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Harry Sacksioni (born 23 October 1950, in Amsterdam) is a composer and guitar virtuoso of Dutch origin. The peak of his fame was during the 1970s to 1990s. Famous works of this period include Meta Sequoia, Vensters and Elixer, along with re-arrangements of existing pieces, such as Anji (Davy Graham), Scarborough Fair (arr. Paul Simon) and I Wish (Stevie Wonder). Sacksioni's work is mainly instrumental, although some tracks during the 1980s provided guitar accompaniments to vocals provided by himself and Raymond van het Groenewoud.

Harry Sacksioni
Background information
Birth nameHarry Sacksioni
Born (1950-10-23) 23 October 1950 (age 71)
OriginAmsterdam, Netherlands
GenresFolk, instrumental, pop
Instrument(s)Guitar
Years active1968–present
LabelsHarlekijn, Philips, Vertigo, Polydor, Mercury, State of Mind, Cutaway
Websitewww.harrysacksioni.nl

Sacksioni was one of the artists who recorded the song Shalom from Holland (written by Simon Hammelburg and Ron Klipstein) as a token of solidarity to the Israeli people, threatened by missiles from Iraq, during the first Gulf War in 1991.

Sacksioni's work is not commercially motivated, and as a result, he is not often featured in the mainstream media. His records appear under an independent, privately owned label Katowee (from cutaway, a feature of some guitars) as a protest against the high prices of CDs.

Sacksioni uses various guitars during a live concert. When touring, he chooses instruments from his collection of acoustic and electric guitars to suit the venue and programme. He plays both 6 and 12-string guitars, both acoustic and electric. An unusual guitar of his is a hand-built double guitar: one half is electric and the other half is acoustic.

Sacksioni has been living in Lienden, Netherlands, since the 1980s. Before that, he lived in Amsterdam.

Harry Sacksioni was made a Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau, decorated by Klaas Tammes, mayor of the municipality of Buren, during a concert in the Agnietenhof in Tiel on 9 May 2009. On his 60th birthday, Harry was given a tribute concert by a number of musical colleagues in the famous Amsterdam venue Carré.


Major collaborations



Discography



Studio albums


Harry Sacksioni: gitaar

Vensters

Om de hoek

Amsterdam

Het dubbelleven van Holle Vijnman

Das Doppelleben von Holle Feinmann

Strikt persoonlijk

Ganz persönlich

Nachtjournaal

Spätnachrichten

Amice

Alter Ego

Who's Pulling the Strings

Piste

Oorsprong

Tijdgeest

Adrenaline

While my guitar gently weeps

Vijfenzestig


Live albums


Live in Amsterdam

Optima Forma - Live

Helden - Live

The Five Great Guitars - Live

CITY! - Live in Concert


Compilations


Gitaren

Music for the Millions: Harry Sacksioni

Harry Sacksioni

Romantic Gala

The Collection

Who's Pulling the Strings / Intimate Strangers

3 Originals - Harry Sacksioni


Singles





Listening




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