At 52 years old, having spent decades singing in his living room in Les Abrets-en-Dauphiné, a piano enthusiast is finally recording his debut album.
Gaël Carlino chose Francis Cabrel’s studio for the project, as reported by Le Dauphiné Libéré. Out of forty songs composed over thirty-eight years, Carlino selected eleven tracks for the record. The project brings a lifelong passion project into professional reality at Baboo Music.
- Gaël Carlino is recording his first album at 52 years old in Astaffort.
- The tracklist features eleven songs chosen from forty compositions written over thirty-eight years.
- Production takes place at Baboo Music, a label founded in 2014 by Aurélie Cabrel and Esthen Dehut.
Seated at the Petrof piano in his entryway, an inheritance from his music-loving father, Carlino plays one of his compositions with his eyes half-closed. The lyrics touch on the heavy subject of a coma through the lines, “Tu ouvriras les yeux, dans un coin du ciel bleu.” This specific track will form part of the upcoming release.
“Écrire les paroles me demande beaucoup de réflexion. Il faut parler à tout le monde, sans pour autant écrire quelque chose de bateau,” Carlino told Le Dauphiné Libéré.
Carlino announced the album project on Facebook on September 23. The eleven chosen tracks will be recorded at Baboo Music, situated in Astaffort in the Lot-et-Garonne department. The label was established in 2014 by Aurélie Cabrel, the daughter of the famous singer, alongside Esthen Dehut.
The finished album is planned for release in digital formats as well as a CD pressing manufactured in Grenoble. The release currently carries no official title or publication date.
