ERIC VINCENT

"Un chanteur pas ordinaire..."

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Eric Vincent, French singer, songwriter and guitarist returned to North America for a six-week tour during October-November 2002. He will also be in the Boston area the last week or so of October. This dynamic musician has performed in Paris and throughout France with other outstanding musicians. But he has a special passion for taking his music to every corner of the globe. He has performed in 130 countries! Although his background is in classical music, Eric Vincent's music encompasses many styles. His songs contain elements of jazz, folk, rock and rhythms reflecting his travels in Africa and the Carribean. His songs also have a quality which is hard to define but which identifies him as a singer in the best tradition of the chanson française. His concerts have delighted audiences of all ages, appealing to a range from native speakers of French to those who speak no French at all. He is often invited to return to universities and high schools where his songs capture the attention of students for their universal themes and for the appealing music.

In addition to his busy concert schedule, Eric has recently become involved in a world-wide project, (Europe, Argentina, Taiwan, French Polynesia and soon Hanoi), Opération Boule de neige, started by school children in the small French town of Bonchamp to oppose violence in children's programming on television. He wrote the music for the song Jamais plus de violence and directed its recording. He hopes to also interest American and Canadian children and their teachers in this project Also he has recently adaptated eight songs of the premiere American singer-songwriter James Taylor, which will be included in his repertoire for this tour. A recording of these songs has come out in a special edition for this tour.

In November 1997 during his very successful American Tour, Eric sang at the conference of the American Association of Teachers of French in Nashville. While there, he also participated in a workshop on the subject of introducing French songs in the classroom conducted by Brian Thompson.

Check out Eric's own web site at <www.eric-vincent.com>.

For more information about Eric Vincent's tour or how you can invite him to your community or bring your students to concerts already scheduled, contact Brian Thompson for New England, or Eric himself for other areas.

MADURA 11, boulevard de la Bastille 75012 PARIS

(In France) Tél : 01 43 07 44 34 Fax : 01 43 45 45 26

(From outside of France) Tél. 331 43 07 44 34 Fax : 331 43 45 45 26

e-mail: Madura@wanadoo.fr

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