Frank De Franceschi divides his musical passion between the guitar and the flamenco percussions.
He recorded 5 CD’s (one of them selling 40,000 copies in Japan) but his main activity in his 19 years as a pro has been playing live. Constantly on the move he brought his music all throughout Europe, in Hong Kong and in the whole south of the States.
He has played in uncountable situations: from classic bars and music venues to Jazz and Blues festivals, theatres, prisons, street corners, stripper clubs, madhouses, juke joints, schools, meeting and parties.
To remember a concert for the bicentenary of the French Revolution in Paris, a series of gigs in Berlin during the falling of the wall in ‘89, a concert at the ’92 International Film festival, a concert backing up 82 years old piano legend Mose Vinson in Memphis in ’97.
He called his home London for 6 years; he has played for nine years with Californian ace harmonica player Peter Glaser (winner of ’87 Hohner World Blues Contest). He has played in jam session with many musicians, from the unknown to some well known names, such as Johnny Mars, The Blues Band, Stevie Ray Vaughan. He opened for Paul Millns and John Mayall, and as a solo act for Tommy Emmanuel and Toto’s Tony Spinner.
He plays as a solo acoustic act, in an electric trio and in the duo “Djeliw”.
Flamenco wise, he plays percussions in the flamenco company “Mimbrales”.
He has held flamenco rhythm seminars, and played in quite a few recordings, particularly playing the resophonic guitar and cajon.
“Keep on doing it. You groove!” (Tommy Emmanuel)
“You are an original guitarist” (Buddy Whittington-John Mayall Band)
“Frank, you are a great player. Let's go for the soul” (Tony Spinner-Toto)
