Pierre Barouh (born Élie Pierre Barouh; 19 February 1934 – 28 December 2016) was a French writer-composer-singer best known for his work on
Claude Lelouch
Claude Barruck Joseph Lelouch (; born 30 October 1937) is a French film director, screenwriter, writer, cinematographer, actor and film producer, producer. Lelouch grew up in an Algerian Jewish Family. He emerged as a prominent director in the 1 ...
's film ''
A Man and a Woman
''A Man and a Woman'' (french: Un homme et une femme) is a 1966 French film written and directed by Claude Lelouch and starring Anouk Aimée and Jean-Louis Trintignant. Written by Lelouch and Pierre Uytterhoeven, the film concerns a young widow a ...
'' as an actor and the lyricist/singer for
Francis Lai
Francis Albert Lai (; 26 April 19327 November 2018) was a French composer, noted for his film scores. He won the 1970 Oscar for Best Music, Original Score and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score for the film ''Love Story''. The so ...
's music score.
Early life and music
Barouh was born in
Paris
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and along with his brother, Albert, and sister, was raised in
Levallois-Perret
Levallois-Perret () is a commune in the Hauts-de-Seine department and Île-de-France region of north-central France. It lies some from the centre of Paris in the north-western suburbs of the French capital. It is the most densely populated ...
. Their parents were Turkish-Jewish stallholders selling fabrics. During the
Second World War
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
, their parents hid them from the Nazis; Pierre and his sister in Montournais and Albert in
la Limouzinière
La Limouzinière (; br, Kerlouevig) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department
The following is a list of the 207 communes of the Loire-Atlantique ...
. During these years Élie, baptised Pierre, lived at La Grèlerie, the home of Hilaire and Marie Rocher, who had two sons. From this time, he drew inspiration for songs like "À bicyclette", "Des ronds dans l'eau" and "Les Filles du dimanche".
After the war, he was briefly a
sports journalist
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volleyball
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B team in the 1950s. He spent some months in
Portugal
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and discovered Brazilian music. He visited
Brazil
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in 1959 and on his return to Paris came to know Brazilian writers and composers of
bossa nova
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.
With his first earnings he bought the mill, la Morvient, by the river in
Le Boupère
Le Boupère () is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
Geography
The river Lay forms all of the commune's southern border.
See also
*Communes of the Vendée department
The following is a lis ...
in the
Vendée
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where he had spent part of his childhood. There he established a recording studio and welcomed other artists, using it to advance the talent of others and creating his own label
Saravah
Saravah is a French jazz record label founded by singer-songwriter Pierre Barouh in 1965.
Saravah released the album ''50 Years'' to celebrate its anniversary in the music business. The album included Albin de la Simone, Bastien Lallemant, ...
in 1965. With the label, he wished to mix musicians and styles, to multiply musical encounters. He worked with
Pierre Akendengué
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,
Areski Belkacem
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Biography
Areski grew up in Versailles, where his parents, of kabyle (Berber) descent, were welcoming Alge ...
,
Brigitte Fontaine
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,
Nana Vasconcelos
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People and fictional characters
* Nana (given name), including a list of people and characters with the given name
* Nana (surname), including a list of people and characters with the surname
* Nana ( ...
, Gérard Ansaloni,
Jacques Higelin
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Early life
Higelin was born on 18 October 1940. His father, Paul, a railway worker and musician of Alsatian de ...
, Alfred Panou,
Maurane
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Brought to light in the 1980s with her role as Marie-Jeanne in the second version of the rock opera ''Starmania'', ...
, David McNeil, and
Elis Regina
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She became nationally ...
.
Soon after the label's creation, Barouh realised that he was not a manager and so entrusted management to a teenage friend he had known when he was 15 playing volleyball. However, in 1972, he discovered that this friend had stolen 1,500,000 francs by means which prevented Barouh from being able to get any of it back, as he "had given him everything: signatures, etc".
Cinema and theatre
As an actor, he played the role of the gypsy leader in the film ''D'ou viens-tu Johnny?'' and appeared in Lelouch's ''
Une fille et des fusils
''Une fille et des fusils'' is a 1965 French film directed by Claude Lelouch. It is also known in the English-speaking world as ''The Decadent Influence'' or ''To Be a Crook''.
Plot
Four young people, tired of working life, decide that they can ...
''. As writer/performer he had success with ''La Plage'' – immortalised by
Marie Laforêt
Marie Laforêt (born Maïtena Marie Brigitte Doumenach; 5 October 1939 – 2 November 2019) was a French singer and actress, particularly well known for her work during the 1960s and 1970s. In 1978, she moved to Geneva, and acquired Swiss citize ...
and the guitarist Claude Ciari -, ''Tes dix-huit ans'' and ''Monsieur de Furstenberg''. He shot a documentary on the beginnings of bossa nova with his longtime friend
Baden Powell de Aquino
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.
In 1966, he participated in the film ''
A Man and a Woman
''A Man and a Woman'' (french: Un homme et une femme) is a 1966 French film written and directed by Claude Lelouch and starring Anouk Aimée and Jean-Louis Trintignant. Written by Lelouch and Pierre Uytterhoeven, the film concerns a young widow a ...
'' which won the
Palme d'Or
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at the 1966
Festival de Cannes
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. He married the actress
Anouk Aimée
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the same year; they divorced three years later.
Barouh died in the
Hôpital Cochin
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in Paris from an
infarction
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(from the ...
on 28 December 2016, at the age of 82. He was buried a week later at
Montmartre Cemetery
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.
Discography
Studio albums
* ''Pierre Barouh'' (1966) (also released as ''Vivre'') – FR #15
* ''Viking bank'' (1977)
* ''Le pollen'' (1982)
* ''Sierras'' (1984)
* ''Noël'' (1991)
* ''Itchi go Itchi e – Une rencontre, une occasion'' (1998)
* ''Daltonien'' (2007)
Live albums
* ''Dites 33 (Volume 2)'' (with
Yasuaki Shimizu
(born 9 August 1954) is a Japanese composer, saxophonist and producer. He is known for his interpretations of the music of J.S. Bach, in particular the " Cello Suites 1-6" re-arranged for and performed on tenor saxophone.
Since 1981 he has comp ...
and the
Moonriders
is a Japanese musician, singer, and record producer who co-founded the Moonriders, a group that became one of Japan's most innovative rock bands. He is known to audiences outside Japan for his musical contributions to the video games ''Mother'' ...
) (2001) (concert at the Espace Pierre Cardin, Paris on 15 February 1983)
Nicole Croisille
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Perhaps her most heard work is on the soundtrack of 1 ...
) (1967) – FR #15,NOR #4
* '' 13 jours en France'' (with Francis Lai and Nicole Croisille) (1969) – FR #4
* ''Ça va, ça vient'' (1971)
* ''Au Kabaret de la dernière chance'' (with Anita Vallejo, Oscar Castro and the Aleph Theatre troupe) (1992)
Compilation albums
* ''Saudade (Un Manque Habité)'' (2001)
* ''Les Années Disc'AZ – L'intégrale Des Chansons'' (2008)
* ''60 ans de chansons à des titres Divers (parfois Dit Vert) sur l'humain et ce qui l'entoure'' (2012)
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, Mich ...
(1968)
* ''
Comme à la radio
''Comme à la radio'' is the fourth album by experimental French singer Brigitte Fontaine, recorded with Areski Belkacem (in their first collaboration) and the Art Ensemble of Chicago. It was released in 1969 on the Saravah label after a series ...
'' by Brigitte Fontaine,
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 ...
and the
Art Ensemble of Chicago
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(1969)
*''Higelin & Areski'' by
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 Areski Belkacem (1969)
* ''Chante Jean-Roger Caussimon'' by
Jean-Roger Caussimon
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Discography Studio albu ...
(1970)
* ''
Un beau matin
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''The ...
'' by Areski Belkacem (1971)
* ''
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, Mich ...
'' by Brigitte Fontaine (1972)
* ''Moshi'' by Barney Wilen (1972)
* ''Chorus'' by Michel Roques (1972)
* ''David McNeil'' by David McNeil (1972)
* ''
Je ne connais pas cet homme
''Je ne connais pas cet homme'' is the sixth album by experimental French singer Brigitte Fontaine and the fourth by Areski Belkacem, released in 1973 on the Saravah
Saravah is a French jazz record label founded by singer-songwriter Pierre ...
'' by Brigitte Fontaine and Areski Belkacem (1973)
*''Jean-Roger Caussimon'' by Jean-Roger Caussimon (1973)
*''Nandipo'' by
Pierre Akendengué
Pierre-Claver Akendengué (born April 25, 1943) is a Gabonese musician and composer. In 1997, he received his country's "Prix d'excellence" at the Africa Music awards in Libreville, honoring his body of work. He also serves as a cultural advi ...
(1974)
*''Nana, Nelson Angelo, Novelli'' by
Naná Vasconcelos
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, Nelson Angelo and Novelli (1975)
*''Growing Up'' by Chic Streetman (1975)
*''Dreams'' by Steve Lacy (1975)
*''J’ai déjà fait mon arche, j’attends les animaux'' by David McNeil (1975)
*''Afrika Obota'' by Pierre Akendengué (1976)
*''Jeunes Années'' by
Jean-Philippe Goude
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Early years
* 1969: first compositions
* 1975: composition and recording of the soundtrack for Frankenstein, a play by Philippe Adrien at Théâtre de la Roquette ...
and Olivier Colé (1976)
*''Shakespeare Says'' by
Champion Jack Dupree
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Biography
Dupree was a New Orleans ...
(1976)
*''Schumann – Sonate Op.11 / Ravel – Miroirs'' by
Håkon Austbø
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Born in Kongsberg, Austbø studie ...
(1977)
*''À l'amour comme à la guerre'' by
Philippe Léotard
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He was born in Nice, one of seven children - four girls, then three boys, of whi ...
(1990)
*''Voce a Mano'' by Allain Leprest and Richard Galliano (1992)
*''Sur les quais'' by Daniel Mille (1993)
*''Mes plus grands succès'' by Fred Poulet (1995)
*''De la Scarpe à la Seine'' by Françoise Kucheida (1995)
*''Encore cédé'' by Fred Poulet (1996)
*''La mémoire du vent'' by
Bïa Krieger
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*''En revenant du bal'' by Gérard Pierron (1997)
*''Ces moments'' là by Aram Sédèfian (1997) (co-produced with Bertrand Mougin)
*''Le Funambule'' by Daniel Mille (1997)
*''Les heures tranquilles'' by Daniel Mille (1998)
*''Cris de coeur'' by Françoise Kucheida (1998)
*''Sources'' by Bïa Krieger (2000)
*''Et s'il était deux fois'' by Eric Guilleton (2000)
*''Improvisations'' by Étienne Brunet and
Fred Van Hove
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(2001)
*''Le Trio Camara'' by Le Trio Camara (2001) (co-produced with Yves Chamberland)
Non-album singles
* "Simple routine" by Joël Favreau (1969)
* "I Love the Queen" by Jacques Higelin (1971)
* "Nini" by Jacques Higelin (1971)
* "Jamai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ais" by Brigitte Fontaine (1972)
* " Un jour, un papillon" by Joël Favreau (1972)
*"La Transatlantique" by Dominique Barouh (1972)
*"Likwala" by Pierre Akendengué (1975)
*"Femmes parmi les femmes" by
Françoise Hardy
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