edit]
- Bensusan, P: The Guitar Book, HAL Leonard Publishing Corporation, 1985 ISBN 0-88188-620-3
- Bensusan, P: DADGAD Music: Compositions from Spices and Wu Wei, John August Music / Mel Bay Publications, 1996 ISBN 0-7866-1452-8
- Bensusan, P: The Intuite Guitar Book, DADGAD Music (France), 2003
References[edit]
- ^ Kohanov, Linda. "Pierre Bensusan". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 November 2010. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ "Pierre Bensusan Interview". Guitarhoo!. Guitarhoo.com. October 22, 2013. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 16, 2014. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ "Slang Productions – Guitarists 4 the Kids". Slang Productions. September 11, 2006. Retrieved March 30, 2014. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ Anderson, Rick. "Intuite". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 September 2017. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
External links[edit]
- Official site
