SaQi
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| File:SaQi Performance Fashion show.jpg SaQi August 2015 | |
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| Birth name | Klopp Serge |
| Also known as | SaQi |
| Origin | Guadeloupe, France. |
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| Website | saqisax.com |
SaQi (born Serge Silvere Klopp on June 20, 1970) is a French smooth jazz saxophonist, songwriter, and producer.
Early life
SaQi was born in Pointe a Pitre, Guadeloupe to French parents: Gerty Klopp, who works in the restoration, and Fred Aucagos, a popular singer and founder of a Guadeloupean band named Les Viking de la Guadeloupe[1] [2]. SaQi played bass for a good part of his music career. He studied bass in Paris at CIM and Atla School.
He became interested in the saxophone when he heard a performance of John Coltrane (album Impulse).
He started playing a Yamaha YAS alto saxophone in 2012. He was captivated by the instrument, began practicing assiduously, and met the saxophonist Tommy Alvarado, who gave him the voice to follow and develop his own style.
After one year of sax experience, SaQi became a professional saxophonist[3].
Career
His father, founder and singer of the group Viking of Guadeloupe[1]. The Vikings of Guadeloupe[4] are the first rockstars of Guadeloupe. The founders of the Vikings separated slowly but surely from 1982. They still record some songs, including "Mikolasie", but Camille Sopran turned to jazz and Pierre-Edouard Decimus created a new collective with Jacob Desvarieux and Freddy Marshall: Kassav. They picked up the legacy of the Vikings to present it to the world in an explosive style, the zouk, which Miles Davis considered to be "the future of music" the first time he heard it. His older brother Fabrice Duriso[5], also a pianist with a passion for music, became the keyboardist of Peter Gabriel (Secret World Live)[5].
SaQi led a career as a bass player for much of his career. He met different artists, Andrea Boccelli (TF1 Rendez-vous des Stars at Walt Disney Studios)[6], Tonton David, etc., before leaving France to work internationally. Beginning with Algeria, where he produced Algerian artists (Joe Batoury, Joe Batoury feat. with different artists…) and performed several TV broadcasts on Algerian TV and also Radio El Bahdja.
He settled for a moment in South Korea, where he met several Korean artists like Boa. He joined a Korean band 'Bad Boy Circle' and signed with SM Entertainment Seoul Korea. Due to musical differences, Saqi resumed these tours as a bass player.
SaQi built his popularity in China with his warm and romantic music. He performed on Chinese TV, Chingkangtan TV[7]. SaQi toured in India and collaborated with artists like shikhar dhawan (India News Papers). He signed with the French label Justwinner for the single "Around me"[8].
SaQi is also a manager of SSM SHENZHEN Co.Ltd., a music publishing company in China. These studios are established in Shenzhen and give European artists the benefit of their artistic experience in China, sharing different events, festivals, featuring, and MV[9] between artists of both cultures.
Popularity in China
SaQi has recorded several songs, such as "Cherie", "Deepspace", "Around Me", "Authentique". His music is popular in China.[10][11] He collaborated with Chinese artists like:
Gong Linna, Wu Qing Jie, Cheng Le Ji, Momo Wu, Changwei Gu, Vivi Jiang, Liao Changyong, XiaoQuan, Huang Yaoming, Zhen Ling Yu, Lia ChangYong, Mario Maurer, and started his saxophonist career. He collaborated with the English brand ZATO[12], Muse Club, China Foshan exhibition, China Dalian Concert Hall.
- Since the beginning of his saxophonist career in 2012, Saqi has performed more than 489 concerts all over China (list and pictures of the show[13]).
- On the popular Chinese platform 5sing, Youku[14], SaQi became very publicized. He participated in the Official promotional video of Shenzhen city, China [15].
Equipment
SaQi plays the Yamaha YAS82ZB Custom Z, alto saxophone. 3.5 Rico Reeds. Mouthpiece Dukoff 8.
Discography
Albums
- 2005 (2005)
EP
- HiGH (2018)
Singles
- Ou Que Tu Sois (2005)
- Underground Music (2005)
- Mc Joe (2005)
- Conservatoire (2005)
- Encore une Fois (2005)
- Suspect (2007)
- Blue (2016)
- Chérie (2016)
- Kebra M'as (Feat Papa London, Chrys H, Wells, Edalam) (2018)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Les Vikings de la Guadeloupe à l'abordage". RFI Musique (in français). 2016-03-25. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
- ↑ Gros, Julien Le; Bocandé, Anne; Bocandé, Anne (2016-04-05). "Les Vikings de Guadeloupe 1966-2016". Africultures (in français). Retrieved 2019-01-26.
- ↑ "Résultats de recherche - La Sacem". repertoire.sacem.fr. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
- ↑ "Le nouveau raid des Vikings de la Guadeloupe". Télérama.fr (in français). Retrieved 2019-01-30.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Peter Gabriel, Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes (Secret World Live), retrieved 2019-01-29
- ↑ JakeSully2154, Rendez-vous des Stars aux Walt Disney Studios - part12, retrieved 2019-01-29
- ↑ "法国音乐家SaQi萨奇做客《丹峰时刻》第二十五期". api.jingchangkan.tv. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
- ↑ "AUTHENTIC - saqisax - 5SING中国原创音乐基地". 5sing.kugou.com. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
- ↑ "在我身边 : SaQi 萨奇Feat Edalam & Zhang & Lmk". v.youku.com. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
- ↑ "Disclosure by SaQi 萨奇. saqisax.com". www.9inx.com (in 中文). Retrieved 2019-01-29.
- ↑ "Disclosure by SaQi 萨奇. saqisax". www.fzl7.com. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
- ↑ "Album - Google+". plus.google.com. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
- ↑ "Images gallery and SaQi's 萨奇 albums photos -". saqisax.com (in français). 2014-09-22. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
- ↑ "SaQi萨奇 / 鹰腾定制 / ZATO Asecano". v.youku.com. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
- ↑ Unboxing Review Canada, 2018 Shenzhen China, retrieved 2019-01-30
- ↑ "SAQI - MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
- ↑ "Saqi | Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
- ↑ "Saqi | CD Baby Music Store". store.cdbaby.com. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
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