▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Lov inde er ▁- ▁YouTube ▁ ▁Lloyd ▁Lov inde er ▁- ▁Ro ots ▁Archives ▁ ▁Category : J ama ican ▁reg ga e ▁sing ers ▁Category : D ance hall ▁mus icians ▁Category : J ama ican ▁male ▁sing ers ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) <0x0A> </s> ▁Bir éli ▁L agr ène ▁( born ▁ 4 ▁September ▁ 1 9 6 6 ) ▁is ▁a ▁French ▁jazz ▁guitar ist ▁who ▁came ▁to ▁prom in ence ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁for ▁his ▁Django ▁Rein hardt – infl uen ced ▁style . ▁He ▁often ▁performs ▁in ▁swing , ▁jazz ▁fusion , ▁and ▁post - b op ▁styles . ▁ ▁Biography ▁L agr ène ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Sou ff len heim , ▁Als ace , ▁France , ▁into ▁a ▁Roman i ▁family ▁and ▁community . ▁His ▁father ▁and ▁grand father ▁were ▁guitar ists , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁raised ▁in ▁the ▁gy ps y ▁guitar ▁tradition . ▁He ▁started ▁playing ▁at ▁age ▁four ▁or ▁five ▁and ▁by ▁seven ▁was ▁impro vis ing ▁jazz ▁in ▁a ▁style ▁similar ▁to ▁Django ▁Rein hardt ' s , ▁whom ▁his ▁father ▁adm ired ▁and ▁wanted ▁his ▁sons ▁to ▁em ulate . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁while ▁in ▁his ▁early ▁te ens , ▁he ▁recorded ▁his ▁first ▁album , ▁Rout es ▁to ▁Django : ▁Live ▁at ▁the ▁K rok od il ▁( J azz point , ▁ 1 9