LOY EHRLICH
Keyboards, Hajouj (Gnawa bass)
Kora, Synth
Composer, Arranger, Producer.

also at www.myspace.com/loyehrlich 

Born in Paris in 1950. At the age of 5, studies
piano during 12 years.
1968-1971 Travels around, gets into indian and african
cultures. Gnawas of Morocco,
Jazz-Rock ! New planet : Gong ! . . .

1972-1973 1st concert with Didier Malherbe & Kevin Ayers in Birmingham.
Plays with Alan Jack, Crium Délirium (C.D. Legend musique ) & J. Higelin.

1974-1976 Creates with Wasis Diop the group West African Cosmos (CD CBS)

1977-1982 Lives in the Réunion Island, where he creates Carrousel, (CD Discorama).

1983-1985 Plays with Touré Kounda 3 CD : Paris - Zinguinchar & Natalia ( Celluloïd )
also works with Bill Laswell, Ginger Baker.

1986-1987 Member of «Les Visiteurs» with Louis Bertignac (Ex-Téléphone) 2 CD Virgin.

1988-1990 Plays with Youssou N'Dour - World wide tour Amnesty International with Peter
Gabriel, Sting, Bruce Springsteen & Tracy Chapman.
CD :The Lion produced by P.Gabriel.

1991 Works with Amina, John Lurie (CD Japan )
Composes film musics: " Le vagabond des mers "- " Blanc d'Ébène ".

1992 Plays with Ti Fock (2 CD : Aniel & Don Douleur ).
Seville World Exhibition with Jon Hassel & Steve Shehan.
Participates to the albums of Antoine Tomé, Gong ( Shapeshifter)
CD Zeff (Didier Malherbe), Amina (Wadiyé).

1993 1st solo album : «les Iles du Désert» (Tangram)
Works with Wasis Diop (CD Night & Day) & Native (CD).

1994 CD Fluvius with Didier Malherbe + Concerts.
Plays with Sofi Hellborg (CD Night & Day) Jacques Higelin (CD EMI)
Composes music of the film " Le Ballon d'or ".

1995-1996 CD Hadouk with D.Malherbe + Concerts.
plays with Wasis Diop ( CD No Sant)
Produces the CD of René Lacaille (Discorama) Tours with G. Oryema.

1997 Works on the production of the new CD of Geoffrey Oryema
& Wasis Diop (CD TOXU ).

1998 Concerts & preparation of the new CD of the trio Ehrlich-Malherbe-Shehan
Gnawa music Festival of Essaouira (Morocco) .

1999 CD Shamanimal (Celluloïd) with Steve Shehan & Didier Malherbe.

2000-2001 Tours with Hadouk trio, Geoffrey Oryema, J-P Rykiel and Lama Gyurme.
Artistic Producer for Gnawa music festival Essaouira MorocoI

2002- Products CD of Diogal "Samba alla "(Melodie)
and the CD Hadouk "Now" (Melodie)
Records Lokua Kanza, Bijan Chemirani, Houria Aichi;
Soundtrack for "le Prix du pardon " with W Diop et Youssou N'dour
Tour and CD "hommage à Alain Peters"(Cobalt) with Danyel Waro and René Lacaille

2003 -2004 : Artistic director of the Gnawa music Festival of Essaouira (Morocco) .
CDs Essaouira "live" 2002 and 2003
Produicts CD of Diogal "Liir" ( Melodie)
Recording of the CD Hadouk "live à Fip" (Melodie),
Recording of the DVD Hadouk "en concert au Satellit café" (Naïve)