Marc Robine

Marc Robine was a French musician, singer, journalist, and author, born on October 14, 1950, in Casablanca, Morocco. He spent part of his childhood in northern France and pursued studies in architecture before focusing on music, starting his musical journey by learning the banjo. Robine went on to form and play in various folk groups throughout the 1970s, including "Bière Brune & Misère Noire" and "Marc Robine, Bouzouki & Compagnie".

Known for his deep engagement with the folk music scene, Robine also became a teacher at the municipal conservatory of Concarneau. He later moved to Paris, where he contributed to music magazines and helped found the influential journal Chorus, dedicated to songwriting history. Robine received recognition for his work on French traditional music, including an Academy Charles-Cros award for his anthology of French traditional songs and a Grand Prix for his book on Jacques Brel, widely regarded as an authoritative reference on the singer-songwriter. He died in Nîmes on August 26, 2003.

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