FR:
Sylvain Barou
(wooden flutes, duduk, zurna, bansuri, mey, kabazurna, uilleann-pipes, biniou kozh, pku, shvi, gaida, neyanban…)
One of the most captivating flautists of the moment, Sylvain Barou breaks down all boundaries in his path! Coming from a strong, rich and rigorous tradition through Breton and Irish music, he quickly turned to the East following several decisive musical encounters. He first began to learn Hindustani Indian music with the bansuri flute, then his interest in modal music led him to Turkey, Armenia, Iran and Azerbaijan, through the practice of duduk, and zurna and the adaptation of these styles on his original instrument, the wooden transverse flute (which normally expresses itself rather on a so-called "Celtic" repertoire). All these influences have nourished a unique and open speech, which allowed him to blend into all contexts, whether traditional or jazz, electronic/experimental or even in a baroque or classical universe. He has been on stage and in the studio with, among others, Keyvan Chemirani, Prabhu Edouard, Trilok Gurtu, Sabir Khan, Vincent Segal, Stéphane Galland, Michel Alibo, Stéphane Edouard, Donal Lunny, Stelios Petrakis, Efrén Lopez, Eléonore Fourniau, Adnan Joubran, Denez Prigent, Rusan Filiztek, Jacques Pellen, Erik Marchand, Annie Ebrel, Karim Ziad, Nguyen Lê, Altan, Baptiste Trotignon, Airelle Besson, Didier Ithursarry, Titi Robin, Coşkun Karademir…
FR:
Sylvain Barou
(wooden flutes, duduk/balaban, zurna, bansuri, mey, kabazurna, uilleann-pipes, biniou kozh, pku, shvi, gaida, persian neyanban…)
One of the most captivating flute players nowadays, Sylvain Barou likes to put down all barriers on his way. Coming from a strongly rooted tradition of Breton and Irish music, he was also opening his mind and ears further East, thanks to rich musical encounters. The beginning of his personal “silk road” began with learning indian bansuri/hindustani classical music, then his interest for modal music pushed him further in Turkey, Armenia, Iran and Azerbaijan, through the intensive learning of duduk and zurna and adapting these styles and techniques to his main original instrument, the wooden flute (which is usually commonly heard in a Celtic music context only..) All these influences have nourished and built a unique and open language that allows him to be at ease in various contexts, whether it is traditional, jazz, electronica/experimental and even baroque or classical. He has participated in many concerts, recordings, projects, along with Keyvan Chemirani, Prabhu Edouard, Trilok Gurtu, Sabir Khan, Vincent Segal, Stéphane Galland, Michel Alibo, Stéphane Edouard, Donal Lunny, Stelios Petrakis, Efrén Lopez, Eléonore Fourniau, Adnan Joubran, Denez Prigent, Rusan Filiztek, Jacques Pellen, Erik Marchand, Annie Ebrel, Karim Ziad, Nguyen Lê, Altan, Baptiste Trotignon, Airelle Besson, Didier Ithursarry, Titi Robin, Coşkun Karademir…