Frogtoon Muziek

Kalicom by Julien Jacob

Biografie van de kunstenaar Julien Jacob

Julien Jacob Was Born In Benin And Arrived In The South Of France In His Early Childhood. Passionate About Music From His Early Childhood African Chants And Rhythms Jazz Motown Oriental Chants As Well As Seventies Pop-Rock All Unite To Enrich His Artistic Talent. At The Age Of 17 He Performed On Stage For The First Time As Lead Singer In A Rock Band. In 1983 He Decided To Go His Own Way And Left The Group. From Then On He Concentrated On Composing His Own Music. However During This Period He Had Intense Artistic Encounters Backstage With Artists Like David Bowie Miles Davis And In Particular A Fabulous Evening With Fela Kuti. In 1993 Julian Jacob Left The South Of France And Settled In Paris. At This Time His Artistic Identity Affirmed Itself. Inspiration Pushed Him To Sing In A Mysterious Language Which He Found Within Himself An Unknown Language That Everybody Can Understand Because The Words Only Find Their Meaning In The Emotions They Carry. From Then On Julien Would Sing In His Own Language. And He Addressed Himself To The Heart To Everybody's Space Of Intimate Peace. At The Same Time He Started Writing Books Continuing To Follow An Internal Quest. Music And Writing Are For Him Two Different Ways To Express His Perception Of Life. In 1995 Julien Found His Adoptive Home In Brittany And From Then On Everything Accelerated. He Produced A Short 4-Tracks CD And Then Released His First Full CD "Shanti" Warner In 2000. Subsequently He Went On Tour Around The World For 4 Years WOMAD Festivals In USA Australia Singapore New Zealand UK Spain Gran Canarias And Italy As Well As Concerts At Montreal And In France. He Also Appeared As The Opening Act For Suzanne Vega And Cesaria Evora. His Second CD "Cotonou" Wrasse Records Was Released In 2005 Followed By His Third "Barham" Volvox Music . Roots Sounds Sober Arrangements Very Acoustic--Consisting Only Guitar Vocals And Percussion--This Album Confirms His Artistic Identity Of Julien.

THUIS JULIEN JACOB
POPULAIR TRACKS MIXEN ALBUMS
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