Christian Braut is a singer/songwriter from France, who, with his debut album 24 heures à ses côtès is already dealing with some pretty heady company. His drummer, Claude Salmieri, and sound
engineer, Ludovic Lanen, have both worked with Francis Cabrel. Like Cabrel, Braut uses a wide range of musical styles in his compositions, sometimes drawing on non-Western musical forms like reggae. "First and
foremost, I'm more concerned by the beauty of voices, melodies and lyrics," says Braut of his musical influences. "Among the french artists I listen to, I could mention Serge Gainsbourg,
Jean-Jacques Goldman, Francis Cabrel, Georges Brassens, Véronique Sanson,
Liane Foly, Jean-Louis Murat, Jean-Louis Aubert... Among international
artists, I like very much Kate Bush, Donald Fagen, Depeche Mode, and Sade." You can buy 24 heures à ses côtés from his Web site.
