Schmitt, Tchavolo (guitar) - Seven Gypsy Nights

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Beyond the extraordinary instrumental vehemence and the glowing incandescent heat of the swings, Tchavolo Schmitt draws up the landscape of innermost trips. Since a certain time already, it is not overstated to say that the gypsy swing, born with the prestigious works of great guitarist Django Reinhardt, is part of the gypsy culture, but also of the ‘Gadje’ people’s own acoustic world. There is probably no microphone able to catch the whole burst of this guitar, full of emotions. In order to grasp the intensity of this music, one must attend a concert or even better share the inexpressible moments encountered in gypsy meetings. Peaceful and burning at once, Tchavolo has already touched movie director Tony Gatlif by becoming one of the characters of his movie ‘Latcho Drom’. He then became the pretext for Gatlif’s latest movie ‘Swing’, where he was also enrolled and did the music. “Tchavolo Schmitt is for gypsy people what Tomatito (Cameron de la Isla's guitarist) is for Andalusian tzigans” says Tony Gatlif about him!