Enrico Macias
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Biography
[Edit]Enrico Macias drew on the traditions of his native North Africa to become one of the most popular and influential French recording artists of his generation — a pioneering force in the development of what would eventually fall under the umbrella of world music, he remains a vital link to an Algerian culture decimated by colonial aggression and abuse. Born Gaston Ghrenassia in Constantine, Algeria, on December 11, 1938, he was the product of a Jewish family and at 15 made his professional debut as a guitarist with malouf master Cheikh Raymond Leyris' orchestra. Though something of a child prodigy, Ghrenassia later turned his back on music to begin a new career as a schoolteacher. In the meantime, the Front National de Libération continued its fight for Algerian independence from France, and in time the situation deteriorated into a state of guerrilla warfare — on June 22, 1961, Cheikh Raymond was shot to death, and with wife Suzy (the bandleader's daughter), Ghrenassia fled to Paris, where he reignited his dormant music career playing contemporary interpretations of classic malouf melodies.
Dissatisfied with the end result of the experiment, he began writing original songs based on his own experiences as an Algerian refugee. After a series of little-noticed gigs across the cabaret circuit, in 1962 Ghrenassia was hired to headline the Drap d'Or, where he captured the attention of Pathé Marconi label exec Raymond Bernard. His debut single, "Adieu Mon Pays," written in part on the ship that delivered him to France, immediately vaulted the newly rechristened Enrico Macias to fame within the growing Algerian expatriate community, and at year's end he was featured on the television program Cinq Colonnes à la Une.
After touring in support of Paola and Billy Bridge in early 1963, Macias headlined dates in France, Lebanon, Greece, and Turkey, slowly cultivating an audience outside of the Algerian population. In 1965, he recorded a pair of mainstream pop hits, "Les Gens du Nord" and "Non Je N'ai Pas Oublié," and earned the Prix Vincent Scotto. Live performances in the Soviet Union and Japan followed, as did recording sessions in Spanish and Italian — in 1968, Macias even headlined New York City's venerable Carnegie Hall, subsequently returning to North America for dates across the U.S. and Canada. Macias' songs were both personal and universal — while on the one hand he upheld Arab-Andalucian musical traditions and penned lyrics exploring his Jewish faith, on the other hand his adroit fusion of indigenous musics past and present adhered to no genre restrictions, and he preached messages of peace and tolerance applicable regardless of the listener's religion or ethnicity.
With the 1976 LP Melisa, Macias enjoyed his greatest commercial and critical success to date, launching his classic song "Malheur à Celui Qui Blesse un Enfant." Two years later, Egyptian president Anwar Sadat defied his nation's ban on Jews to invite the singer to perform at the foot of the pyramids, and in late 1981 United Nations Secretary General Kurt Waldheim awarded him the title of "Singer of Peace." Sadat's October 6, 1981, assassination galvanized Macias to write a tribute song in response, and the resulting "Un Berger Vient de Tomber" remains one of his most beloved anthems. In 1986, he composed a different kind of tribute song via "Vivas les Bleus," the official theme of the French World Cup soccer squad.
French Prime Minister Laurent Fabius awarded Macias the Légion d'Honneur in the spring of 1985, and in the years to follow he continued touring some of the most troubled regions of the globe, playing dates in Israel and Korea in support of his 1988 international smash, "Zingarella." After completing the 1991 album Enrico, Macias announced his first extended hiatus from recording and touring, and the following spring co-starred in the theatrical drama Quelle Nuit. Music was again his focus in the years to come, however, and in 1995 he scored a novelty hit with "Et Johnny Chante l'Amour," a reggae-inspired tribute to French rock legend Johnny Hallyday. In 1997, United Nations General Secretary Kofi Annan nominated Macias for the title of "Ambassador at Large for Peace and Protection of Children." Two years later, he headlined the Festival of the Printemps de Bourges with a tribute to his own childhood mentor, Cheikh Raymond, reviving the Jewish-Arab music of Algeria's increasingly distant past.
In the spring of 2000, Macias generated widespread controversy when he announced plans to return to Algeria for a series of live performances — though supported by Algerian legislators, the tour was ultimately scrapped because of security concerns, forcing the singer to channel his energies into the memoir Mon Algérie instead. Son Jean-Claude Ghrenassia produced his next LP, 2003's Oranges Amères, a return to the Middle Eastern-inspired atmospheres and rhythms of his earliest output. An extensive tour yielded the concert LP Live à l'Olympia 2003, and in late 2005 Macias starred in the French telefilm Monsieur Molina. A new album, La Vie Populaire, coincided with the project's spring 2006 broadcast premiere.
Title: Les 50 plus belles chansons d'Enrico Macias
Artist: Enrico Macias
Genre: Rock, World Music, Pop
Title: Hommage à Cheik Raymond (Live) / Hommage a Cheik Raymond (Live)
Artist: Enrico Macias
Genre: Rock, World Music, Pop
Title: Master série : Enrico Macias, vol. 1 / Master serie : Enrico Macias, vol. 1
Artist: Enrico Macias
Genre: Rock, World Music, Pop
Title: Enregistrement Public (Live À L'Olympia / 1985)
Artist: Enrico Macias
Genre: World Music, Pop, Acoustic, Folk
Title: Talents du siècle : Enrico Macias / Talents du siecle : Enrico Macias
Artist: Enrico Macias
Genre: Rock, World Music, Pop
Collections
Title: La memoire des chansons 2
Genre: Pop
Title: Legendes de la Chanson, Vol. Five
Genre: Pop
Title: Fifty French Favourites
Genre: Pop
Title: Les premiers succès / Les premiers succes
Genre: World Music
Title: Crooners 60'S, Tubes D'antan
Genre: World Music
Title: In French or English?
Genre: Pop
Title: COMPACT DISC CLUB - CAFE DE PARIS CD 3
Genre: World Music
Title: COMPACT DISC CLUB - CAFE DE PARIS CD 4
Genre: World Music
Title: Cafe De Paris (CD4)
Genre: Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Pop
Title: La Vie Est Une Chanson Vol. 1 (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: A Paris (The Ultimate French Collection) (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: A Paris (The Ultimate French Collection) (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: Les 100 Titres Cultes De La Chanson Française (CD2)
Genre: Acoustic
Title: 80s French Hits (Années 80) (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Club/Dance
Title: 100x Vive La France (CD3)
Genre: Rock, World Music, Pop, Acoustic
Title: Romantic Story (CD3)
Genre: Pop
Title: Vive La France Top 100 (Universal 2012) (CD3)
Genre: Acoustic
Title: Wavemusic Smile Style 3
Genre: Nu Jazz, Dub, Latin, Instrumental, Lounge
Title: Best Of 1976 (CD1)
Title: Nous L'avons Tant Aimé
Genre: Pop
Title: Pierre Bachelet: Nous L'avons Tant Aimé
Genre: Acoustic
Title: Chanson Française. Mes Favoris (Partie 10) (CD1)
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Rock, Reggae, World Music, Latin, Pop, Pop Rock, Alternative, Acoustic, Classical
Title: Chanson Française. Mes Favoris (Partie 10) (CD2)
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Rock, Reggae, World Music, Latin, Pop, Pop Rock, Alternative, Acoustic, Classical
Title: Chanson Française. Mes Favoris (Partie 2) (CD1)
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Rock, Folk Rock, Salsa, World Music, Pop, Pop Rock, Theatre/Soundtrack, Acoustic, Lounge, Classical, Folk
Title: Chanson Française. Mes Favoris (Partie 4) (CD2)
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Rock, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: Chanson Française. Mes Favoris (Partie 5) (CD2)
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Blues Jazz, Rock, Salsa, World Music, Ethnic , Disco, Pop, Pop Rock, Acoustic, Classical, Folk
Title: Chanson Française. Mes Favoris (Partie 6) (CD1)
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Rock, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: Corsu - Mezu Mezu
Genre: World Music, Pop
Title: Partie 10 - Chanson Française. Mes Favoris (CD1)
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Rock, Reggae, World Music, Latin, Pop, Pop Rock, Alternative, Acoustic, Classical
Title: Partie 10 - Chanson Française. Mes Favoris (CD2)
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Rock, Reggae, World Music, Latin, Pop, Pop Rock, Alternative, Acoustic, Classical
Title: Partie 12 - Chanson Française. Mes Favoris (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Reggae, World Music, Pop, Pop Rock, Alternative, Retro, Acoustic, Classical, Folk
Title: Partie 15 - Chanson Française. Mes Favoris (CD2)
Genre: Blues, Rock, World Music, Pop, Pop Rock, Theatre/Soundtrack, Acoustic, Classical, Musical, Folk
Title: Partie 17 - Chanson Française. Mes Favoris (CD2)
Genre: World Music, Pop, Pop Rock, Acoustic, Folk
Title: Partie 2 - Chanson Française. Mes Favoris (CD1)
Genre: World Music, Pop, Pop Rock, Acoustic, Folk
Title: Partie 4 - Chanson Française. Mes Favoris (CD2)
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Rock, Blues Rock, Folk Rock, Punk, World Music, Pop, Pop Rock, Alternative, Acoustic, Classical, Folk
Title: Partie 6 - Chanson Française. Mes Favoris (CD1)
Genre: Blues, Blues Jazz, Rock, Blues Rock, Punk, Salsa, World Music, Pop, Pop Rock, Alternative, Acoustic, Classical
Title: Pret-A-Porter (20 Years Anniversary) (Cd1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Chanson Française Mes Favoris 2015 (Part 7) (CD2)
Genre: Soul, Jazz, Reggae, World Music, Pop, Pop Rock, Acoustic, Indie, Classical, Smooth Jazz, Folk
Title: Chanson Française. Mes Favoris (2015 Part 8) (CD2)
Genre: Soul, Jazz, Rock, Reggae, World Music, Pop, Pop Rock, Acoustic, Smooth Jazz
Title: Chanson Française Mes Favoris 2015 (Partie 13) (CD1)
Genre: Jazz, Rock, World Music, Pop, Pop Rock, Acoustic, Instrumental
Title: İşte Benim Zeki Müren / Ishte Benim Zeki Muren
Genre: World Music, Pop, Türküler
Title: Méditerranéennes (Ici Ou Là-Bas)
Genre: World Music, Pop, Folk
Title: My Selection Of Music From All Times Part 312
Genre: Electronica, Rock, Pop
Title: Nostalgie Chansons Françaises 2018 (CD2)
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: Best In France: Top Songs On The Charts 1963
Genre: Pop
Title: Souvenirs De France, Vol. 30
Genre: Pop
Title: Souvenirs De France / 36
Genre: Pop
Title: Souvenirs De France / 38
Genre: Pop
Title: Souvenirs De France, Vol. 8
Genre: Pop
Title: Souvenirs De France, Vol. 7
Genre: Pop
Title: Souvenirs De France / 40
Genre: Pop
Title: Souvenirs De France / 39
Genre: Pop
Title: Souvenirs De France / 42
Genre: Pop
Title: Souvenirs De France, Vol. 28
Genre: Pop
Title: Souvenirs De France, Vol. 11
Genre: Pop
Title: Souvenirs De France / 31
Genre: Pop
Title: Souvenirs De France / 48
Genre: Pop
Title: Souvenirs De France / 45
Genre: Pop
Title: Souvenirs De France / 46
Genre: Pop
Title: Souvenirs De France / 47
Genre: Pop
Title: Souvenirs De France / 49
Genre: Pop
Featuring albums
Title: Le Chat du Rabbin (La bande originale du film)
Artist: Olivier Daviaud
Genre: Electronica, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: L'école Des Fables... Part En Classe Verte!
Artist: L'école Des Fables / L'ecole Des Fables
Genre: Pop