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Birth Name:

Emile Henri Guédon

Male

Birth Date:

Mon, May 22, 1944

Time of Birth:

11:00 AM

Place of Birth:

Fort-de-France, Martinique, Martinique

Age:

79

Zodiac Sign:

Gemini

Astrology Data:

Sun

1°

Gem

22'

Moon

6°

Gem

3'

Asc

15°

Leo

53'

MC

16°

Tau

30'

About Henri Guedon

Henri Guédon (born May 22, 1944 in Fort de France in Martinique - died on February 12, 2006 in Paris, France after heart surgery) was a French percussionist from Martinique. His first band was called La Contesta and he organised it when he was 20. He was awarded a Maracas d'or the first year the awards ran. In 1983, Philippe Langlais invited him to compose a mix of classical and jazz with his orchestra, the resulting composition called Opéra Triangulaire. He was a judo champion 1963-65. Multiple albums fused Antillean rhythms with other music from around the world. Guedon was instrumental in exporting the new sound of 60s and 70s Latin -guaguanco, boogaloo, salsa, descarga - to France and the rest of Europe. When Guedon began placing his percussion instruments at the front of the stage in the style of his great influence Ray Barretto, French audience members found themselves shocked and intrigued. Soon enough, greats like El Conde and Pacheco were touring France. Were it not for Henri Guedon, Europe could have conceivably taken years to move forward from mambo and cha-cha-cha.

Link to Wikipedia biography

External Links:

• Henri Guédon on IMDb

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Astrological aspects and planetary data / tags for Henri Guedon: Sun 1 Gemini, Moon 6 Gemini, Mercury 8 Taurus, Venus 21 Taurus, Mars 0 Leo, Jupiter 19 Leo, Saturn 26 Gemini, Uranus 8 Gemini, Neptune 1 Libra, Pluto 6 Leo, Asc 15 Leo, Mc 16 Taurus, Sun Conjunct Moon, Sun Trine Neptune, Moon Sextile Pluto, Moon Trine Neptune, Mercury Square Pluto, Moon Conjunct Uranus, Sun Sextile Mars, Mercury Semi Square Saturn, Mercury Semi Sextile Uranus, Venus Square Jupiter, Venus Conjunct Midheaven, Mars Sextile Neptune, Mars Conjunct Pluto, Jupiter Semi Square Neptune, Jupiter Conjunct Ascendant, Jupiter Square Midheaven, Uranus Sextile Pluto, Neptune Semi Square Ascendant, Neptune Sesquiquadrate Midheaven, Ascendant Square Midheaven

Categories related to Henri Guedon: May 22 births, 1944 births, 2006 deaths, People from Fort-de-France, Caribbean musician stubs, 20th-century French musicians, Martiniquais people stubs, French male judoka, Martiniquais musicians, French percussionists