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Marie Sauvet
Marie Sauvet (born 5 February 1953) is a French musician. She was a founder and lead performer, singing and playing several instruments, of the band Malicorne from its formation in 1973, as a pioneer of the revival of traditional music in contemporary formats. She is also known as Marie Yacoub and Marie de Malicorne Life and career Sauvet was born in Meudon on 5 February 1953. She met Gabriel Yacoub, who had been interested first in American folk music of Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie and real American traditional music but became interested in traditional French music. Before founding Malicorne, she and Gabriel Yacoub recorded the experimental album ''Pierre de Grenoble'' in 1973. This was originally intended to be the name of the group. It included contributions from Breton guitarist-singer Dan Ar Braz. In 1973 they co-founded Malicorne, to revive traditional French music and combined modern instruments, including guitar, electric guitar and bass guitar, with traditional instru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meudon
Meudon () is a French Communes of France, commune located in the Hauts-de-Seine Departments of France, department in the Île-de-France Regions of France, region, on the left bank of the Seine. It is located from the Kilometre Zero, center of Paris. The city is known for many historic monuments. Geography The town of Meudon is built on the hills and valleys of the Seine. The forest of Meudon lies for the most part to the west of the town. The north-west part of Meudon, overlooking the Seine, is known as ''Bellevue'' ("beautiful view"). The neighboring communes are: Sèvres (North-west), Boulogne-Billancourt (North); Issy-les-Moulineaux (northeast), Clamart (east and southeast), Vélizy (south and southwest) and Chaville (west). The town includes several districts: Meudon-sur-Seine, Val Fleury, Meudon-Centre, Bellevue and Meudon-la-Forêt. History At Meudon, the argile plastique clay was extensively mined in the 19th century. The first fossil of the European diatryma ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
