''Higelin et Areski'' is the second album by
French rock singer
Jacques Higelin
Jacques Joseph Victor Higelin (; 18 October 1940 – 6 April 2018) was a French pop singer who rose to prominence in the early 1970s.
Early life
Higelin was born on 18 October 1940. His father, Paul, a railway worker and musician of Alsatian de ...
and the first credited to
Areski Belkacem
Areski Belkacem (born 23 January 1940), also known simply as Areski, is a French singer, multi-instrumentalist, comedian and composer.
Biography
Areski grew up in Versailles, where his parents, of kabyle (Berber) descent, were welcoming Alge ...
. Higelin and Areski met at the army, and Higelin would later introduce Areski to
Brigitte Fontaine
Brigitte Fontaine, (born 24 June 1939) is a singer of avant-garde music. She has employed numerous unusual musical styles, melding rock and roll, folk, jazz, electronica, spoken word poetry, and world. She has collaborated with Stereolab, Mic ...
, who would become his lover and creative partner. The songs on the album are mostly minimalistic and experimental.
Track listing
1969 albums
Jacques Higelin albums
Areski Belkacem albums
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