Paul "Tchan Tchou" Vidal is the most respected musician of the "Southern" school of Gypsy guitar playing. Unlike Django who was a Manouche or Sinti Gypsy, Tchan Tchou was from the Gitane tribe which has roots in Spain. Hence, his music had a strong flamenco influence. He also...
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Paul "Tchan Tchou" Vidal is the most respected musician of the "Southern" school of Gypsy guitar playing. Unlike Django who was a Manouche or Sinti Gypsy, Tchan Tchou was from the Gitane tribe which has roots in Spain. Hence, his music had a strong flamenco influence. He also absorbed other Mediterranean influences, most notably Corsican folk music.
A subtle performer of boleros, rumbas or tangos, forms of dance music which are often dismissed by purists, Tchan-Tchou is known above all as the master of Gypsy waltz. the guitar style of Tchan-Tchou, perfectly transparent, is concerned with Music and nothing else. (born in 1923 in Aix-en-Provence, France - died in 1999)
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