Maps of Players by family...

Harmonica life...

(Some) Famous Players 
           Africa
Madagascar
Jean EmilienIcon External Link Video
Sénégal
Ismaël Lôharmonica2311323990-small-edit-1
SouthAfrica.jpg Dave Fergusonharmonica2311323990-small-edit-1
         America
USA Stevie Wonderharmonica2311323990-small-edit-1
USA Joe Filiskoharmonica2311323990-small-edit-1
USA James Cottonharmonica2311323990-small-edit-1
USA Howard Levyharmonica2311323990-small-edit-1
Canada Carlos Del Juncoharmonica2311323990-small-edit-1
USA Charlie McCoy404harmonica2311323990-small-edit-1
USA Billy Branchharmonica2311323990-small-edit-1
USA Jason Ricciharmonica2311323990-small-edit-1
USA Joe Powersharmonica2311323990-small-edit-1
USA Adam Gussowharmonica2311323990-small-edit-1
USA Bill Barrettharmonica2311323990-small-edit-1
USA James Conwayharmonica2311323990-small-edit-1
USA Wade Schumanharmonica2311323990-small-edit-1
Brazil Vitor Lopesharmonica2311323990-small-edit-1
Brazil Jefferson Gonçalvesharmonica2311323990-small-edit-1
Brazil Robson Fernandes
Argentina Franco Lucianiharmonica2311323990-small-edit-1
Argentina Adrian Jimenezharmonica2311323990-small-edit-1
Argentina Mariano Massoloharmonica2311323990-small-edit-1
Flag of Colombia Jorge Velosaharmonica2311323990-small-edit-1
USA Buddy Greeneharmonica2311323990-small-edit-1
USA Charlie Musselwhiteharmonica2311323990-small-edit-1
USA Dennis Gruenlingharmonica2311323990-small-edit-1
            Asie (many more there)
China.jpg  Jia-Yi Heharmonica2311323990-small-edit-1
China.jpg Cham-Ber Huangharmonica2311323990-small-edit-1
Japan.jpg Risa Minamiharmonica2311323990-small-edit-1
Japan.jpg Koei Tanakaharmonica2311323990-small-edit-1
Japan.jpg Watani Yasuo
Vietnam.jpg Tòng Son harmonica2311323990-small-edit-1
          Europe
France French speaking Players
Belgium Jean Toots Thielemansharmonica2311323990-small-edit-1
Italy Franco de Gemini  *  *harmonica2311323990-small-edit-1
Philip Achilleharmonica2311323990-small-edit-1
Son of Daveharmonica2311323990-small-edit-1
Lee Sankeyharmonica2311323990-small-edit-1
Ben Hewlettharmonica2311323990-small-edit-1
Johnny Hewitt
Germany Steeve Bakerharmonica2311323990-small-edit-1
Germany Hendrick Meurkensharmonica2311323990-small-edit-1
Germany Konstantin Reinfeld
Spain Joan Pau Cumellasharmonica2311323990-small-edit-1
Denmark Jacob Venndtharmonica2311323990-small-edit-1
Austria Isabella Krapf
Austria Franz Chmel
Finland SVÄNG harmonica quartetharmonica2311323990-small-edit-1
Norway.jpg Sigmund Groven
Sweden.jpg Filip Jersharmonica2311323990-small-edit-1
Switzerland Gregoire Maretharmonica2311323990-small-edit-1
Switzerland Roland Van Straaten
Switzerland Daniel Hildebrand
Switzerland harproli
Netherlands Hermine Deurlooharmonica2311323990-small-edit-1
Netherlands Wim Dijkgraafharmonica2311323990-small-edit-1
Netherlands.jpg Tinus Koorn
Netherlands Fata Morgana
Poland Beata Kossowskaharmonica2311323990-small-edit-1
Poland Bartosz Leczyckiharmonica2311323990-small-edit-1
Hungary Mátyás Pribojszkiharmonica2311323990-small-edit-1
Italy Willi Burger
Italy Giuseppe Miliciharmonica2311323990-small-edit-1
Italy Bruno De Philippiharmonica2311323990-small-edit-1
Italy Armonauti Harp Trio
Italy Gianni Massarutto
Italy Leonardo Triassi
Russia.jpg Alexander Paclinharmonica2311323990-small-edit-1
Russia.jpg Boris Plotnikovharmonica2311323990-small-edit-1
Hungary.jpg Ferenczi György
         Middle East
turquie.png Tuncay Korkmaz    Icon External Link Videoharmonica2311323990-small-edit-1
Flag of Iran  Babak Safarnezhadharmonica2311323990-small-edit-1
Israel Adler Trioharmonica2311323990-small-edit-1
         Oceanie
Australia Barefoot Iano
NewZealand Brendan Powerharmonica2311323990-small-edit-1

 

 Documentaries  
 A Harmonica history 
Ireland.jpg

 Ceird an Cheoil

Brazil  Pablo Fagundes from Brazil
   Assembly line
USA Sonny Boy Williamson I - 2Parts
USA Little Walter Interview - 4parts
USA Larry Adler Interview
USA Larry Adler (Young)
Belgium Jean Toots Thielemans
France.jpg Olivier Ker Ourio
USA Joe Filisko
USA Jason Ricci(5 parts)
Italy Willi Burger
Germany Marko Jovanovic
USA Billy Branch
USA Jerry Portnoy
USA Rod Piazza Interview
USA Howard Levy and Rob Paparozzi
USA Dennis Gruenling Interview
France.jpg Christelle Berthon
USA Pocket full of Soul 
Japan.jpg Yasuo Watani Interview
USA Little Walter
USA Peg leg Sam
USA Buddy Greene Interview
SouthAfrica.jpg Dave Ferguson
Son of Dave Interview
Belgium Een dag met Steven De bruyn
Canada Carlos Del Junco
USA Magic Dick explains "Whammer Jammer" (The full interview)

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USA.jpg Bruce Willis USA.jpg

In addition to be a great actor, Bruce Willis is a quite good singer and Harmonica player, with a very good feeling !... I think this video is a good example ...


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Belgium.jpg Toots Thielemans Belgium.jpg

I had the honnor to meet Toots Thielemans in Harmoliège festival in 2008, in Belgium. Everyone wanted to have a picture with him, so I had to take more than 100 ; but I didn't ask for one together with him, since I already received lots of big smiles ... The main important for me is this souvenir today of, a legend yes, BUT a Great Man, very simple and so nice and sweet to everyone... I didn't know which video to illustrate him, so I am choosing one with its most famous tune. Don't forget that Toots is a great guitar player before the harmonica, but so precious to harmonica than for us...

Today the 29th of April 2012 : VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY Monsieur Thielemans !!!...

 

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Toots Thielemans is also the Godfather of Croch'ASBL, the more active association of Harmonica in Belgium (which the creator is Emile Grégoire, next to him)...


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France Ange Amadéï France

Searching around you can find lots of other videos from Ange (Angel in english)...


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Spain.jpg Joan Pau Cumellas Spain.jpg

Joan Pau is one of the Best Harmonica player from Spain and a very sweet guy ! Vidéos displaying him playing his instrument are quite rare... but here is one for you which may help you a lot to discover him ...In case you want to have him to your festival ... Every Year I spend one week with him and Greg Szlapczynski in Roses (Spain) for a great week of Workshop...


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Italy.jpg Franco de Gemini Italy.jpg

Three little minutes of patience...for the "Man with the harmonica"...Its most famous interpretation, in a longue career


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I am an enthusiast of acoustical and electro-acoustical music mainly. I am also learning to play the mandolin in the register of Celtic musics thanks to the Irish association of Paris (France)... The violin, the Didgeridoo and the "Thin Wistle" are other instruments that I would love to learn.

But I am also a harmonica player since 1996, amator, friant of all meetings, practice, Jam sessions, events where the harmonica is often present even central. Rich of all that, I acquired a very good knowledge of this domain, and international network of knowledge.

This instrument proves to be :

  1. 1 the most popular though often taken to be a toy and curiously well misread...
  2. 2 most sold (more than 1.5 billion since 1820) and curiously so seldom visible...
  3. 3 subject to many misconceptions:
    1. Yes the harmonica of Bob Dylan is well productive in its pieces, except that Bob Dylan never uses the harmonica in a way which allows to discover its truths melodic possibilities which will be able to ruffle to you up the pleasure hair, to touch you indeed...
    2. Yes the harmonica is famous in westerns but such as "Les enfants du Marais" are seldom thought of films, "Jean de Florette" and famous films from your country etc, in incidental musics in many advertising, in success titles however known where it is taken for the accordion to see the violin...
  4. 4 transportable everywhere: the very first played in space (voice taken appart) etc etc etc...
  5. 5 well described here Icon External Link Video (english speaking)...

However people are very often divested facing the lack of information on this instrument: where to play it, with whom to teach, which family of harmonicas, with which share (alone isolated in a village with no guess that there is somebody in the same situation in the neighborhood).

Finally why not sharing any serious links of my point of view, who could help these people in lack of information, who have either no possibility of travelling as me, of discover this "family" as I could make it until then...

Roughly what I would like, is to
:

  1. 1 Offer a list of links classified by topic where to go shopping at the market, and I hope for it of unexpected discoveries (so that you still have hair by leaving my blog, or so that you are not found lost died of hunger there and of thirst in the search of an information such sand grain wanted in a desert and however I did not drink!).
  2. 2 Favour meetings over the world (And that already works in France !)
  3. 3 Make understand any individual passing through what point this small thing deserves well the "Instrument" title: useful in all musical registers including in the symphonic orchestras...

Be please conscious, that I am far from showing all that deserves attention... I hope that my blog gives you desire to search farther !
Of course I do not feel invested with a mission, but I feel great with having a feeling that I can help others !... It is necessary to confess that it is really great to know that it is so possible to please somebody since music is a sharing...
Please also have a look to the left at the list  'Maps of Players by family...' and the one more general of my mate Paul Lassey. In few words, rather than complaining of the miss around the harmonica world  I am just trying do something ...

 

Patrice Rayon

PS: Excuse my crap english... My mother langage is the french, and I do not have not enough time to manage all that so I must often make very quickly...

PPS: A small lonely initiative seems often miserable, almost useless but if people does want to believe a bit in it, it is not killed and this does possibly lead to nice things, even more !...


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