He has sung and played the guitar on the Place de la Comédie for decades. When I saw him first, long ago, he had black hair and his music was very bad. But now he is sort of part of the plaza. He is the most famous street singer in Montpellier.
Last year Romanian singers came and took his place for all summer. But last week he was right in the middle of the Comédie (we say "la Com").
I have never known his name. He is from Maghreb. A few years ago he was still a SDF (Sans Domicile Fixe, that is homeless).
Hi marie -
RépondreSupprimerHow nice that a homeless bad guitar player has been welcomed and accepted into a community. I do hope he has somewhere to live now???
I do like you, Jules. I like talking about people like him. I don't know much about him but I will try to inquire next time I see him. Now he plays much better :-))
RépondreSupprimerI mean I do the same as you do :-))
RépondreSupprimercoool :) Nice to see this post, as I come across these street performers too all the time. I have a whole post about street performers on my blog, with videos and such. Some of them are soo good.
RépondreSupprimerHopefully the locals ask for him to return this summer.
RépondreSupprimerYes, we have street performers, too, and some are bad and some are better! And some are nicer than others.
RépondreSupprimerI enjoy hearing then in any case.
belle photo de ce musicien de rue. j'aime beaucoup les musiciens de rue, ils mettent de l'ambiance, de la vie. (bon meme si ils ne jouent pas toujours juste juste), malheureusement les mairies leurs font souvent la guerre.
RépondreSupprimerPour la desaturation je ne t'ai pas oublie, dès que j'ai un peu plus de temps, je te mets une petite explication ;o)
RépondreSupprimerThat's both a happy and sad story Marie. I'm very pleased for Montpelier that his music has improved. I think he would be delighted if you enquired as to his name.
RépondreSupprimerI found this to be a good story about someone, unknown, who is a fixture in the community and apparently doesn't seen handouts. That his music improved doesn't surprise me as we all get better over time.
RépondreSupprimerIt is all in the name of art I guess and that's why I added some computer generated art to my blog today. Some people like it and some do not. You can see it at my blog. Brookville Daily Photo
I wonder whether his music has become better now. Some of those street singers and musicians make good music and play their instrument well.
RépondreSupprimerHe strikes me as an enigma. Homeless, dedicated to music and sharing some of his joy with the populace and the tourists. I don't know where Maghreb is, but with all his equipment it must be difficult to move and to set up. There is more to this man than meets the eye. I can't imagine riding the tram with all that stuff. He has certainly got me to thinking. There's something profound about this man and more thinking to be done. That's why it's taken me so long to comment. (Where's Maghreb?)
RépondreSupprimerHow nice that you have followed his career...(so to speak) I guess we all get better with practice, don't we.
RépondreSupprimerI like the rest of the building too. Nice photos.
Thanks again for your nice comments on my blog.
Has his music gotten any better with the graying of his hair?
RépondreSupprimerOui oui, his music is quite good now :-))
RépondreSupprimerMaghreb gathers Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia, M. Benaut. I have just read that there is a small Maghreb and a big one :-))
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maghreb
I'm going downtown today. If I see him, I'll try to talk to him (if he is not singing).
Grazie molto Marie. Studerò questo collegamento.
RépondreSupprimerHi hi je ne comprends pas l'italien, M. Benaut.
RépondreSupprimerJe n'ai pas vu le chanteur aujourd'hui.