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Arthur H is Arthur Higelin’s stage name. Higelin (born Paris, France, 27 March 1966), is a French pianist, songwriter and singer. He is the son of the French singer Jacques Higelin and Nicole Courtois. After traveling in the West Indies, he studied music in Boston before returning to Paris and developing his eclectic but highly personal musical style, drawing on such influences as Thelonious Monk, Serge Gainsbourg, The Sex Pistols, jazz, blues, Middle Eastern music and the tango. He is best known in France for his live performances - four of his albums were recorded live - and remains relatively little-known in the English-speaking world.

Arthur H first performed in 1988 in clubs in Paris, as leader of a trio with bassist Brad Scott and drummer Paul Jothy. His first album, Arthur H (1990), combined rhythmic experimentation and bal-musette elements with a vocal style which has been compared to Tom Waits. He toured widely around this time, particularly in France and Japan, adding a fourth band member, Jon Handelsman (saxophone), and produced a second album, Bachibouzouk (1992). In early 1993, he did a six week season at the Magic Mirrors, an antique circus big top, which was later put on as a touring show and recorded on the live album En chair et en os. In 1996, he released the album Trouble Fête, following which he performed a season at the Gymnase in Paris. The live album Fête Trouble (1997) included some tracks from these shows as well as others recorded on tour in Africa. He toured the USA and Canada in 1998.
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  • nairanosaurus

    Fantastique! Quelle joie que j' ai eu l'occasion de l' écouter à Erevan. Depuis lors, je suis son fan. Magnifique!

    last week
  • Poulorc

    Grandiose.

    19 days ago
  • Substance_Mort

    On aime ou on n'aime pas, mais voilà un artiste français qui cherche à sortir des sentiers battus. C'est tellement rare en France... [3]

    March 2012
  • burton449

    et Mystic Rhumba

    January 2012
  • burton449

    Ça fait 10 ans que j'écoute Trouble-Fête et Ô Carnaval...

    January 2012
  • kintopp

    good stuff

    January 2012
  • concretica

    !!! 0||0 !!!

    December 2011
  • yan_g

    On aime ou on n'aime pas, mais voilà un artiste français qui cherche à sortir des sentiers battus. C'est tellement rare en France... [2]

    December 2011
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