Raphaël Faÿs
Encyclopedia
Raphaël Faÿs is a French
jazz
, gypsy jazz
and classical
guitarist and composer born in Paris
on 10 December 1959.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
, gypsy jazz
Gypsy jazz
Gypsy jazz is an idiom often said to have been started by guitarist Jean "Django" Reinhardt in the 1930s. Because its origins are largely in France it is often called by the French name, "Jazz manouche," or alternatively, "manouche jazz," even in English language sources...
and classical
Classical guitar
The classical guitar is a 6-stringed plucked string instrument from the family of instruments called chordophones...
guitarist and composer born in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
on 10 December 1959.
Discography
- 1979: Gipsy New Horizon Sonopresse
- 1980: Night in Caravan
- 1981: Vivi Swing
- 1982: Bonjour Gipsy
- 1987: Jazz à Cordes
- 1989: Voyages
- 1991: Gipsy Touch
- 1994: La Nuit des Gitans
- 1994: Faÿs Classic Guitar
- 1996: Sans Domicile Fixe
- 1998: A l'aube d'une Nuit d'été
- 2000: Faÿs en Concert à Bruxelles
- 2000: The Gipsy Way
- 2005: Swing Guitar
- 2006: "Ballade Manouche": GHA Records
- 2006: "Gypsy & Classic" Le Chant du Monde Harmonia Mundi
- 2006: "Django & Classic" Le Chant du Monde Harmonia Mundi
- 2007: "Swing & Classic" Le Chant du Monde Harmonia Mundi
- 2007: DVD "Ma vie à travers la Guitare" Le Chant du Monde Harmonia Mundi
- 2008: "Andalucia" Le Chant du Monde" Harmonia Mundi
- 2009: "Extremadura" Le Chant du Monde Harmonia Mundi
- 2011: "Mi Camino Con El Flamenco" Le Chant du Monde Harmonia Mundi