Hector Zazou
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Hector Zazou (July 11, 1948—September 8, 2008) was a prolific French composer and record producer who has worked with, produced, and collaborated with an international array of recording artists. He has worked on his own and other artists' albums, including Sandy Dillon, Mimi Goese, Barbara Gogan, Sevara Nazarkhan, Carlos Nuñez, Italian group PGR, Anne Grete Preux, Laurence Revey, and Sainkho since 1976.
Discography
Albums
- 1976 ZNR Barricades 3
- 1978 ZNR Traité de Mécanique Populaire
- 1979 La Perversita
- 1983 Zazou/Bikaye/CYI Noir & Blanc
- 1985 Zazou/Bikaye Mr. Manager
- 1985 Géographies
- 1986 Reivax au Bongo
- 1988 Zazou/Bikaye Guilty!
- 1989 Geologies
- 1989 Géographies/13 proverbes Africains
- 1990 Zazou/Bikaye/CYI Noir & Blanc (with extra tracks)
- 1991 Hector Zazou & Les Nouvelles Polyphonies Corses Les Nouvelles Polyphonies Corses
- 1992 Sahara Blue
- Lead vocalists: Samy Birnbach, Richard Bohringer, John Cale, Dominique Dalcan, Sussan Deihim, Lisa Gerard and Brendan Perry of Dead Can Dance, Gérard Depardieu, Anneli Drecker, Barbara Gogan, Khaled, Ketema Mekonn, Malka Spigel
- Contributors: Kent Condon, Yuka Fujii, Kenji Jammer, Vincent Kenis, Nabil Khalidi, Bill Laswell, Christian Lechevretel, Keith Leblanc, Lightwave, Gilles Martin, Denis Moulin, Renault Pion, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Steve Shehan, Guy Sigsworth, Tim Simenon, David Sylvian, Elizabeth Valetti, Daniel Yvinec
- 1992 Various artists Nunc Musics
- 1994 Sainkho Out of Tuva
- 1994 Various artists Sonora 4'94 (includes one outtake from Sahara Blue entitled Realeza)
- 1994 Chansons des mers froides (Songs from the Cold Seas)
- Lead vocalists: Björk, John Cale, Tokiko Kato, Lioudmila Khandi, Kilabuk & Nooveya, Catherine-Ann MacPhee, Värttina, Suzanne Vega, Wimme Saari, Jane Siberry, Siouxsie Sioux, Lena Willemark
- Contributors: Ainu Dancers of Hokkaidō, Balanescu Quartet, Tchotghtguerele Chalchin, Brendan Perry of Dead Can Dance, Budgie, Barbara Gogan, Mark Isham, Lightwave, Sargo Maianagacheva, Demnine Ngamtovsovo, Marc Ribot, Sakharine Percussion Group, Noriko Sanagi, Sissimut Dance Drummers, Angelin Tytot
- 1995 Harold Budd/Hector Zazou Glyph
- Lead vocalist: Lian Amber
- 1997 Barbara Gogan Made on Earth
- 1998 Lights in the Dark
- 1998 Mimi Goese Soak (four tracks produced by Zazou)
- 1999 Carlos Nuñez Os Amores Libros
- 1999 Laurence Revey Le Creux Des Fees
- 2000 Sandy Dillon & Hector Zazou 12 (Las Vegas is Cursed)
- 2000 Bigazzi/Chianura/Henson Drop 6—The Wolf and the Moon
- 2000 Various artists Drop 5.1
- 2001 Anne Grete Preux Alfabet
- 2002 PGR Per Grazia Ricevuta
- 2003 Sevara Nazarkhan Yol Bolsin
- 2003 Strong Currents
- Lead vocalists: Laurie Anderson, Jane Birkin, Lori Carson, Melanie Gabriel, Lisa Germano, Irene Grandi, Nicola Hitchcock, Nina Hynes, Caroline Lavelle, Sarah-Jane Morris, Catherine Russell, Emma Stow
- Contributors: Archaea Strings, Carlos Nuñez, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Stefano Bollani, Bill Rieflin, Lone Kent, Dennis Rea, Mathias Desmiers, Pierre Chaze, Renaud Pion
- 2004 L'absence
- 2006 Hector Zazou and Bernard Caillaud Quadri(+)Chromies
- 2008 Corps électriques
- Contributors: KatieJane Garside, Bill Rieflin, Lone Kent and Nils Petter Molvær
Singles
- 1983 Hector Zazou/Papa Wemba Malimba (12" single)
- 1984 Zazou/Bikaye/CYI M'Pasi Ya M'Pamba (12" single)
- 1985 Zazou/Bikaye Mr. Manager (7" and 12" singles)
- 1988 Zazou/Bikaye Guilty!/Na Kenda (12" single)
- 1990 Zazou/Bikaye Get Back (12" single)
- 1992 "I'll Strangle You" featuring Anneli Drecker and Gérard Depardieu
- 1995 "The Long Voyage" featuring John Cale and Suzanne Vega
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