Eric VINCENT began his career in Paris at the famous "Port du Salut" with Coluche. This amazing Singer, Guitarist, Songwriter, lives downtown Paris on a beautiful "péniche" and has a special passion for taking his music to every corner of the globe... From the Opera of Hanoï (Vietnam) to the Opera of Manaus (Brasil), he has been on stage in many other prestigious venues in the world, like, las arenas de Guadalajara (Mexico), the International folk Festival of Adelaïde (Australia), Ancol Jakarta (Indonesia), his name has appeared on marquees in more than 140 countries and he is 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 theBrooklyn Auditorium in New-York City several times, the World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA, Opryland in Nashville, TN.... His CD's and videos are always recorded 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... |
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... |
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... CD Un Pays quelque Part |
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. |
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... |
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... |
He 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 Eric Vincent a “Carte Blanche" to host several of his friends from all around the world. So we've heard shows with
Georges MOUSTAKI, Emily SALIERS (Indigo Girls), Chéri SAMBA, Lokua Kanza, etc…
Some years ago, Eric VINCENT met James TAYLOR, and after
a warm and friendly contact with the american singer, he
decided to record the album Faut-il Encore 2000 Ans ?,
French adaptation written by Eric on the music of
Carolina in my mind. This eleven songs album includes eight tunes composed by James TAYLOR and written, into French, by Eric
VINCENT.
Other Eric VINCENT's CDs and LPs: Survol, Un Pays Quelque part featuring Haïti
Kimbe Fo and A la Claire Fontaine, Lula, Harmoniques, Il n'y a de nouveau que c'qui est oublié....
In his last one, L’or
de l’Instant, for a number of songs, Eric has been inspired by writers, e.g. Albert Camus (Le
Mythe de Sisyphe), for this eponym title, or Alfred Jarry (Alfred), Dino Buzatti (Les bosses dans le Jardin)....
His song Peinture
Hongroise is dedicated to the Hungarian painter Tivadar Csontvary. Georges MOUSTAKI, who was his very close friend, has composed the music on his lyrics for Etrange Mélancolie....
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