Singer,
Guitarist, Songwriter, Eric VINCENT
began
his career in Paris at the famous "Port du Salut" with Coluche.
This amazing performer lives downtown Paris on a beautiful
"péniche"
and has a special passion for taking his music to
every corner of the
globe. His name has appeared on marquees in more than 140 countries,
where
he is often considered one of the best
contemporary singer in the
tradition of the chanson française. In
the USA, where he is touring every year, he has performed in every
state except Hawaï and Alaska. He has appeared on
radio and
television and made a number of
very successful tours of college, high school and universities. He
has filled the Brooklyn Auditorium in New-York City several times as
well as
many other prestigious venues in
the
world.... World
Congress Center in Atlanta,
GA...Opera of Hanoï
(Vietnam),
Opera of Manaus (Brasil)...He
has recorded several CD's and videos with
outstanding
musicians,
such
as; Pierre
Chérèze,
Sylvin Marc,
Tony
Rabeson, Vincent Hamamdjian, Patrick Huard, Jean-Philippe Audin,
Billy Drewes,
Eddy Louiss,
Roland Romanelli, Justin
Vali, Christophe Guiot, Jerome Gueguen...
Si
du
méringué tu es
dingue
Pose
ton
flingue à Saint Domingue
Si
c'est
un calypso fais un
saut
À
Trinidad ou
Tobago
Ça
sent bon, ça sent beau, ça Samba
San
Salvador da
Bahia... |
- If you're crazy about the meringue
- Set
your
sight on Santo Domingo
- If it's calypso that turns you on, jump right
over
- To Trinidad or Tobago
- It
feels good, it smells good , it Sambas
- San Salvador of Bahia...
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Eric's
appearances elicit uniformly
enthusiastic responses. With a powerful
resonant voice, he is personable and dynamic, as well as a poet and an
outstanding
musician. During his concerts,
the language barrier is overcome
by his showmanship and by the lively spirit of his music. His songs, a
blend of folk, jazz, rock and ethnic rhythms, inspired by his world
travels, deal with
universal themes and touch deeply the
young
audiences as much as adult people. he exhibits an extraordinary
presence on stage. His charisma dazzles his audiences and his
electrifying
performance leaves them in a heightened
state of emotion.
They always ask for an encore...
Mon
pays ce sera
Là où tu seras
bien
Là où je serai
moi
Là où tu seras
belle
Mon pays ce
sera
Là où mes
ritournelles
N'ont pas peur de
mourir
Sans avoir dit
pourquoi...
|
My
country will be
Wherever you feel free
and at ease
Where I can be myself
Where you will be seen as
beautiful as
you are
My country will be
Wherever my songs
Don't have to die
Without knowing why.
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On Stage
Eric VINCENT always leaves
his audience in a heightened state of
emotion. His electrifying performance charges the audience . The world
press affirms this:
"Eric
Vincent's return to NEW YORK a success. His Music is universal"
(NEW YORK TIMES)
"Composotor
francès ultrapassa fronteiras da linguagem"
(DIARO DA MANHA -
BRAZIL)
"Music
for a world without borders"
(SINGAPOR TIMES)
"Eric
Vincent : Canciòn sin barreras"
(CULTURA - MEXICO
CITY)
"French
singer Eric Vincent overcomes the language barrier"
(BANGKOK POST)
An
excellent musician, Eric
Vincent 's virtuosity as a
guitar player is impressive. His style is surprizingly sophisticated
but in no way interferes with the warm and relaxed atmosphere he
creates and which makes us forget that he is alone on stage.
Faut
trois notes pour faire un accord 
Trois
accords pour une
chanson
Un
peu de
terre, d'eau et de
feu
Sept
couleurs pour un
arc-en-ciel
S'il
faut
de tout pour faire un
monde
Si
des
différences naît
l'harmonie
Nos
solitudes se
confondent
À
l'épicentre de la
vie...
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We need three notes to make a
chord
Three chords for a tune
A bit of earth fire and
water
Seven colors for a rainbow
If we need everything to make a world
If from differences we get harmony
Our lonelinesses are mingling
By the epicenter of life...
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Eric
Vincent is featured in several textbooks: "Discovering French Today: Blanc (Level 2)"
by Valette and Valette (Houghton
Mifflin Harcourt © 2013), "SAM
Contacts: Langue et Culture
Françaises, 9th edition
", by Valette and
Valette (Heinle Cengage, ©
2014) "C'est
Comme
ca", by Valette and Valette
(D.C Heath and Co), "Sans Bornes"
(Holt, Rinehart and Winston),
"Si on
chantait avec...Eric
Vincent"
(Hatier/Didier), and in a video
"Reflets
Français",
(Bernard Petit Prod.), promoted by AATF...
He has performed in every state
in the USA (except Hawaï and
Alaska). He has appeared on radio and television and made very
successful tours of colleges, high schools and universities,
and has
been invited to perform at several congresses (ACTFL
in Boston, Ma,
AATF…). His next tour (fall 2012 ) will begin by two performances at the French &
Francophile Festival and
Convention, in Minneapolis, MN on
September 29,
2012.
Some years
ago, Eric VINCENT has been
involved in a world-wide project against
violence “Opération Boule de neige”, initiated by a
class of school children from France. Those 10 years
old kids thought that violence on TV programs was for them a very bad
exemple. Eric worked with the children, helped them to write the song Jamais plus
de violence and
directed it's recording.
The program
"Sous les Etoiles exactement" on the French National Radio
(France Inter) has given a “Carte Blanche » to Eric. He has
hosted some of his friends as Georges MOUSTAKI,
Emily
SALIERS (Indigo Girls),
Chéri SAMBA, etc…
In 2000, he meets James TAYLOR,
and after a warm and friendly contact
with the american singer, he decides to record a new album "Faut-il
Encore 2000 Ans ?", eleven tunes including
eight James TAYLOR songs,
written by Eric VINCENT into
French.
In those last
years he has recorded several other CDs: "Survol",
"Un Pays Quelque part" featuring "Haïti Kimbe Fo" and "A la Claire
Fontaine".
In his
new one "L’or de l’Instant" we
find out songs inspired by writers like
Albert Camus
(Le Mythe
de Sisyphe),
Dino
Buzatti (le K), Alfred Jarry,.. His song
"Peinture Hongroise" is
dedicated to the Hungarian painter Tivadar
Csontvary, and
he wrote the lyrics for "Etrange
Mélancolie" with his friend
Georges
MOUSTAKI who composed the music.
CDs on line
To
hear sound clips, click here
