François is a percussionist, translator and journalist who has lived in Barcelona since 2001. Born in the south of France, he studied history of arts and then graduated with a Masters in Documentary film from Autonoma University in Barcelona. He dedicates his life to music, translation and documentary film projects. François was playing with Batukeros de la calle when he met Mark Johnson and Jonathan Walls in Barcelona. He connected them with different musicians in the city, and then traveled with the Playing for Change crew to South Africa, Los Angeles and New York City for the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival.
I met Mark, Jon, Kevin and Enzo when they came for their first shooting in Barcelona, during a jam session on the beach. When Mark explained me the concept of Playing for Change and the idea of creating a version of "Stand by Me" around the world, I just could not believe it-- I thought that was the most amazing idea for a musical documentary ever! We became friends and started to work together naturally because we were sharing so many points of views about music, life and filming.
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Instruments: percussion, guitar
