Kevin Seddiki mainly plays with:
AL DI MEOLA WORLD SYMPHONIA: http://www.aldimeola.com/new-site/index.php
ONEIRA: http://www.myspace.com/oneira1
DUO with BIJAN CHEMIRANI (Percussions)
SOLO GUitar Project and soon TRio (TBA)
Duet with MARIA SIMOGLOU (Voice, Greece)
REGIS GIZAVO TRIO (Accordion from Madagascar...)
Also, here are Some People Kevin Seddiki Played/Plays With;
DINO SALUZZI, STELIOS PETRAKIS, AMAYA DOMINGUEZ, QUATUOR EBENE, REGIS GIZAVO, PRABHU EDOUARD, URNA CHAHAR TUGCHI, MARIA SIMOGLOU, ZOLTAN LANTOS, HAARIS LAMBRAKIS, RAPHAEL MERLIN, MININO GARAY...and many others...
He also collaborates/ed on Theater Projects (TCHEKY KARYO, PIERRE VIAL, AUDREY BONNET, GUILLAUME DURIEUX....) and played for Movie Soudtracks (Luc Besson productions, Arte...)
Influences
(sans ordre de préférence...) Jacques Brel, Jeff Buckley, Piazzolla, Avishai Cohen, Velvet Underground, Fauré, Schubert, Cartola and his crazy" Dino7cuerdas", Sting, Nick Drake, Ella Fitzgerald, Dino Saluzzi, Ross Daly, Trio Chemirani, Ralph Towner, Egberto Gismonti, Alim Qasimov, Charles Mingus, Django Reinhardt, Al di Meola's acoustic 4tet, Selim Sessler, John Zorn,...etc, etc...(-;
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Kevin Seddiki , started guitar when he was 8,
From his childhood, he remembers having listenned to very different music styles, Classical, Jazz, Pop and others.(His favourite tape included music from Mozart, Miles Davis, Sting and Fela..)
That maybe explains why it's now hard for him (and people!) to say which "Kind" of music he plays, as his speciality became somehow his versatility and his ecclectism.
He studied classical guitar at Clermont Ferrand, then at Strasbourg 's Conservatory with argentinian master PABLO MARQUEZ.
When he was 17, he was remarqued by guitar legend AL DI MEOLA, who influenced a lot his rythmical approach and learned to him how to play with pic (as until there he mostly played classical guitar or electric bass ...).
When he moves to Strasbourg, he goes on studying classical and contemporary music, but also enters Jazz Departement.
Around this period, he's also selected for some Workshops at Abbaye de Royaumont, where he meets and studies with Argentinian Bandoneon master and composer DINO SALUZZi. Soon after, Dino will call him to join his band on a european tour.
Few monthes later , (fascinated by rythm and percussions since a long time) , Kevin also met in Royaumont the CHEMIRANI FAMILY , a father (Djamchid) and his two sons (Keyvan and Bijan) who play a wonderflul instrument called Zarb.
As Bijan invites Kevin to collaborate on various projects with him, after one year playing with Bijan he decedes to start learning Zarb.
He now plays this instrument on stage sometimes, (Arabic World Institute, Sufi Music Festival at Fes Morocco"...)and also teached percussions at Abbaye de Royaumont in 2008.
On his way he meets and work with people from very different "music styles" and cultures (Argentina, India,Mongolia, Erythrea, Armenia, Iran, Greece, Madagascar, Turkey....) who are for most of them References and all excellent musicians.
He plays in different bands and Projects (Cf friends)
He also composes for solo guitar or more, and teaches a little.
In April 2009, he got (Ex-Aequo) the prestigious EUROPEAN GUITAR AWARD. Jury was made of Ngyuen Le, Thomas Fellow, Antonio Forcione, Pavel Steidl, Roland Dyens, Martin Taylor...
Also he will record for the German label Wildner Records in 2010.
He recently wa proposed a little residence for one of his projects in Abbaye de Royaumont in November 2010.
Also, some other special projects are coming for winter and early 2010...Will be announced here.
(Kevin Seddiki uses SAVAREZ strings, and plays on a Ramirez electro acoustic Guitar)
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FOR BOOKING, please Contact Amélie Salembier, (0033)-6-30-35-36-80
e-mail: agentkevinseddiki@gmail.com
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BONJOUR KEVIN, MERCI DE M'INCLURE DANS VOTRE CERCLE D'AMIS. SUPERBE TRAVAIL DANS VOTRE MUSIQUE, LE VOYAGE EST VRAIMENT TRES AGRESABE. RAVI DE FAIRE CONNASSANCE AVEC VOTRE UNIVERS. BELLE RENCONTRE !!!!!!!!!!!! BONNE CONTINUATION. AU PLAISIR. AMICALEMENT. MOLECULE (paris)
Hi ! thanks to become our friend ! thanks for your appreciation and for your link to my music. Merci de ton invitation et d'apprécier la musique ! regards Eve McTelenn picture by Fanny :http://www.myspace.com/fanny004
ps : merci Kevin de m'avoir contacté ton/votre Univers à oneira est celui que je recherche entre orient et occident entre pour moi musique celtique qui voyage et musique méditérannéenne... je recherche d'ailleurs à travailler avec un percussionniste voir un guitariste ! alors je sais que tu dois être bien occupé mais si tu connais quelqu'un même non professionnel je serais heureuse de le rencontrer. bonne route à toi..
