Pierre Barouh
Introduction '''Pierre Barouh''' (born '''Élie Pierre Barouh'''; 19 February 1934 – 28 December 2016) was a French writer-composer-singer best known for his work on Claude Lelouch's film ''A Man and a Woman'' as an actor and the lyricist/singer for Francis Lai's music score.
Early life and music Barouh was born in Paris and along with his brother, Albert, and sister, was raised in Levallois-Perret. Their parents were Turkish-Jewish stallholders selling fabrics. During the Second World War, their parents hid them from the Nazis; Pierre and his sister in Montournais and Albert in la Limouzinière. During these years Élie, baptised Pierre, lived at La Grèlerie, the home of Hilaire and Marie Rocher, who had two sons. From this time, he drew inspiration for songs like "", "Des ronds dans l'eau" and "Les Filles du dimanche".After the war, he was briefly a sports journalist for Paris-Presse-Intransigeant and also played for the national volleyball B team in the 1950s. He spent some months in Portugal and discovered Brazilian music. He visited Brazil in 1959 and on his return to Paris came to know Brazilian writers and composers of bossa nova.With his first earnings he bought the mill, la Morvient, by the river in Le Boupère in the Vendée where he had spent part of his childhood. There he established a recording studio and welcomed other artists, using it to advance the talent of others and creating his own label Saravah in 1965.With the label, he wished to mix musicians and styles, to multiply musical encounters. He worked with Pierre Akendengué, Areski Belkacem, Brigitte Fontaine, Nana Vasconcelos, Gérard Ansaloni, Jacques Higelin, Alfred Panou, Maurane, David McNeil, and Elis Regina.Soon after the label's creation, Barouh realised that he was not an able manager and so entrusted his management to a teenage friend he had known from playing volleyball at the age of 15.However, in 1972, he discovered that this friend had stolen 1,500,000 francs by means which prevented Barouh from being able to get any of it back, as he "had given him everything: signatures, etc".
Cinema and theatre As an actor, he played the role of the gypsy leader in the film ''D'où viens-tu Johnny?'' and appeared in Lelouch's ''Une fille et des fusils''. As writer/performer he had success with ''La Plage'' – immortalised by Marie Laforêt and the guitarist Claude Ciari – ''Tes dix-huit ans'' and ''Monsieur de Furstenberg''. He shot a documentary on the beginnings of bossa nova with his longtime friend Baden Powell de Aquino.In 1966, he participated in the film ''A Man and a Woman'' which won the Palme d'Or at the 1966 Cannes Film Festival. He married the actress Anouk Aimée the same year; they divorced three years later.Barouh died in the Hôpital Cochin in Paris from an infarction on 28 December 2016, at the age of 82.He was buried a week later at Montmartre Cemetery.
Discography === Studio albums ===* ''Pierre Barouh'' (1966) (also released as ''Vivre'') – FR #15* ''Viking bank'' (1977)* ''Le pollen'' (1982)* ''Sierras'' (1984)* ''Noël'' (1991)* ''Itchi go Itchi e – Une rencontre, une occasion'' (1998)* ''Daltonien'' (2007)=== Live albums ===* ''Dites 33 (Volume 2)'' (with Yasuaki Shimizu and the Moonriders) (2001) (concert at the Espace Pierre Cardin, Paris on 15 February 1983)=== Soundtrack albums ===* ''A Man and a Woman ("Un homme et une femme")'' (with Frances Lai and Nicole Croisille) (1967) – FR #15, NOR #4* ''13 jours en France'' (with Francis Lai and Nicole Croisille) (1969) – FR #4* ''Ça va, ça vient'' (1971)* ''Au Kabaret de la dernière chance'' (with Anita Vallejo, Oscar Castro and the Aleph Theatre troupe) (1992)=== Compilation albums ===* ''Saudade (Un Manque Habité)'' (2001)* ''Les Années Disc'AZ – L'intégrale Des Chansons'' (2008)* ''60 ans de chansons à des titres Divers (parfois Dit Vert) sur l'humain et ce qui l'entoure'' (2012)=== Production credits ======= Albums ====* ''Brigitte Fontaine est... folle !'' by Brigitte Fontaine (1968)* ''Comme à la radio'' by Brigitte Fontaine, Areski Belkacem and the Art Ensemble of Chicago (1969)*''Higelin & Areski'' by Jacques Higelin and Areski Belkacem (1969)* ''Chante Jean-Roger Caussimon'' by Jean-Roger Caussimon (1970)* ''Un beau matin'' by Areski Belkacem (1971)* ''Brigitte Fontaine'' by Brigitte Fontaine (1972)* ''Moshi'' by Barney Wilen (1972)* ''Chorus'' by Michel Roques (1972)* ''David McNeil'' by David McNeil (1972)* ''Je ne connais pas cet homme'' by Brigitte Fontaine and Areski Belkacem (1973)*''Jean-Roger Caussimon'' by Jean-Roger Caussimon (1973)*''Nandipo'' by Pierre Akendengué (1974)*''Nana, Nelson Angelo, Novelli'' by Naná Vasconcelos, Nelson Angelo and Novelli (1975)*''Growing Up'' by Chic Streetman (1975)*''Dreams'' by Steve Lacy (1975)*''J’ai déjà fait mon arche, j’attends les animaux'' by David McNeil (1975)*''Afrika Obota'' by Pierre Akendengué (1976)*''Jeunes Années'' by Jean-Philippe Goude and Olivier Colé (1976)*''Shakespeare Says'' by Champion Jack Dupree (1976)*''Schumann – Sonate Op.11 / Ravel – Miroirs'' by Håkon Austbø (1977)*''À l'amour comme à la guerre'' by Philippe Léotard (1990)*''Voce a Mano'' by Allain Leprest and Richard Galliano (1992)*''Sur les quais'' by Daniel Mille (1993)*''Mes plus grands succès'' by Fred Poulet (1995)*''De la Scarpe à la Seine'' by Françoise Kucheida (1995)*''Encore cédé'' by Fred Poulet (1996)*''La mémoire du vent'' by Bïa Krieger (1997)*''Le Bonheur'' by Brigitte Fontaine and Areski Belkacem (1997)*''En revenant du bal'' by Gérard Pierron (1997)*''Ces moments'' là by Aram Sédèfian (1997) (co-produced with Bertrand Mougin)*''Le Funambule'' by Daniel Mille (1997)*''Les heures tranquilles'' by Daniel Mille (1998)*''Cris de coeur'' by Françoise Kucheida (1998)*''Sources'' by Bïa Krieger (2000)*''Et s'il était deux fois'' by Eric Guilleton (2000)*''Improvisations'' by Étienne Brunet and Fred Van Hove (2001)*''Le Trio Camara'' by Le Trio Camara (2001) (co-produced with Yves Chamberland)==== Non-album singles ====* "Simple routine" by Joël Favreau (1969)* "I Love the Queen" by Jacques Higelin (1971)* "Nini" by Jacques Higelin (1971)* "Jamai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ais" by Brigitte Fontaine (1972)* " Un jour, un papillon" by Joël Favreau (1972)*"La Transatlantique" by Dominique Barouh (1972)*"Likwala" by Pierre Akendengué (1975)*"Femmes parmi les femmes" by Françoise Hardy (1975)
Filmography YearTitleRoleNotes1961''''PierrotAlso assistant director1962''Operation Gold Ingot''RenéFrench: ''En plein cirage''1963''D'où viens-tu Johnny? ''Django1964''''Pierre''The Troops of St. Tropez''GypsyUncredited; French: ''Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez''''Le cirque au village''1965''Une fille et des fusils''Pierre1966''A Man and a Woman''Pierre GauthierFrench: ''Un homme et une femme''''The Grand Moments''Karl MartinFrench: ''Les Grands Moments''1967''Arrastão''Geronimo''Live for Life''Boxing spectatorUncredited; French: ''Vivre pour vivre''1970''La bergère en colère''Engaged groomShort1972''''Man who gives Areski a liftUncredited; also director and producer''Saravah''NoneDocumentary; director and composer1976''''Discontent traveller''The Labyrinth ou L'album de famille''NoneDocumentary; director, producer and composer1977''Another Man, Another Chance''Street singerUncredited; French: ''Un autre homme, une autre chance''1979''''NoneDirector, producer, writer and composer1982''''Parish priest1990''There Were Days... and Moons''AnimatorFrench: ''Il y a des jours... et des lunes''2005''Le courage d'aimer''Advert producer2006''La fille du dimanche''Friend of the fatherShort2010''Les marais criminels''(final film role)
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