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Artist
Loy Ehrlich
12+ albums
jazzfrenchcomposerinstrumentalkeyboard
about
I was born in Paris in November 1950. Studies of classical piano from the age of 5 years. Beethoven, Bach, the Beatles, Bob Dylan and Miles Davis have shaped my musical education. In 1970 I'm part of the nebula "Gong" and I struck up a friendship with Didier Malherbe, after a trip to Morocco in 1972 when I discovered Africa through the Gnawa music, my decision is to become a musician ... I play first with Alan Jack Civilization then with CRIUM Delirium in 1973 in order to offer me my first instrument (piano fender) I sell my cottage provencal. In 1974, I played with Jacques Higelin and Louis Bertignac with which I almost recorded the album "BBH" but the meeting with the band "West African Cosmos" will be decisive and abandoning the rock, I turned definitively towards African music: 1st Festival of Tabarka and recording an album with CBS, the "WAC" is a UFO group in the 70s ahead of the public popularity of African music in the 80s; Wasis Diop was part of this group and Ismael Toure, who will make a short appearance before founding Toure Kunda. from 1977 to 1982, tropical exile in Reunion Alain Peters, René Lacaille and Chameleons. I started a family and a group: "Carousel" to be a pioneer of new music Reunion; first collaboration with Danyel Waro and recording an album "Life is a mystery. "1982, back in France where I play with Antoine Tome, Didier Malherbe, Pierre Vassiliu and joined the caravan of Toure Kunda 1983; The group will know a huge success in France and made numer
