Lida Goulesco

Lida Goulesco

Birth : 1917-01-02, Petrograd, Russian SFSR

Death : 1977-06-05

History

Lydia Ivanovna Goulesko was a Russian born vocalist with Romanian Tzigani roots. After the collapse of the Russian Empire her family fled to Paris, where Lida made her debut as a café-singer/dancer at 17. She became known for her dramatic interpretations of various gypsy songs and toured parts of Europe and the USA. In 1969 Lida Goulesco performed with the Schnuckenack-Reinhardt-Quintett for the first time.

Profile

Lida Goulesco

Movies

In His Loneliness
In His Loneliness
Music
A short film about a long life. - A lonely old man cleans a lonely apartment, from time to time his stream of consciousness flows into daydreams about jumbled body parts of women or undaunted horse-rides to vibrant Romani music.
Lida Goulesco & Schnuckenack Reinhardt Quintett
Lida Goulesco & Schnuckenack Reinhardt Quintett
Vocals
Lida Goulesco and Schnuckenack Reinhardt Quintett recorded live 13/14 May 1970 at Heidelberg and Ludwigsburg, West Germany. They released several albums and toured parts of Europe 1969-1972. Included songs are "Szép A Rozsám", "Tu Djaial", "Valse Á Schnuckenack", "Sjerze Djewuschki", "Nuages", "Schuker Djuwel", "Valse Á Django", "GariGari" and a couple of songs in English and French. Lida Goulesco was born i Petrograd 1917. her family fled to Paris where she became a café-singer at 17. She died in Paris 1977.