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. In addition to his solo career, he has been in musical formations such as the duo Die Form, with

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, Celtic, and ethnic music. He has written a number of songs for and collaborated with

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, Carole Fredericks, Michael Jones,

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, J.A.H.O., and others.

Discography

Solo

* ''Les gens du voyage'' (1991) * ''Entrer dans la danse'' (1994) * ''Gildas Arzel'' (1997) * ''Autour de nous'' (2001) * ''Greneville'' (2015)

Other work

with Canada (Gildas Arzel, Gween Arzel, Erick Benzi, Jacques Veneruso) * ''Sur les traces'' (1988) with

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* ''Quatre'' (1994) with

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(Gildas Arzel, Erick Benzi, Jean-Jacques Goldman, Jacques Veneruso) * '' 1 fille & 4 types'' (2003) with El Club (Gildas Arzel, Erick Benzi, Michael Jones, Christian Seguret) * ''Plus fort que ça'' (2007)

References

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