Jean-Philippe Rykiel
Jean-Philippe Rykiel is a French composer, arranger & musician, primarily a keyboard player. He has been blind since his birth[1] in 1961, and is the son of fashion designer Sonia Rykiel.
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[edit] Career
Rykiel exhibited musical precocity as a child, sitting in with jazz greats like Miles Davis[2] With his recognized talent, and strong connections, he could have been a famous child prodigy. He chose to wait, not wanting to be identified as "that blind musician kid".[citation needed]
Rykiel first came to public attention via his synthesizer duets with Tim Blake as part of the Crystal Machine audio-visual project in the late 70's, which staged large events involving music and laser-based light shows in France and Japan.[3]
Later he spent much time collaborating with world musicians, notably Mali singer Salif Keita,[4] Tibetan monk Lama Gyurme and Senegalese singer and percussionist Youssou N'Dour.
In 1992 Rykiel composed and performed music for the soundtrack of Les Pierres bleues du désert, dir:Nabil Ayouch
Rykiel and Blake reunited as Crystal Machine to perform at the Gong Unconvention Festival in Amsterdam in 2006.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Solo
- 1982 Jean-Philippe Rykiel - (Musiza/Ariola)
- 1991 Nunc Musics (Quiet Days In Tokyo) - Takdisc/WMD
- 2003 Under The Tree (Last Call)
[edit] Collaborations
- 1994 Songs of awakening / Roads of blessings (The Lama's Chant) (w/Lama Gyourmé) - (Last Call/Narada/Takticmusic)
- 1996 Souhaits Pour L'Eveil (The Lama's Chant) (w/Lama Gyurme) - (Last Call/Sony)
- 2000 Rain Of Blessings: Vajra Chants (w/Lama Gyurme) - (RealWorld)
[edit] Participations
- 1977 Vous Et Nous - Brigitte Fontaine
- 1978 New Jerusalem - Tim Blake
- 1979 Open - Steve Hillage - (Virgin)
- 1981 Friends Of Mr. Cairo - Jon & Vangelis - (Polydor)
- 1983 Catherine Lara - Catherine Lara - (Trema)
- 1984 En Concert - Catherine Lara - (Trema)
- 1985 Apartheid - Xalam - (Melodie)
- 1985 Nelson Mandela - Youssou N'Dour - (EMI)
- 1986 Power Spot - Jon Hassell - (ECM)
- 1987 Faton-Bloom - F.Cahen/D.Malherbe - (Cryonic)
- 1987 Soro - Salif Keita - (EMI)
- 1987 Xarit - Xalam - (BMG)
- 1988 I'm Your Man - Leonard Cohen - (Sony)
- 1988 Surgeon Of The Nightsky - Jon Hassell - (Intutition)
- 1989 Domba - Ousemane Kouyaté - (Sterns)
- 1989 Fetish - Didier Malherbe - (Mantra)
- 1990 French Corazon - Brigitte Fontaine - (EMI)
- 1992 Eyes Open - Youssou N'Dour - (Sony)
- 1993 Les Romantiques - Catherine Lara - (Trema)
- 1993 Zef - Didier Malherbe - (Tangram)
- 1994 Soro - - Salif Keita - (Island)
- 1994 Wommat - Youssou N'Dour - (Sony)
- 1995 Emotion - Papa Wemba - (Real World)
- 1995 Folon - Salif Keita - (Island)
- 1996 Kaoutal - Kaoutal - (Sony)
- 1996 Mansa - Super Rail Band - (Label Bleu)
- 1996 Vago - Marcel Loeffler - (Tam Tam)
- 1996 Wapi Yo - - Lokua Kanza - (BMG)
- 1997 Contes D'Afrique De L'Ouest - Mamadou Diallo - (CKT)
- 1998 Castlesmadeofsand - Alexkid - (F-Communications)
- 1998 Paradis Païen - Jacques Higelin (Tôt ou Tard/Warner)
- 1999 Papa - Salif Keita - (Island)
- 2000 Joko - Youssou N'Dour - (Sony)
- 2001 Bienvenida - Alexkid (F-Communications)
- 2001 Kekeland - Brigitte Fontaine (Virgin)
- 2001 WhatIdidOnMyHolidays - Alexkid (F-Communications)
- 2002 Nothing's In Vain - Youssou N'Dour (Nonesuch/Warner)
- 2002 Samba Alla - Diogal (Celluloid/Mélodie)
- 2002 Wati - Amadou & Mariam (Universal Music Jazz)
- 2003 Mint - Alexkid - (F-Communications)
[edit] External links
- Jean-Philippe Rykiel on Myspace
- Last Call Records Under The Tree (audio samples) (Realplayer)
[edit] Notes
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