Jehro
Born Jérôme Cotta in Marseille, Jehro moved to London at age 20, where he u… Read Full Bio ↴Born Jérôme Cotta in Marseille, Jehro moved to London at age 20, where he used to live in an artists' squat in Hammersmith, performing in the tube. He now lives in Paris and using his guitar skills he composes acoustic songs with a mixed Caribbean/reggae/folk/Latin sound.
As a child Jehro’s imagination was fuelled by the dreams of his Greek-Italian-Corsican mother, and the songs of his Georges Brassens-inspired singer of a father in the Panier area of In that Hammersmith artists’ squat he immersed himself in pop, rock and reggae, surrounded by Spanish and Jamaican musicians. Perfecting his skills as a guitarist by covering all his favorite pop standards, he broke free from his native French by lending his voice to the songs of his new-found idols - he fell in love with Bob Marley’s music, its roots and its spirituality, when busking to it in London's tube stations.
He then moved to Paris, settling in a small hotel on the rue Marcadet in the 18th Arrondissement. A new city meant new places to play: Pigalle, Montmartre, Belleville, Saint-Germain, where he wrote the lyrics and music for his first solo album. “L’arbre et le fruit” was released by Chrysalis / EMI under his real name Jérôme Cotta, earning him well-deserved praise from the French critics in 1999. Jérôme’s songs were heard on the radio, and he took to jamming in the studio of a couple of new acquaintances he met in the courtyard of his block of flats: Christian Brun and Richard Minier. By giving him the opportunity to explore new musical avenues and Jehro moved away from his solo career and sparked a profitable artistic collaboration.
From indo-electro theme tunes for the advertising industry through calypso-pop songs co-written and sung for the Marathonians’ “A Tropical Soul Adventure” LP (Superfruit, 2003), Jehro was gradually finding his own distinctive voice. Somewhere in the South of France, in a little village full of sing-song accents and surrounded by ochre-red hills and olive groves, he came up with the first tune of an album almost entirely written in English, “Shantytown Carnival,” produced by the Marathonians duo and signed to their Superfruit record label. Jehro’s self-titled debut is an album inspired by Caribbean and American grassroots music (reggae, folk, Latin etc.), full of snapshots and tales from the lives of ordinary people.
More information, tour dates, and photos can be found at: http://jehro.free.fr/htmlen/home.htm
As a child Jehro’s imagination was fuelled by the dreams of his Greek-Italian-Corsican mother, and the songs of his Georges Brassens-inspired singer of a father in the Panier area of In that Hammersmith artists’ squat he immersed himself in pop, rock and reggae, surrounded by Spanish and Jamaican musicians. Perfecting his skills as a guitarist by covering all his favorite pop standards, he broke free from his native French by lending his voice to the songs of his new-found idols - he fell in love with Bob Marley’s music, its roots and its spirituality, when busking to it in London's tube stations.
He then moved to Paris, settling in a small hotel on the rue Marcadet in the 18th Arrondissement. A new city meant new places to play: Pigalle, Montmartre, Belleville, Saint-Germain, where he wrote the lyrics and music for his first solo album. “L’arbre et le fruit” was released by Chrysalis / EMI under his real name Jérôme Cotta, earning him well-deserved praise from the French critics in 1999. Jérôme’s songs were heard on the radio, and he took to jamming in the studio of a couple of new acquaintances he met in the courtyard of his block of flats: Christian Brun and Richard Minier. By giving him the opportunity to explore new musical avenues and Jehro moved away from his solo career and sparked a profitable artistic collaboration.
From indo-electro theme tunes for the advertising industry through calypso-pop songs co-written and sung for the Marathonians’ “A Tropical Soul Adventure” LP (Superfruit, 2003), Jehro was gradually finding his own distinctive voice. Somewhere in the South of France, in a little village full of sing-song accents and surrounded by ochre-red hills and olive groves, he came up with the first tune of an album almost entirely written in English, “Shantytown Carnival,” produced by the Marathonians duo and signed to their Superfruit record label. Jehro’s self-titled debut is an album inspired by Caribbean and American grassroots music (reggae, folk, Latin etc.), full of snapshots and tales from the lives of ordinary people.
More information, tour dates, and photos can be found at: http://jehro.free.fr/htmlen/home.htm
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Jehro Lyrics
All I Want Oh, she is watching me And her eyes, they flow With fond…
Along The River ALL THIS TIME I'VE WONDERED WHAT TO DO THERE'S A HOLE…
Caminando HOY, ESTE DÍA, ANDUVE SOBRE LA TIERRA HOY, CON EL SOL,…
Continuando Aunque sientas dolor Sigues continuando, subiendo, continuan…
Everything Every day's made of stone Tonight my wordless dreams slip in…
Guantanamo Song WEATHERMAN SAYS STORM WATCH MINISTERS OF DOOM, THE END IS IN…
HERE AND NOW HOLD ME NOW, MY ONLY LOVE AND TAKE ME AWAY FROM THE…
How Long Fever, people in the street, Begging for working, striving f…
I want love I woke up this morning Hunger was gnawing my soul But the…
Last Too Long BABY BABY..WE CAN CARRY ON PRETENDING ENDLESSLY BUT THE WIND…
Life Life Is a strange thing That drains you inside Why′d you thi…
Long Is The Way Oh, Lord I made it through I'm gonna lay down my load One…
Mama Mama sat down and spoke today While there's life There is ho…
Master Blaster Everyone's feeling pretty It's hotter than July Though the w…
Night Shines THERE SHE'S WALKING, DOWN THE OLD WAY DOESNT WANT TO GO…
On My Own And now I'm all alone again Nowhere to turn, no one…
Rock You Tender I'm gonna rock you child, I'm gonna rock you tender,…
Salima Oh mi unico amor Yo te doy el mar ain sol Oh…
Shantytown Carnival Oh, tonight is free Tonight the streets Echo the sounds Of …
Stand On Paint your face pretty young Maria This filthy place will se…
STOLEN ROSE YOU CHANGED MY WAYS YOU CHANGED MY DAY REMEMBER HOW IT ALL…
Sugar Sugar Sugar, ah honey honey You are my candy girl And you've got…
Sweet Sweet sweet, dream so sweetly tonight Sweet sweet, dream so …
Tonight Tonight THE CACTUS FLOWERS BLOOMED THE MEXICALI MOON WAS RISING BUT …
Venga ASI, NAVEGANDO SIN SABOR ME PERDI, CON MI TIMON AL HAZAR Y…
Why me Why Me? Tell me about it, girl What is this story, babe …
Young Blood YOUNG BLOOD WHO CAN READ THE BOOK THAT'S INSIDE YOU YOUNG BL…