Varied 1979 folk and traditional outing by french legend in totally solo mode on guitars, mandolin and vocals. Bensusan posthumously returned tribute on his 2001 release intuite favored nations, with a composition entitled so long michael. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. The mood is laidback and quite esoteric, and different to his usual group works. Since then, pierre has assimilated musical threads from across europe and beyond into his style his ears deftly weaving folk. With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own playlists, and share your favourite tracks with your friends. Welcome to the official web site of frenchalgerian acoustic guitarist, singer and composer pierre bensusan. It is with a heavy heart that pierre bensusan has announced that with the. Pierre bensusan tabs, chords, guitar, bass, ukulele chords, power tabs and guitar pro tabs including merrily kissed the quaker, the last pint, wu wei, 4 am, dame lombarde. Creating vividly february 19, 2011 after spending the past five years fighting the notes in his head, the acoustic jimi hendrix recently released his 10th studio album. We took the opportunity to have him demonstrate and discuss his lowden signature model guitar.
Pierre bensusan s sound and style confounds classification. Pierre bensusan azwan 2020 by admin flacmusic 2020, world 0 comments. Pierre bensusan interview musical nomad pierre bensusan discovered the guitar in his early teens, and it wasnt long before his homecrafted skills earned him critical acclaim at the prestigious montreux jazz festival. Find pierre bensusan discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic. The official pierre bensusan web site dadgad music.
Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Jango is personalized internet radio that helps you find new music based on what you already like. Signature series pierre bensusan george is delighted to have worked with pierre designing this signature model, which is in many ways a celebration of a relationship which has remained for four decades. As anyone who has heard pierre bensusan live can attest, the french guitarist is among the worlds finest solo performers. As sephardic jews, his family came from spain, spanish morocco, and french algeria. Without a shadow of a doubt, pierre bensusan is a 24carat gold master on the world fingerstyle scene. Pierre is now so adept at dadgad tuning that he has adopted it as an alternate standard tuning, basing his playing and composing style completely around it.
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Jan 17, 2011 adam perlmutter is a freelance writer, transcriber, and engraver living in culver city, california. Support pierre as he creates his new album, azwan, due for release on 21st february 2020. Jan 17, 2011 pierre bensusan onstage with his trusty 32yearold lowden old lady acoustic at the bornemouth folk club in bornemouth, england, september 22, 2009. The guitar of pierre bensusan volume 2 dvd grossmans. He contributes to premier guitar, acoustic guitar, guitar aficionado, and other music magazines, and has written a number of instructional books, including color your chords cherry lane and jim hall. Photo by paul savine a lot of great guitarists have made use of the dadgad tuningin which the open strings sound a dsus4 chordto break the constraints of concert tuning. Pierre bensusan volume 1 stefan grossmans guitar workshop. Pierre s transcriptions are barebones, yet the experienced ear can tell that he is manipulating bass lines and accents to his liking at any given point. Mel bay pierre bensusan is known worldwide as an artist of superlative imagination and technical skill. An evening with pierre bensusan presenting his brand new solo album azwan. Pierre bensusan born 30 october 1957 is a frenchalgerian acoustic guitarist.
What better way to do that than to reintroduce the guitar i built for pierre in 1978. Born in what is now algeria, pierre moved to paris with his family. His music has been characterized as celtic, folk, world music, newage, and chamber jazz. This french guitarist was actually born in algeria and has long been fascinated with his north african roots as well as the celtic folk traditions of western europe. Contemporary folk, french folk music, singersongwriter. Difficult to pin down to a single style, bensusan has played steelstring fingerstyle guitar with peerless compositional depth, harmonic richness, and dynamic range for 40 years. Ive been to concerts with all the major virtuoso guitarists and i have to say that bensusan was awesome. Pierre bensusans 1988 release on the prestigious us label, cbs masterworks, which reached the us jazz charts, is his first album featuring the pierre bensusan ensemble. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Alte musik berlin alphaville blue oyster cult bob dylan chris rea czech chamber philharmonic orchestra pardubice david bowie discography doug carn elisabeth schwarzkopf elvis presley erroll garner fazil say jazz at lincoln center orchestra john wilson joseph middleton king crimson king princess leif. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from pierre bensusan at the discogs marketplace.
Get pierre bensusan setlists view them, share them, discuss them with other pierre bensusan fans for free on. He has published three books of music and tablature. Pierre bensusan biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. If world music is music that pays tribute to the spirit of a collection of human beings through distinct rhythms, traditional instruments and harmonic colors, frenchalgerian guitarist, singer and composer pierre bensusan can be recognized as one of the most eloquent and world musicians today. The guitar book is a beautiful work and a joy to read. Pierre bensusan is playing this year in many cities.
Pierre bensusan listen to pierre bensusan on deezer. Adam perlmutter is a freelance writer, transcriber, and engraver living in culver city, california. He respects technique, of course, but regards it as necessary vocabulary and tools with which to find the the story in the music. The official pierre bensusan web site dadgad music acoustic. Music profile for pierre bensusan, born 30 october 1957. Pierre bensusan is an acoustic artist with few peers. This french guitarist was actually born in algeria and has long been fascinated with his north. Pierre bensus an born 30 october 1957 is a frenchalgerian acoustic guitarist. Solilai by pierre bensusan on amazon music unlimited. Performing exclusively in dadgad tuning, pierre was voted best world music guitarist. Last march, peghead nation caught up with fingerstyle master pierre bensusan during a soundcheck at the 142 throckmorton theater in mill valley, california. Ignore the surreal new age cover painting with pierres leafy features peering quizzically from a treeintuite is a delightful album. Pierre bensusan born 30 october 1957 is a frenchalgerian guitarist.
Nov 02, 2009 listen to your favorite songs from solilai by pierre bensusan now. We apologize if this is an inconvenience but please create a new account if you want one. Encore live pierre bensusan to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. To become a dadgad specialist to the extent that bensusan has taken it would demand years of dedication, but you can hear in his. An evening with pierre bensusan presenting his brand new solo. Pierres transcriptions are barebones, yet the experienced ear can tell that he is manipulating bass lines and accents to his liking at any given point. His fingerprint is on it whether it is found in his earlier folk and celticbased renderings, his freeform improvisational material, or in settings, solo or ensemble. His family came from spain, spanish morocco and french algeria. How to play dadgad like pierre bensusan musicradar. Leo kotke admits that, pierres music gives me the shakes.
Pierre benusan is the sort of musician who inspires awe among even other musical luminaries. The guitar of pierre bensusan volume 2 dvd grossmans guitar workshop. Hedges aerial boundaries album, released in 1984, included a tribute piece for the works of acoustic guitarist pierre bensusan, simply entitled bensusan. Pierre bensusan is a frenchalgerian acoustic guitarist. As sephardic jews, his family came from spain, spanish morocco and french algeria. Creating vividly after spending the past five years fighting the notes in his head, the acoustic jimi hendrix recently released his 10th studio album, vividly.
Large images of the pierre bensusan signature series. Although he plays in the dadgad tuning, his music reaches far beyond the idiom of a guitar played in a nonstandard tuning. After making a name for himself as a folk musician in the late 70s, bensusan began to incorporate jazz and classical elements into hi. Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display. The genre of his acoustic guitar music is often characterized as celtic, folk, world music, new age, or chamber jazz. For over 40 years, the frenchalgerian acoustic guitarist, singer, and composer pierre bensusan has toured the world performing his personal fusion of world, jazz, classical, and celtic music.
Recorded in 1979, this is pierres first instrumental album, with warm atmosphere. Described as a genius by the likes of jon gomm and melody maker, immortalised by the tune bensusan written in tribute by the late michael hedges, and referenced as an important inspiration to many other great musicians, pierre bensusan is a oneofakind artist whose music transcends genre and time, with an uninhibited sense of. He has also published three books of music and tablature. They often tell me that is difficult to find them all, cause the tpb search engine sucks, cause their trackers are dead and they seem deserted. Pierre bensusan lyrics, songs, albums and more at songmeanings. Spices showcases pierres fluid orchestral sound and amazing technique, and combines gorgeous guitar solos with vivid ensemble pieces. Over the years, his original 78 lowden became affectionately known as his old lady. Pierre bensusan music listen free on jango pictures.
Pierre bensusan biography, albums, streaming links. No other guitarist shares his strange gifts of sophistication, accessibility, and downright joy. After more than 3,000 concerts across the globe, pierre bensusan celebrates 40 years as a live performer with encore, a 3cd, 35track journey of live performances spanning his entire career and. It should only contain pages that are pierre bensusan albums or lists of pierre bensusan albums, as well as subcategories containing those things. We did not transfer customer user names, passwords, or order history from our old website in accordance with privacy standards. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from pierre bensusan.