Loy Ehrlich

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Loy Ehrlich (born 1950) is a French musician, composer and producer based in Paris.

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Loy Ehrlich

A multi-instrumentalist, Ehrlich plays keyboards, Bass, Guembri, Gumbass and Kora. He played with major African artists such as Touré Kunda, Youssou N'Dour and Geoffrey Oryema. Member of the Hadouk Trio , he has been the artistic director of the Gnaoua Essaouira festival (Morocco) for 12 years. He invented the musical instrument known as the Gumbass. [1]

The song "Long Road" from his 2014 album Global Traveller was featured in the 2016 video game Uncharted 4: A Thief's End as a record that can be played during the game's epilogue mission.

References

  1. "RFI Musique - - Creation - Band of Gnawa". Archived from the original on 2009-10-26. Retrieved 2010-06-10., RFI Musique, "Band of Gnawa", 2007-06-28, Retrieved 2012-02-03.