About Me
Belgian born since 1955. Some call me Professor but I'm not.Ukulele player as a solo performer and in a band called "CALIBAHIA" (French songs inspired by bossa nova, swing, jazz, gipsy music and ...manioc). Member of the C.O.U.L.E (Club Olympique de Ukulélé de Lille et des Environs).Using soprano ukuleles (acoustic and electric) and some other "small instruments" (melodica, toy piano, mouth organ, harp and very small percussions).If it swings, it's good if it doesn't, it should...Main influences are: Thelonious Monk and all that jazz,Django Reinhardt Robert Wyatt, Munir Bashir, Marin Marais, Ry Cooder, Ali Farka Touré, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, the saarangi players from Rajastan, Robert Johnson, Carlos Gardel, JJ Cale, callypso, JS Bach, Tom Waits, Balinese music, sons & rancheras, Craig Robertson, Robert Crumb & his Cheap Suits Serenaders, Leon Redbone and many others...................................................... ............................................................ ............................................................ ........................................................
