Sometimes pop music proves it's greatness, or it's utter banality becaue it embeds itself in your head...And it won't go away! This piece has been in my head since I first heard it in 2003.
The artist was known at the time as M. A great original songwriter and a great guitarist and pianist. He sings with a trademark trilling falsetto and during the course of his early career, created a fantasy persona which he later explained helped him to overcome his shyness on stage.
He is the son of Lebanese/French musician Louis Chedid and the grandson of the Egyptian/Lebanese poetess/writer Andree Chedid.
I posted this piece, Qui de Nous Deux?, because it was the first piece I ever heard by him and it was a monster hit in France and it has stuck in my head for years now....
I saw him last night perform a piece from his latest release Mister Mystere, called Amssetou, which for me was a revelation. The piece was really Malian African Pop and he had the Malian guitar style down.
He recently officially buried the M persona and is now Matthieu Chedid. If you go to YouTube there are few videos of his recent work with Sean Lennon including a live accoustic cover of Jimi Hendrix's Little Wing. It's pretty cool.
I will post Amsseto when I find a video that does it justice, but for now you are left with the song that has driven me nuts for the last 7 years.....
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