(Gypsy, Swing) Latcho Drom - Live 2001 - 2011, MP3, 320

Of "Manouche" origin, Christophe Lartilleux-Hart, was brought up in a travelling circus (Hart-Goujon), run by gipsy
performers and musicians. he was taught to play by his father, Yvon, himself guitarist (who played many years
with the accordionist Maurice Vittenet, Jo Privat).
He had many musicals influences. From jazz fusion to bop, including flamenco, classic and hard rock, he played with
some musicians as different as Yoshko Seffer, Alain Caron, Florin Niculescu, Laurent Korcia...
But his first love was always the gipsy guitar, and Latcho Drom (meaning "have a good journey" in manouche language)
is the realisation of his dream to create the Hot Club de France sounds of Grappelli and Reinhardt's famous quintet.
Latcho drom was formed in the French town of Toulouse in 1993 by the gipsy guitarist Christophe LARTILLEUX,
in order to revive the atmosphere of the famous Django REINHARDT Hot Club de France Quintet with
Stéphane Grappelli or Gus Viseur...Christophe, surrounded himself with young talended jazz musicians, impassioned
by Django’ music, with his acoustic band, he revives the sound and the swing of those times, (especially by using the
famous Selmer guitars), while developing his own personality and originality. Immediately the group was extremely
successful, and has never stopped performing all over the world.
After a first CD “la sorcière”(The Witch), wich was choosen as one of the best CD’s of 1995 by Jazz Magazine,
the released “la verdine”(The Caravan) in which more than half of the titles are their own compositions.
“La Verdine” (composed by christophe) is in two compilations, “guitars attitudes”(13 bis Records) and “The Best
of Gipsy Swing”(Hot Club Records Norway).
After many tours in France and World, they released their third cd “live in Madrid” record at Café Central
june 1997, wich shows perfectly the qualities of this musicians: Energy, talent, musicality, humour and formost
a tremendous willingness to play, to give to offer their music to the public…
The CD “Deborah” of Latcho Drom in Vintage Guitar Magazine by Michel DREGNI.
The CD "Live 2001" and "Djangophonie" with Florin Niculescu an the compilation in Japan "Deborah",
Djangology with Tuxedo Big Band and the last (2007) CD : TOM ( Label : Frémeaux & Associés / Nocturne )

Christophe Lartilleux : guitare solo
Florin Niculescu : violon
Philippe "Doudou" Cuillerier : guitare, chant
Joël Trolonge : contrebasse