Angelo Debarre | |
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Debarre at Cosmopolite, Oslo, Norway, 2016
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Background information | |
Born |
Saint-Denis, France |
August 19, 1962
Genres | Gypsy jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instruments | Guitar |
Years active | 1984–present |
Labels | Hot Club, Le Chant du Monde |
Angelo Debarre (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ʒelo dəˈbaʁ] (born on August 19, 1962) is a French Romani gypsy jazz guitarist.
Debarre was born in Saint-Denis, Paris, and began playing at age eight. In 1984 he formed his first group, the Angelo Debarre Quintet. In 1985 the group was hired by Serge Camps to play at his Parisian café, La Roue Fleurie, where Debarre was discovered by producer and guitarist Jon Larsen.
Debarre has performed in several Romani and jazz festivals, including Birdland's annual Django Reinhardt Festival. He recorded Mémoires: Memories of Django with Tchavolo Schmitt.