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Fapy Lafertin is a jazz musician who plays guitar. Fapy Lafertin was born on 20 March 1950 in Kortrijk. The music is usually filed under jazz.
Fapy Lafertin (born 20 November 1950) is a Belgian guitarist in the Belgian-Dutch gypsy jazz style. Lafertin was born in Kortrijk, Belgium in the Manouche Romani community and took up guitar at the age of five. After performing in a family band with his father on violin and his brother on second guitar, he joined the Piotto Limberger orchestra. He also toured with his uncle, Eddie Ferret. In the 1970s and '80s, he was lead acoustic guitarist with the band "Waso", with Albert "Vivi" Limberger on rhythm guitar, Koen De Cauter on reeds (clarinet and saxophone) and vocals, and Michel Verstraeten on double bass. In 1985 he began a quartet which has featured Rudi Brink, Tim Kliphuis, and Joop Hendricks. He based the quartet on the Quintette du Hot Club de France. He began a solo career and toured throughout Europe and the UK.
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Fapy Lafertin is known for playing guitar.
When and where was Fapy Lafertin born?
Fapy Lafertin was born 20 March 1950 in Kortrijk.
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