French
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* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents
** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
guitarist born in
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...
in 1973. He is member of
Manu Chao
Manu Chao (; born José-Manuel Thomas Arthur Chao on 21 June 1961) is a French-Spanish singer. He sings in French, Spanish, English, Italian, Arabic, Catalan, Galician, Portuguese, Greek, and occasionally in other languages. Chao began his mus ...
band from 2000. Retrieved January 18, 2018
He was born in the suburbs of Paris, of
acoustic guitar
An acoustic guitar is a musical instrument in the string family. When a string is plucked its vibration is transmitted from the bridge, resonating throughout the top of the guitar. It is also transmitted to the side and back of the instrument, ...
from his father and started playing with his uncles. From there he did not separate from that instrument again. His musical role models include
Django Reinhardt
Jean Reinhardt (23 January 1910 – 16 May 1953), known by his Romani nickname Django ( or ), was a Romani-French jazz guitarist and composer. He was one of the first major jazz talents to emerge in Europe and has been hailed as one of its most ...
and
Paco de Lucía
Francisco Sánchez Gómez (21 December 194725 February 2014), known as Paco de Lucía (;), was a Spanish virtuoso flamenco guitarist, composer, and record producer. A leading proponent of the new flamenco style, he was one of the first flame ...
, while
Dire Straits
Dire Straits were a British rock band formed in London in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (lead vocals and lead guitar), David Knopfler (rhythm guitar and backing vocals), John Illsley (bass guitar and backing vocals) and Pick Withers (drums and percuss ...
and
Eric Clapton
Eric Patrick Clapton (born 1945) is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is often regarded as one of the most successful and influential guitarists in rock music. Clapton ranked second in ''Rolling Stone''s list of ...
influenced him in the early stages of his musical development.
Fahem initially played with various local bands and then joined the formation "La Kinky Beat", until he joined in 2000 as a guitarist founded by Manu Chao band ''Radio Bemba''.''Manu Chao, Brixton Academy, London Foals, Komedia, Brighton.'' In: ''
The Independent
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.'' January 20, 2018.
He joined several local groups before joining the group ''Radio Bemba'' in 2000, which accompanies singer-songwriter Manu Chao.
He is known for his "fire solos", including the live version of "
Clandestino
''Clandestino'' is the first full-length solo album by Manu Chao, released in 1998. The album contains many soundbites throughout, two of which are bits of a speech by Subcomandante Marcos and, like Chao's subsequent albums, was mostly recorded ...
". Play a
Gibson SG
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for electric tracks, or a classical guitar for songs that sound
rumba
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or traditional.
Finally, Madjid was involved in the development of Manu Chao's latest album, ''
La Radiolina
''La Radiolina'' is the fourth studio album by Manu Chao. It was released on 4 September 2007. Italy saw an advance release of the album on 30 August.
"Rainin in Paradize", the first single from the album, was available before its official releas ...
'' of 2007. In addition to Chao, Fahem has collaborated in more than fifteen recordings of different artists.
Manu Chao appreciates the collaboration with Fahem very much, in an interview he describes Fahem exuberantly as "a monster, one of the best guitarists in the world".Die Welt im Rucksack Retrieved January 20, 2018
Discography
*2002: ''
Radio Bemba Sound System
''Radio Bemba Sound System'' is a live album by Manu Chao that was released in 2002. It is the accompanying CD to the performer's live DVD '' Babylonia en Guagua'', filmed over two nights (4–5 September) in 2001 during the tour for '' Pro ...
La Radiolina
''La Radiolina'' is the fourth studio album by Manu Chao. It was released on 4 September 2007. Italy saw an advance release of the album on 30 August.
"Rainin in Paradize", the first single from the album, was available before its official releas ...
Baionarena
Manu Chao is a French-Spanish singer and guitar
The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant ...
''
*2009: ''L'hiver Est Là''
*2009: ''Tudo é possible''
*2013: ''Santalegria''
*2016: ''Black Is Beltza ASM Sessions - Irun Lion Zion In Dub (Vol II)''