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Coquette by Biréli Lagrène

Artist Biography For Biréli Lagrène

Biréli Lagrène Was Born On The September 4 1966 In Soufflenheim Lower-Rhin In A Traditional Gypsy Family And Community. He Started Playing The Guitar At The Age Of Four. When At The Age Of Eight He Recovered Django Reinhardt’s Repertoire His Relatives Were Already Calling Him A Child Prodigy. Winning A Gypsy Music Festival In Strasbourg At The Age Of Twelve Gave Him The Opportunity To Tour In Germany And Later On To Record His Live Performance On The Double LP Route To Django. Being Offered A Chance To Leave For The United States He Met The Greatest Jazz Musicians Of The International Scene Such As Stéphane Grappelli Benny Goodman Benny Carter… In 1984 He Met Larry Coryell In New-York. Later On He Was Introduced To Bassist Jaco Pastorius And Ventured With Him In The Fusion Jazz Style. Together They Toured Europe Which Contributed A Great Deal To Bireli’s Musical Emancipation. Returning To A More Traditional Style Bireli Recorded Gypsy Project And Gipsy Project And Friends In 2001.

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