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Gérard La Viny

Gérard La Viny
Born17 April 1933
Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, France
Died6 October 2009
Paris, France
Occupation(s)musician, singer-songwriter
Instruments
  • guitar
  • voice
  • violin
  • banjo

Gérard Marie Anicet Labiny (17 April 1933 – 6 October 2009), known professionally as Gérard La Viny, was a French singer-songwriter and musician.[1][2]

Biography

Gérard La Viny was born Gérard Marie Anicet Labiny in Basse-Terre, a commune in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe.[3]

He lost his father Roger Emile Labiny in June 1962, in the Air France Flight 117 crash. [4]

La Viny died in 2009 in Paris and rests at the Montmartre Cemetery.[5]

Songs

One of La Viny's songs, entitled Albert Bernard Bongo, c'est le président qu’il nous faut, is sung during Gabon's presidential elections. [6][7]

In 1960, he released a record containing, in French, four songs from the film Black Orpheus.[8]

Following the death of his father, in 1962, he recorded a biguine Volé Boeing-la in tribute to the victims of the crash. [9]

Distinctions

References

  1. ^ "Gérard Laviny". Musicianbio. August 2, 2023. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  2. ^ "Gérard La Viny". Musicstack. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  3. ^ "LABINY Gerard Marie Anicet". Fichier des personnes décédées (in French). Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  4. ^ "Volé Volé Volé Boeing La ! Tombé Tombé Tombé Boeing La !". Guadeloupe Attitudes Wordpress (in French). June 21, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  5. ^ "Les obsèques musicales de Gérard La Viny !". Martinique France Antilles (in French). October 14, 2009. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  6. ^ Albert-Bernard Bongo – C'est Le Président Qu'il Nous Faut at Discogs
  7. ^ Eli Berman (August 11, 2017). "Independent Africa: Sounds of Hope and Frustration". Afropop. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  8. ^ 4 Chansons Du Film "Orfeu Negro" at Discogs
  9. ^ "Alain Jean-Marie : Begin the Biguine" (in French). Jazz Hot. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  10. ^ "Nomination ou promotion dans l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres juillet 2004". Ministère de la Culture (in French). 12 April 2010. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
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