Okou was born from the encounter between singer/songwriter Tatiana Heintz and guitarist/composer Gilbert Trefzger in a Parisian bar.
Tatiana, from the Ivory Coast, spent most of her nomadic childhood and teenage years discovering new horizons from the West African continent to Europe. To then settle for a while in London, where she worked with various musicians.
Gilbert, Swiss with Egyptian roots, is a diverse instrumentalist. He covers many styles of music, playing guitar, steelguitar, aoud and banjo. He has worked with different artists. Gilbert has collaborated on several movie soundtracks and also writes music for theatre.
Tatiana and Gilbert have recorded their first album in february 09, backed by Universal Publishing France. A folky, soulful breath of fresh air...ALBUM OUT OCTOBER 09
management: Otherkind - Chloe Tolmer
tour agency:
Astérios (french speaking territories)
Get Your Acts Together (rest of the world)
thanks to:
music: Jean Phillipe Allard, Jay Newland, Ira Coleman, Andrew Borger, Ernest St Laurent, Dave Bargeron, Gil Goldstein, Brian Mitchell, Farida Bachir, Stephane Kaczorowski, Arnaud Delafosse, Ferricia Fatia Tucker
design: Brunes platine (cover), Markus Korrodi (web)
photos: Pjotr Zumala