Macias ' songs were both personal and universal -- while on the one hand he upheld Arab-Andalucian musical traditions and penned lyrics exploring his Jewish faith, on the other hand his adroit fusion of indigenous musics past and present adhered to no genre restrictions, and he preached messages of peace and tolerance applicable regardless of the listener's religion or ethnicity.
In , he composed a different kind of tribute song via "Vivas les Bleus," the official theme of the French World Cup soccer squad. Music was again his focus in the years to come, however, and in he scored a novelty hit with "Et Johnny Chante l'Amour," a reggae-inspired tribute to French rock legend Johnny Hallyday. A new album, La Vie Populaire , coincided with the project's spring broadcast premiere.
AllMusic relies heavily on JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript in your browser to use the site fully. Blues Classical Country. Electronic Folk International. Jazz Latin New Age. A new version of Last. He was born in Constantine, Algeria and played the guitar since childhood. His father was a violinist in an orchestra that played primarily maalouf, Andalo-Arabic music. Gaston started playing with the orchestra at 15, and soon replaced the bandleader, Cheick Raymond. He pursued a career as a school teacher, but continued practicing the guitar.
In , Cheick Raymond was killed, and the situation became untenable for the Jewish residents of Constantine. Arriving in Paris, he decided to pursue a career in music. At first, he tried translating the maalouf numbers that he already knew into French. He made his first recording in titled "Adieu mon pays," which he had composed on the boat to France. He appeared on French television and became an overnight sensation. In , he was awarded the Prix Vincent Scotto, and the following year he sang before , people at the Dinamo Stadium in Moscow, performing concerts in more than 40 other Soviet cities.
He also toured Japan and recorded titles in Spanish and Italian and was popular in both countries. His American debut, at a sold-out Carnegie Hall concert, took place on 17 February In Quebec, Canada he was warmly welcomed as a francophone artist.
A second US tour culminated in a concert at Carnegie Hall in In , he gave ten shows at the Uris Theater on Broadway, and also at the Olympia for the sixth time since his debut. He toured France and went twice to Israel in and This came after Macias had been banned from Arab countries for many years, despite keeping his popularity with Arab and ethnic audiences in the Middle East and North Africa.
In Egypt, he sang in front of 20, people at the foot of the Pyramids. After Sadat's assassination, he wrote a song dedicated to the late president entitled " Un berger vient de tomber ". In , he had a big hit with " Zingarella ", particularly in Israel and Turkey upon his tour in both countries in addition to South Korea. In April , he tried acting in a play adapted from English, called Quelle Nuit. He was also popular with the French interpretation of "'Oh guitare, guitare" and the Spanish versions of "El Porompompero" and "Solenzara".
His decision to try to play concerts in Algeria resulted in huge controversy.
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