Gerald Toto (born 1967) is a French lyricist, composer, performer, multi-instrumentalist and artistic director. Toto was born, Saint-Cloud, France.[citation needed] Part of the underground scene in the middle of the 1990s, he chose a new direction by becoming the artistic director and composer of the first album of the well known Faudel (writing songs such as "Tellement je t'aime"). On the heels of the commercial success Gerald Toto released his first album
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Gerald Toto (born 1967) is a French lyricist, composer, performer, multi-instrumentalist and artistic director. Toto was born, Saint-Cloud, France.[citation needed] Part of the underground scene in the middle of the 1990s, he chose a new direction by becoming the artistic director and composer of the first album of the well known Faudel (writing songs such as "Tellement je t'aime"). On the heels of the commercial success Gerald Toto released his first album, Les Premiers Jours (Warner, 1998), a mix between cashew music and the music of Daniel Lanois. Then came Middle Eastern electro with the band Smadj and the vocal improvisations of "Toto Bona Lokua" with Richard Bona and Lokua Kanza (No Format!, 2004). In 2006 Toto came back with a new album, Kitchenette (V2music). He also contributed to Nouvelle Vague's album Bande à Part (Peacefrog, 2006), for which he did the covers "Don't Go" and "Heart of Glass". His third album, Spring Fruits, with English lyrics, was released in 2011. Discography Les Premiers Jours (1998) Toto Bona Lokua (2004) Kitchenette (2007) Spring Fruits (2011) - with Alice Orpheus, Janice Leca, Mike Pelanconi, Patrick Goraguer https://www.geraldtoto.net/
