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Pierre Job known professionnally as Hector Zazou (11 July 1948 – 8 September 2008) was a French composer, arranger and record producer who collaborated with an international array of singers, inviting the likes of John Cale, Laurie Anderson, Siouxsie Sioux, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Jane Siberry, Björk, David Sylvian and Suzanne Vega.
His collaboration with singer Bibaye on 1983's album Noir et blanc fused African music with electronica. He kept on exploring and mixing music genres with world music through his solo projects: his 1994 album Songs from the Cold Seas was critically acclaimed and garnered media attention in the US upon release.
Pierre Job was born in a "pieds-noirs" family (French citizens living in Algeria when Algeria was still a French colony - his father was French and his mother was Spanish). His father was a teacher. In 1962 his family moved to Marseille, France.
He chose the name Hector Zazou, when he first came to international attention as part of ZNR, a duo with Joseph Racaille, where both played electric keyboards. Their 1976 debut album Barricade 3 was notable for its "strong Satie influence, stripped to minimal essentials, everything counts".
Zazou's Long-time collaborators included trumpeter Mark Isham; guitarist Lone Kent; cellist and singer Caroline Lavelle; trumpeter Christian Lechevretel, who appeared on all of his albums after Sahara Blue; clarinetist and flutist Renaud Pion, who appeared on all of his albums since his record production work with Les Nouvelles Polyphonies Corses in 1991. He also often worked with drummer Bill Rieflin Japanese recording artist Ryuichi Sakamoto.
His discography demonstrated his affinity for cross-cultural collaborations, and incorporated modern techniques and sounds in re-recordings of traditional material.
His groundbreaking 1983 album Noir et blanc with Congolese singer Bony Bikaye released under the banner "Zazou/Bikaye", garnered a lot of international attention, and is widely recognized as one of the earliest and most impressive experiments in fusing African music and electronica.
Zazou regarded his work during the 1980s as his time of apprenticeship in the studio. On his 1986 solo album, Reivax au Bongo, he experimented with fusing classical vocals with an electronic backdrop. On his 1989 solo album, Géologies, he combined electronic music with a string quartet.
Hector Zazou
Pierre Job known professionnally as Hector Zazou (11 July 1948 – 8 September 2008) was a French composer, arranger and record producer who collaborated with an international array of singers, inviting the likes of John Cale, Laurie Anderson, Siouxsie Sioux, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Jane Siberry, Björk, David Sylvian and Suzanne Vega.
His collaboration with singer Bibaye on 1983's album Noir et blanc fused African music with electronica. He kept on exploring and mixing music genres with world music through his solo projects: his 1994 album Songs from the Cold Seas was critically acclaimed and garnered media attention in the US upon release.
Pierre Job was born in a "pieds-noirs" family (French citizens living in Algeria when Algeria was still a French colony - his father was French and his mother was Spanish). His father was a teacher. In 1962 his family moved to Marseille, France.
He chose the name Hector Zazou, when he first came to international attention as part of ZNR, a duo with Joseph Racaille, where both played electric keyboards. Their 1976 debut album Barricade 3 was notable for its "strong Satie influence, stripped to minimal essentials, everything counts".
Zazou's Long-time collaborators included trumpeter Mark Isham; guitarist Lone Kent; cellist and singer Caroline Lavelle; trumpeter Christian Lechevretel, who appeared on all of his albums after Sahara Blue; clarinetist and flutist Renaud Pion, who appeared on all of his albums since his record production work with Les Nouvelles Polyphonies Corses in 1991. He also often worked with drummer Bill Rieflin Japanese recording artist Ryuichi Sakamoto.
His discography demonstrated his affinity for cross-cultural collaborations, and incorporated modern techniques and sounds in re-recordings of traditional material.
His groundbreaking 1983 album Noir et blanc with Congolese singer Bony Bikaye released under the banner "Zazou/Bikaye", garnered a lot of international attention, and is widely recognized as one of the earliest and most impressive experiments in fusing African music and electronica.
Zazou regarded his work during the 1980s as his time of apprenticeship in the studio. On his 1986 solo album, Reivax au Bongo, he experimented with fusing classical vocals with an electronic backdrop. On his 1989 solo album, Géologies, he combined electronic music with a string quartet.
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