Gabriel Yacoub was, with Marie Sauvet (also known as Marie Yacoub), behind the creation of Malicorne in 1973. At the time when folk was on the rise and Bob Dylan was in every ears, the French group, initially composed of four musicians, chooses to revisit the traditional repertoire in its own way, which it presents in the language of Molière.
“Malicorne recreates the magic of the music of yesteryear, by combining modern technology and rare or traditional instruments from around the world, such as cromornes, bagpipes, hurdy-gurdies, harmoniums and mandoloncellos,” it is stated on Gabriel Yacoub’s official website. .
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“Almanac”
Just before the creation of the group, the couple had created a sort of trial balloon by publishing the experimental album “Pierre de Grenoble”. Malicorne enjoyed success throughout the 1970s: he had around ten records between folk and progressive rock to his credit, the best known of them remaining their third studio album, “Almanac”, released in 1976.
The 1980s were marked by separations and reformations with new musicians. But, in July 2010, the Francofolies de La Rochelle managed to bring Malicorne back on stage in its original configuration. Gabriel Yacoub also had a solo career, started in parallel with the group. In 2001, his song “La colombe stabbée” appeared in the soundtrack of the successful documentary “Le Peuple migravor”, directed by Jacques Perrin, Jacques Cluzaud and Michel Debats.
