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Kevin Seddiki plays since November 2009 with AL DI MEOLA ( WORLD SYMPHONIA).
With this group in New York, he has just recorded an album to be released in 2010, and several tours are scheduled : USA, AUSTRALIA, Europe...

He is also going to record his first album for the German label Wildner Records at the beginning of the year, (prize of the competition " European Guitar Award " that he won ex--aeqo in April 2009 in Dresden.)

Finally, will also bring out an album with the group ONEIRA, consisted of 6 young musicians of Paris, Marseille and Athens, of which Bijan Chemirani (who appears on the last album of Sting)

April 2009

In April 2009, Kevin Seddiki won (Ex-Aequo) the prestigious EUROPEAN GUITAR AWARD. Jury was made of names such as Ngyuen Le, Antonio Forcione, Pavel Steidl, Roland Dyens, Martin Taylor...

Also he will record for the German label Wildner Records around September 09.

BIOGRAPHY

Kevin Seddiki , started guitar when he was 7, 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 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 decides 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, Erythrea, Armenia, Iran, Greece, Madagascar, Turkey....). He plays in different bands and Projects. He also composes for solo guitar or more, teaches music, and would love to learn Bandoneon but wonder if it wouldn't be too much for now...

website

http://myspace.com/kevinseddiki

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