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Paul Toscano

vn, *1940 FR
of Folk and World

French romani with Romanian and Hungarian origins violonist and band leader, descendant of immigrants, born in Paris Famous during 1940's and 1950's He and his orchestra appeared in several movies Paul Toscano was one of the most vibrant, visible and leading masters of folk gypsy music, not only in France but also in whole Europe. The peak of his creativity as musician wasl at the beginning of the second half of XX-th century and continued throughout the 1950s - 1960s. In late 1940.s, Paul Toscano received numerous prestigious French first prize in the National Music (in the genre of Gypsy folklore) - Prize "National Music Genre" (Le Premier Prix de la "Musique de Genre"). From 1950 to the 1980's, Paul Toscano won several top prizes in national (Gypsy) music. Has played in a few exclusive documentary music films made at order of the National French television, telling TV viewers about the history, development, and representatives of the Russian, Eastern European and immigrant musical culture in France. During 1951 and 1952, founded his orchestra, Toscano Et Son Orchestre Tzigane For a long time acted in the popular Russian cabaret-restaurant "Dinarzad" ("Dianarzade" - existed in Paris from 1947 till 1959) Later, mid 1960's, Paul Toscano worked at the famous cabaret "Rasputin" from Paris, where supervised and conducted his gypsy orchestra. 1947 - began to appear periodically in small roles in movies (mostly performing as a musician), for the first time received a small appearance in the famous French film director Henri-Georges Clouzot, in the crime drama - "Waterfront Jewellers" (1947). 1954 - appeared in a comedy directed by Andre Bertomyu - "Family Scene" (1954) Since 1978 Paul Toscano and his andb participated in filming of a few assorted musical television programs of French television, including shooting large-scale musical film "Johannes Brahms - Tramp without address" (1980) which was occupied by a large number of popular musicians, including Paul Toscano Orchestra, performs works by Brahms German composer and violin works by Niccolo Paganini. 1984 - Paul Toscano recorded and released another own solo LP-record, under the title: "Paul Toscano with its Gypsy Orchestra - An Evening in "Rasputin "(according to some reports, this LP contains the best musical numbers from 1953 till 1984 by Paul Toscano). Extract from Discography: "Toscano et ses Tziganes" - "Musiques et Danses D'Israël" LP; Labels: Mercury N ° 7014; Barclay № 7046 (1950, France). "Voyage Tzigane" - LP; Label: Musidisc, 30CV-1042, France, 1960's "Les Rois du Tzigane" Compilation avec: Yoska Nemeth / Paul Toscano / Mathias Jonas / Michael Ionesco - 2LP; "Musiques Du Monde"; Labels: "Festival Album 132" / "Musidisc-Europe", France, 1970. Reissued later on CD Marc Ogeret - "Ogeret Chante Aragon" - 2 LP, Label: Disques Vogue, France, 1974; Leading violinist - Paul Toscano. Paul Toscano et son Orchestre Tzigane - "Un Soir chez "Raspoutine"- LP; Label: Barclay № 8238161, Brazil (BR), 1984.

Genres

• Folk
• World
• Pop
• Latin

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