Didier Malherbe (born January 22, 1943 in

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), is a French

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and world music musician, known as a member of the bands

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and Hadouk, as well as a poet. His first instrument was a

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, but he also plays

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, Laotian Khen,

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flute,

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and many other

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. Since 1995,

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has been his preferred instrument.

Before Gong (1960–69)

Didier Malherbe began playing saxophone at age 13 after hearing

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's "

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", a title he later would adopt as his nickname. After two years of formal training on saxophone he began to participate in jam sessions at various Paris jazz clubs alongside the likes of Alby Cullaz, Eddy Louiss, Jacques Thollot ... He then moved away from jazz. "I had grown puzzled about bebop because of so many rules. Then free jazz arrived, which got rid of all the rules... I decided I'd rather look elsewhere". In 1962, after hearing the first Ravi Shankar album, he travelled to India, where he discovered bamboo flute and learned to play bansuri, Indian bamboo flute. Back in Paris, he took classical flute lessons, while studying ancient languages at the Sorbonne university. In 1964-65, he travelled around Morocco, staying in a community in Tangier, playing with other hippie musicians such as guitarist

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Michel Bourre, "Le Souffleur", ''Rock & Folk'' (April 1976), p.86-9 & 139-42. and absorbing elements of Arabic music. In 1966, he appeared on the soundtrack for the movie ''

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'', credited to

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, and dabbled with rock music for the first time, electrifying his sax when he appeared, as part of a band called ''Les Rollsticks'', in Marc'O's successful comedy-rock ''Les Idoles''. This was such a hit that it was made into a feature film in 1968. In the summer of 1968, Malherbe left for Majorca, in the Balearic Islands, where he found shelter in the property of writer

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. There he worked on improving his flute playing, and spent time with

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and

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, two former members of

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, whose performance at the Fenêtre Rose festival in late 1967 he later called "a triggering event."B. Filip, "Clonage en cours", ''Blah-Blah'', (1992) In 1969, back in Paris, he joined a raga-blues-folk trio, Morning Calm, and played free jazz with American pianist

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, appearing on his album recorded for the BYG label. The same label released ''

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'' (1969), the first

album, on which Malherbe appeared alongside musicians of various backgrounds, whether pop or jazz.

The Gong Years (1969–77)

Gong became a real band for an appearance at the Amougies festival in October 1969. Malherbe received the stage name Bloomdido Bad De Grasse from

, a combination of the title of the Charlie Parker standard and a rough English translation of his surname. The albums ''

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'' (1971) and ''Continental Circus'' (1972, soundtrack for Jérôme Laperrousaz's movie of the same name) made Gong, along with

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and others, a key player on the French underground scene of the early 1970s, pioneering the MJC (youth clubs) circuit. Allen's faithful right-hand man, Bloomdido stoically survived the band's countless line-up changes, even staying on after Allen himself quit in 1975 following the Radio Gnome Invisible trilogy, released by the then-fledgling Virgin label : '' Flying Teapot'' and '' Angel's Egg'' (1973), then ''

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'' (1974). Malherbe achieved a unique sound by electrifying his instrument, and brought to the band many melodic ideas, "which I freely gave away, in a communal spirit. That's one of the features of my character and my music : I am a spontaneous guy, an improviser."Michel Lousquet, "Pour qui sonne le Gong ?", ''Best'', December 1977, p.60-63. Following the departures in 1975 of Allen then

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, Gong moved to a more jazz-fusion style, influenced by

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, with Malherbe adding a world-music flavour, as exemplified by "Bambooji" on the '' Shamal'' (1976) album, an early pointer to his later work as a solo artist. A final line-up with a percussion section and

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on guitar recorded ''

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'' (1977).

"He has always been, and remains, the best musician Gong ever had. He is a true virtuoso - but to the point that he never shows it" - Daevid Allen (1977)

Bloom (1977–81) and Faton Bloom (1982–87)

In 1977, Didier Malherbe formed the band ''Bloom'' playing "jazz-rock, but performed in a personal way, with odd time signatures, some funky ideas and crazy lyrics,". They recorded an eponymous album in 1978, the band regularly toured France. In 1981, it was replaced by smaller line-ups, Duo du Bas with Yan Emeric Vagh, and Duo Ad lib with

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. In 1978, Didier played on 3 songs on Gilli Smyth's Charly Records release "Mother," also appearing on her "Fairy Tales" LP under the band name "Mother Gong," featuring guitarist Harry Williamson, after Smyth's breakup with 'Gong' founder, and Didier's longtime friend and collaborator, Daevid Allen (now dearly departed after a bout with cancer). In 1980, Didier recorded perhaps his first solo album, "Bloom," with a jazz-fusion sound common to that era, but with distinctly French vocals and artsy oddities. In 1982, Malherbe began a partnership with Faton Cahen, former pianist with Magma and Zao, which they logically called ''Faton-Bloom''. The band was completed by Rémy Sarrazin (bass), Éric Bedoucha (drums) and Roger Raspail. An eponymous album appeared in 1986, accompanied by copious touring. During that period he also worked with singer Jacques Higelin, on stage (the live album ''Casino de Paris'' in 1984) and in the studio (the album ''Ai'' in 1985). He also played on the first album by Equip'Out, a band led by ex-Gong drummer Pip Pyle, and joined Daevid Allen in a new line-up of Gong, which resulted in the album ''Shapeshifter'' (1992).

Solo / Duo (1990–98)

In 1990, Didier Malherbe released his first true solo album, ''Fetish'', surrounded by a cast of thousands. He later called the album "very scattered."Entretien avec Stéphane Fougère, ''Tangentes'' n°3, March 1995. He notably experimented with the wind synthesizer Yamaha WX7. He then signed with the Tangram label, releasing ''Zeff'' in 1992, which was a major critical and commercial success. The unique sound of the Zeff, a harmonic bent PVC pipe, also graced

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' soundtrack for

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's movie ''1492: Christopher Columbus'', and was featured on public TV channel France 3. This was followed by ''Fluvius'' (1994), with a quartet including Loy Ehrlich, Henri Agnel and Shyamal Maïtra. In 1996, birth of "Hadouk" with Loy Ehrlich, so named in reference to their respective instruments of choice,

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Hajouj (bass of the Gnawas of Morocco) and

(Doudouk,double-reed Armenian oboe). Also during the 1990s, Malherbe kept touring with Classic Gong, in both Europe and the USA. He finally left the band in 1999, but continued to appear occasionally as a guest-star, both on stage ''Subterranea'' DVD and on records ''Zero To Infinity'' and ''2032''. He also toured and recorded with

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Cd Palaces and with acoustic guitarist

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''Live at the New Morning'' CD in 1997.

Hadouk Trio (1999–2012)

In 1999, the Malherbe/Ehrlich duo was joined by American percussionist

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and released the album ''Shamanimal'' as Hadouk Trio. Helped by excellent critical reception, the trio appeared at major festivals such as Nancy Jazz Pulsations. In 2001 his mastery of the

also led for an invitation by Djivan Gasparyan to appear at the international

festival in Armenia, then in Moscow and St Petersburg. That same year, he published a book of sonnets on reeds, ''L'Anche des Métamorphoses'', which he later turned into a solo show, mixing poetry reading and musical interludes. In 2003 the second Hadouk Trio CD, ''Now'', saw the light of day. The trio appeared at the San Sebastián festival, at Jazz Sous Les Pommiers, and released two live documents, the double CD ''Live à FIP'' (2004) and the DVD ''Live au Satellit Café'' (2005), which began a long-term partnership with (

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) The release of the trio's third studio CD ''Utopies'' (2006) coincided with an appearance at the Gong Unconvention in Amsterdam, a festival which peaked with the reunion of Gong's 1970s line-up. Two concerts at Paris' Cabaret Sauvage in May 2007 were documented on the live CD/DVD ''Baldamore''. A few days later, Hadouk Trio received the "year's best band" award at the Victoires du Jazz ceremony. The trio's final release, ''Air Hadouk'', came out in 2010. It was followed by tours in Great Britain and India, and an appearance at the Paris Jazz Festival. In 2013, Naive reissued the first 4 Hadouk Trio CDs as a box set, which coincided with a concert at the legendary

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on 2 February. In 2010 he formed a duo with guitarist Éric Löhrer, releasing the double-CD ''Nuit d'Ombrelle'' the following year, which mixed jazz standards on

and improvisations, arranged as a continuous suite. Since 2012 he has been playing with classical pianist

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, appearing on his TV programme ' on

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and performing live as a trio with percussionist Joël Grare under the title ''A World Tour In 80 Minutes''.

Hadouk Quartet (2013–2020)

In May 2013, Malherbe and Loy Ehrlich opened a new chapter in the Hadouk saga on the occasion of a residency at the club Le Triton, this time in quartet with Éric Löhrer on guitar and Jean-Luc Di Fraya on percussion and vocals. The quartet released their début CD, ''Hadoukly Yours'' on the Naïve Records. He added two Chinese wind instruments:

and

. March 2017, release of a new CD "Le Cinquieme Fruit" on Naïve label. February 2018, publication of a second book of sonnets "Escapade en Facilie" publisher Le Castor Astral. October 2018 concerts in Taiwan " Round about Duduk " for the festival ASIA-PACIFIC traditional Art.

Discography

With Gong

* 1970: ''

'' (BYG) * 1971: ''

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'' (Phillips) * 1972: '' Glastonbury Fayre 1971'' (Revelation) * 1973: '' Flying Teapot'' (BYG/Virgin) * 1973: '' Angel's Egg'' (Virgin) * 1974: ''

'' (Virgin) * 1976: '' Shamal'' (Virgin) * 1977: ''

'' (Virgin) * 1977: '' Gong est mort, vive Gong'' (Tapioca/Celluloïd) * 1977: '' Live Etc.'' (Virgin) * 1990: '' Live au Bataclan 1973'' (Mantra) * 1990: '' Live at Sheffield 74'' (Mantra) * 1992: ''

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'' (Mélodie/Celluloïd) * 2000: '' Zero to Infinity'' (Snapper Music) * 2009: '' 2032'' (G-Wave) * 2016: ''

Rejoice! I'm Dead! ''Rejoice! I'm Dead!'' is the fourteenth studio album by Gong and the eleventh album by the Daevid Allen version of the group. It was released on . Overview ''Rejoice! I'm Dead!'' is the first Gong album to be released since the deaths of co-fou ...

'' (Madfish) * 2019: '' Love from the Planet Gong - The Virgin years 1973-75'' (13 disc box Virgin 675 890-1)

Solo and duo albums

* 1980: ''Bloom'' (EMI-Sonopresse, reissued by Voiceprint) * 1986: ''Faton Bloom'' (with Faton Cahen) (Cryonic, reissued by Mantra) * 1987: ''Saxo Folies'' (with Armand Frydman) (Koka Media) * 1990: ''Fetish'' (Mantra) * 1992: ''Zeff'' (Tangram) * 1994: ''Fluvius'' (Tangram) * 1995: ''Hadouk'' (with Loy Ehrlich) (Tangram) * 1997: ''Live at New Morning'' (with

) (Acoustic Music) * 2003: ''Windprints / L'Empreinte du Vent'' (Cezame) * 2008: ''Carnets d'Asie et d'Ailleurs'' (with Loy Ehrlich) (Vox Terrae) * 2011: ''Nuit d'Ombrelle'' with

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(

) * 2021: ''The Yanqging & the Wind'' with yaping wang (Cezame)

With Hadouk Trio (Didier Malherbe / Loy Ehrlich / Steve Shehan)

* 1999: ''Shamanimal'' (Mélodie rééd.

) * 2002: ''Now'' (Mélodie rééd.

) * 2004: ''Hadouk Trio Live à FIP'' (Mélodie/Abeille Musique) * 2006: ''Utopies'' (

) * 2007: ''Baldamore'' (CD+DVD Live au Cabaret Sauvage) (

) * 2010: ''Air Hadouk'' (

) * 2013: Coffret Intégrale ''Hadouk Trio'' (

)

With Hadouk Quartet (Didier Malherbe / Loy Ehrlich / Eric Löhrer / Jean-Luc Di Fraya)

* 2013: ''Hadoukly Yours'' (

) * 2017: "Le Cinquieme Fruit" (

)

Other appearances

* 1969: ''Aquariana'' (

) (BYG) * 1971: ''Obsolete'' ( Dashiell Hedayat) (Shandar, reissued by Mantra) * 1972: ''Whatevershebringswesing'' (

) (Harvest) * 1974: ''Hatfield and the North'' (

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) (Virgin) * 1974: ''To Keep from Crying'' (

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) (Virgin) * 1974: ''Vibrarock'' (Robert Wood) (Polydor) * 1975: ''Clearlight Symphony'' ( Clearlight) (Virgin) * 1975: ''Fish Rising'' (

) (Virgin) * 1978: ''Visions'' ( Clearlight) (Polydor) * 1979: ''Downwind'' ( Pierre Moerlen’s Gong) (Arista) * 1980: ''Live'' ( Pierre Moerlen’s Gong) (Arista) * 1981: ''Robot Woman 1'' (Mother Gong) (Butt) * 1981: ''Battle of the Birds'' (with Harry Williamson, Anthony Phillips and

Gilli Smyth Gillian Mary Smyth (1 June 1933 – 22 August 2016) was an English musician who performed with the bands Gong, Mother Gong, and Planet Gong and released several solo albums and albums in collaboration with other members of Gong. In Gong, she ...

) (Ottersongs, reissued by Voiceprint) * 1982: ''Solilaï'' (

) (RCA) * 1982: ''Robot Woman 2'' (Mother Gong) (Shanghai) * 1982: ''N'' ( Lili Drop) (Arabella) * 1983: ''Casino de Paris'' (

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) (Pathé-Marconi) * 1985: ''Aï'' (

) (Pathé-Marconi) * 1987: ''Pip Pyle’s Equip’Out'' ( Pip Pyle’s Equip’Out) (52è Rue Est, reissued by Voiceprint) * 1988: ''Orchestra V'' (Mimi Lorenzini) (Muséa) * 1988: ''Tarka'' (

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& Harry Williamson) (PRT/Baillemont, reissued by Voiceprint) * 1989: ''French Corazon'' (

) (Midi) * 1991: ''Urgent Meeting'' ( Un Drame Musical Instantané) (GRRR) * 1993: ''Live'' (Short Wave) (Gimini) * 1993: ''Les Îles du Désert'' ( Loy Ehrlich) (Tangram) * 1994: ''R.S.V.P.'' (

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) (Sinclair Songs) * 1994: ''Aux Héros de la Voltige'' (

) (EMI) * 1997: ''Les Palaces'' (

) (Virgin) * 1998: ''Seven Year Itch'' (

Pip Pyle Phillip "Pip" Pyle (4 April 1950 – 28 August 2006) was an English-born drummer from Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, who later resided in France. He is best known for his work in the progressive rock Canterbury scene bands Gong, Hatfield an ...

) (Voiceprint) * 2000: ''Soup Songs Live - The Music of

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'' (Annie Whitehead – Soupsongs) (Voiceprint) * 2001: ''Kekeland'' (

) (Virgin) * 2005: ''Folklores Imaginaires'' (Eric Séva) (Harmonia Mundi) * 2006: ''Elevations'' (

) (Safar Éditions) * 2006: ''Conspiracy Theories'' (Phil Miller’s In Cahoots) (Crescent Discs) * 2010: ''Le Triomphe de l'Amour'' (

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) (Universal) * 2014: ''Impressionist Symphony'' ( Clearlight) (Gonzo Multimedia) * 2017 : ''Jésus de Nazareth à Jérusalem'' (

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) CD BO du spectacle (Sony) * 2017 : ''Bledi'' ( Hend Zouari) (Diwan Musik Company) * 2017 : ''Tara'' (

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) CD Jazzenvue * 2018 : ''Bô,le Voyage Musical '' ( Catherine Lara ) CD BO du spectacle (Warner) * 2021 : ''Héliotropiques '' ( ALULA ) CC 03

Filmography

* 1967: ''

'' by Conrad Rooks (music by

) * 1968: '' Les Idoles'' by

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(music by Stéphane Vilar and Patrick Greussay) * 1972: ''

'' by Jérôme Laperrousaz (with Gong) * 1972: ''Le Grand Départ'' by

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(with Gong) * 1992: '' 1492 : Christophe Colomb'' by

(music by

) * 1999: '' Les Quatre Saisons d'Espigoule'' by Christian Philibert (music by Michel Korb) * 2005: "Kirikou et les Bêtes sauvages" de

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(music Manu Dibango) * 2006: '' Sa Majesté Minor'' by Jean-Jacques Annaud (music by Javier Navarreté) * 2010: '' The Lady'' by

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