COULANGES Amos

Amos Coulanges was born in Haïti (Port Au Prince, 1954). He was awarded the First Prize in the 7th Carrefour Mondial de la Guitare by Leo Brouwer, in Martinique. He has long been in the guitar class of professor Javier Quevedo at l’École Normale de musique de Paris and at the Saint-Germain-en-Layes conservatory. While being a seasoned concert player, he also teaches music education and choral repertoire in Paris as a certified teacher. Amos Coulanges also composes works for guitar and flute, mixed voices choir and film soundtracks. His music takes inspiration from Haïti and its heritage, as well as various cultural influences. He performs on a regular basis in Paris in solo, or in duo with singer Kécita Clénard.