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Francis Kuipers. Francis Kuipers (born 1941 in Woking, United Kingdom ), also known as Superguitar, is a British-Dutch composer, guitarist [1] and ethno-musicologist domiciled in Italy. In the 1960s he began creating a unique archive of music and sounds, as well as making field recordings in Australasia, Africa, the Seychelles, India and Nepal ...
Francis Kuipers, also known as Superguitar, is a British-Dutch composer, guitarist and ethno-musicologist domiciled in Italy. In the 1960s he began creating a unique archive of music and sounds, as well as making field recordings in Australasia, Africa, the Seychelles, India and Nepal, the Philippines and North America. He has completed numerous solo tours and played in duos with Antonello ...
Francis Kuipers by Paolo Torella Biografia. Francis “Superguitar” Kuipers musicista e compositore anglo/olandese vive in Italia. Chitarrista acustico blues/rock, maestro dello stile ‘flat-picking’ per anni è stato il chitarrista di Gregory Corso, grande poeta del movimento della Beat Generation.
Francis Kuipers has travelled the world for over thirty years, engaged in ethno-musical research, broadcasting, working as a composer and sound designer for film and, above all, performing. Although its roots are in blues and folk, Francis Kuipers' music is extraordinary, apart from his technique, in that it has evolved in a highly original ...
Feb 27, 2024 · ALIENS IN THE NECROPOLIS (2024) is a new collection of short stories by Francis Kuipers. These tales evolved from various escapades by the Anglo-Dutch expatriate while living in Italy. Loosely fictionalized explorations mixed with almost verbatim non-fictionalized accounts of the folk music revival of the 1960s.
At this time, Francis mainly lives and works in Italy and the Netherlands. It is worth mentioning that the music of Kings of Lies is a hybrid of various music styles. The background of the band members, Francis Kuipers – voice, guitar, Franc auf dem Brinke on drums and Sam Tjioe on bass, is very different.
Francis Kuipers “Superguitar”, Anglo/Dutch composer, singer/songwriter and musicologist born in 1941, resident in Italy. He has collaborated with Beat Generation poet Gregory Corso and film directors Godfrey Reggio and Abel Ferrara, amongst others. Creator of a unique sound archive, he has conducted numerous series of radio broadcasts.
