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Gabriel Yacoub

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Gabriel Yacoub
Yacoub in November 2011
Yacoub in November 2011
Background information
Born(1952-02-04)4 February 1952
Paris, France
Died22 January 2025(2025-01-22) (aged 72)
Bourges, France
GenresCeltic music, Breton Music
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • composer
  • musician
Years active1971–2017
LabelsLe Roseau
Websitegabrielyacoub.com

Gabriel Yacoub (4 February 1952 – 22 January 2025) was a French musician, songwriter and visual artist.

Life and career

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Yacoub was born in Paris on 4 February 1952 to a Lebanese father and a French mother.[1]

He was a guitarist and singer with the Alan Stivell group that toured France in 1971.[2] Before he founded Malicorne, Gabriel and Marie Yacoub recorded the experimental album Pierre de Grenoble (1973).[2] This was originally intended to be the name of the group. It included contributions from Dan Ar Braz. With Malicorne, Gabriel played acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin, Epinette des Vosges and banjo, while Marie played electric dulcimer, bouzouki and hurdy-gurdy

In 1978 Gabriel recorded a solo album called Trad. Arr., which featured English fiddler Barry Dransfield as guest.[3]

Solo years

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In 1986, the final year of Malicorne, Yacoub recorded Elementary Level of Faith.[4] After a four-year gap he toured as a duo with Marie. He released Bel which features a string quartet as well as bagpipes from Jean-Pierre Rasle (who had previously recorded with The Albion Country Band). By the time of Quatre (1994), Yacoub had appeared on 15 albums.

In February 1995 he performed at the Palais des Sports, in Paris, opening for Bernard Lavilliers, and in May that year at La Cigale.[4]

He finally recorded an album of his songs in English in 2002, The Simple Things We Said. He wrote a book of poetry and lyrics, called Les choses les plus simples ("The simplest things").[5]

Personal life and death

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Yacoub died at a hospital in Bourges, France, on 22 January 2025, at the age of 72.[2][6][7]

Discography

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See also: Malicorne (band)

Source:[1]

Gabriel and Marie Yacoub

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  • Pierre de Grenoble (1973)[8]

Gabriel Yacoub

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  • Trad. Arr. (1978)[3]
  • Elementary Level of Faith (1987)[9]
  • BEL (1990)[10]
  • Quatre (1994)[11][4]
  • Babel (1997)[12]
  • Tri (compilation) (1999)[13]
  • Yacoub (2001)[14]
  • The Simple Things We Said (2002)[15]
  • Je vois venir (2004)[16]
  • De la Nature des Choses (2008)[17]

References

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  1. ^ a b "gabriel yacoub : biographie". www.gabrielyacoub.com.
  2. ^ a b c Postic, Laurence (22 January 2025). "Mort de Gabriel Yacoub. De ses débuts à son dernier concert à Paimpol, ce que le fondateur de Malicorne a donné à la Bretagne" [Death of Gabriel Yacoub. From his beginnings to his last concert in Paimpol, what the founder of Malicorne gave to Brittany]. france3 (in French). Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Gabriel YACOUB : TRAD. ARR. (1978)". fp.nightfall.fr.
  4. ^ a b c Lee, Hélène (16 February 1995). "Sur le mode Yacoub" [In Yacoub mode]. Libération (in French). Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  5. ^ "gabriel yacoub's production & realisation". www.gabrielyacoub.com.
  6. ^ Carpentier, Laurent (23 January 2025). "La mort de Gabriel Yacoub, cofondateur du groupe de folk français Malicorne" [Death of Gabriel Yacoub, co-founder of folk group Malicorne]. Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  7. ^ "Gabriel Yacoub, fondateur du groupe de folk Malicorne, est décédé à 72 ans" [Gabriel Yacoub, founder of folk group Malicorne, has died at 72]. Le Figaro (in French). AFP. 22 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  8. ^ "Gabriel Yacoub, fondateur du groupe de folk Malicorne, est décédé" [Gabriel Yacoub, founder of the folk group Malicorne, has died]. lanouvellerepublique.fr (in French). 22 January 2025.
  9. ^ "Gabriel Yacoub: Elementary Level Of Faith (1987)". June 4, 2019.
  10. ^ "Bel - Gabriel Yacoub | Album | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  11. ^ "Gabriel YACOUB : QUATRE (1994)". fp.nightfall.fr.
  12. ^ "Babel - Gabriel Yacoub | Album | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  13. ^ "Tri - Gabriel Yacoub | Album | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  14. ^ "Yacoub - Gabriel Yacoub | Album | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  15. ^ "Gabriel Yacoub / RootsWorld Recording Review". www.rootsworld.com.
  16. ^ Grosdemouge, Jean-Marc (November 10, 2004). "Gabriel Yacoub "Je vois venir"".
  17. ^ "Gabriel YACOUB : DE LA NATURE DES CHOSES (2006)". fp.nightfall.fr.
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