Frederic Yonnet
| Frederic Yonnet | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 30, 1973 |
| Origin |
Pont l'Eveque, Calvados, France |
| Genres | R&B, hip hop soul, soul, neo soul, jazz fusion |
| Occupation(s) | harmonica player, record producer |
| Instruments | harmonica, drums |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Labels | independent |
| Associated acts | Stevie Wonder, Prince, Dave Chappelle, Erykah Badu, Kindred the Family Soul, Jonas Brothers, Grand Corps Malade, Justin Bieber, Ed Sheeran |
| Website | fredyonnet |
Frédéric Yonnet (born 30 April 1973) is a French musician, producer and recording artist who is best known for his use of the harmonica as a lead in jazz, R&B, funk, gospel and hip-hop influenced music. His ability to play chromatic scales on a diatonic harmonica gives him access to twice as many notes as the instrument is designed to deliver.
Described by Rolling Stone as Prince's "killer harmonica player", Yonnet gained popularity for his on-stage performance with music icon Prince and his harmonica duels with the legendary Stevie Wonder. Yonnet has performed and recorded with a wide range of artists, including David Foster, Bob James,Patti Austin, Erykah Badu,John Legend,India.Arie,Angie Stone, Kindred The Family Soul, Justin Bieber, American Idol’s Randy Jackson, The Jonas Brothers and Grand Corps Malade.
Yonnet was born in Pont L'Eveque, Normandy, France. He is the younger of two sons born to French-Guyanese mother, Armande (Galas) Yonnet and Dominique Yonnet, a French civil engineer and part-time comedian and theater actor. His paternal grandfather, , was the noted French artist, writer and author of Paris Noir, a memoir about Paris during the Nazi Occupation.
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