Emilien

About Emilien

Songwriter & Vocalist. Blues & World Music Emilien’s debut Reves brings the Sega of Mauritius to a Pop Audience

Paris: Guitarist and vocalist Emilien had released his solo debut Reves
(“dreams”), spanning the bridge from the Sega of his native Mauritius to
classic pop, influenced by forefathers such as the Beatles and Simon and
Garfunkle. Emilen has written ten original tracks which he delivers in
English, French, and Mauritian Creole with a pure tenor voice. Emilien,
who has sang and played guitar since his childhood in Port Louis, is
accompanied on bass, contrabass, sax, clavier, violin, and sitar. The
variety of instruments creates pop/folk/world hybrid that reflects his
travels and residence in no less than five countries.

While his exposure to American and English pop music during his youth has
greatly influenced the sound and structure of his compositions, Emilien is
not an avid consumer today’s music. Rather than mimic other contemporary
musicians, Emilien is inspired by his own travels and studies (he has
multiple degrees and is a Doctor of Psychology and Pharmacology!) as
source material for his songs.

The influence of Mauritian Sega on the album counterbalances the
contemplative and dow