Frederic Galliano was born December 23, 1969 in Grenoble. He’s an eclectic musician who works with cutting edge electronic music, jazz and world music.
From the age of 14 he became interested in Cuban and Latin American music, French singer-songwriters and German electronic music of the 1970s. The jazz of Miles Davis and John Coltrane impressed him greatly. Later, his continuous search led him to discover African and Middle Eastern music.
For five years, 1987-1991, he devoted himself to sculpture. In 1994 he entered the circle of French DJs. He produced for the F Communications label since 1996 and created his own label, Frikyiwa, in 1998.
After his first two albums Espaces baroques and Live infinis (F-Com), he has focused his research on bringing electronic music, jazz and some African influences into contact. His different concepts of creation includes references to art, philosophy and diverse cultures of different countries.
Galliano traveled through several West African countries for several years. There he recorded some of the most important female voices of Mali, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Niger and Guinea Conakry. The result of this work is the double CD Frederic Galliano And The African Divas, in which jazz musicians also participate.
Discography:
Espaces Baroques (1997)
Live Infinis (1998)
Frederic Galliano And The African Divas (2002)
Sacré Live! (2004)
Kuduro Sound System (2006)
Kuduro Sound System volume 2 (2010)
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
