Eric Appapoulay
| Eric Appapoulay | |
|---|---|
| Born |
21 December 1971 London, England |
| Genres | Reggae, seggae, sega, afro beat, funk, fusion, rock, blues, country, pop |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, songwriter, musician, remixer |
| Instruments | guitar, bass, drums and percussion, piano, keyboards |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels | 679/Atlantic, V2 Records |
| Associated acts |
Plan B Nitin Sawhney The Safires |
| Website | thesanctuarystudio |
Eric Appapoulay (born 21 December 1971) is a British singer, songwriter, composer, arranger, programmer, multi-instrumentalist and guitarist. Appapoulay has been the guitar player for Neneh Cherry, the musical director for Daniel Bedingfield, the bassist for both Plan B and Nitin Sawhney, and the performing artist on the debut album Faith is Trust. Appapoulay is also currently the guitarist with Yusuf Islam. He is the co-owner of The Sanctuary Recording Studio in London, and member of SMV known for their work on the 2010 award-winning Plan B album, The Defamation of Strickland Banks.
Appapoulay was born in East London to Mauritian parents. He has two siblings named Maryse Appapoulay and Caroline Appapoulay. He began playing (sega) traditional music from Mauritius at age eight alongside reggae, calypso, soca and high life. He studied classical guitar privately, inspired by John Williams. He listened to flamenco guitar, Paco de Lucia, also blues, rock and country, and artists such as B.B. King, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Carlos Santana, Kelly Joe Phelps and Mark Knopfler. Much later jazz/fusion influences from George Benson, Earl Klugh, Larry Carlton, Robin Ford, Pat Metheny, Bireli Lagrene and Scott Henderson.
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