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French-Algerian guitar master Pierre Bensusan will perform at The Southern Cafe & Music Hall in Charlottesville Virginia on Friday evening, November 11th - for one of his final performances in the USA this year.

Backe plays just about everything with strings and has recorded and/or performed with the most successful people in the business including Snoop Dogg, Olivia Rodrigo, Dua Lipa, Alice in Chains, Cher, Weezer, Beck, Pink, Miley Cyrus, Mark Ronson, Steve Vai, Elton John with Timbaland, Rihanna, Madonna and more. It’s a virtual who’s who of pop music.

French-Algerian guitar master Pierre Bensusan's 2020 North American tour was in full swing when the pandemic shut it down causing him to return home to France. He's made up for lost time with an extensive North American tour that will bring him to the stage of  Ayurprana Music and Arts Center for his final USA concert on Tuesday evening, November 15th!

French-Algerian guitar master Pierre Bensusan's 2020 North American tour was in full swing when the pandemic shut it down causing him to return home to France. He's making up for lost time with an extensive North American tour that will bring him back to the stage of Jammin Java in Vienna, Virginia on Thursday evening, November 10th.

French-Algerian guitar master Pierre Bensusan's 2020 North American tour was in full swing when the pandemic shut it down causing him to return home to France. He's making up for lost time with an extensive North American tour that will bring him to the stage of Baltimore's Creative Alliance on Wednesday evening, November 9th.

French-Algerian guitar master Pierre Bensusan's 2020 North American tour was in full swing when the pandemic shut it down causing him to return home to France. He's making up for lost time with an extensive North American tour that will bring him to the stage of City Winery Philadelphia on Saturday evening, November 5th. 

French-Algerian guitar master Pierre Bensusan's 2020 North American tour was in full swing when the pandemic shut it down causing him to return home to France. He's making up for lost time with an extensive North American tour that will bring him to the stage of The Falcon Music Club & Restaurant in Marlboro, NY on Friday evening, November 4th.

French-Algerian guitar master Pierre Bensusan's 2020 North American tour was in full swing when the pandemic shut it down causing him to return home to France. He's making up for lost time with an extensive North American tour that will bring him back to the stage of The Parlor Room in Northampton, presented in the Signature Sounds concert series.

French-Algerian guitar master Pierre Bensusan's 2020 North American tour was in full swing when the pandemic shut it down causing him to return home to France. He's making up for lost time with an extensive North American tour that will bring him to the stage of DROM, NYC's premiere venue for world music.

Pump House Music Works welcomes France's guitar master Pierre Bensusan back to Wakefield on October 30. 

Peterborough Folk Music Society welcomes France's Guitar Master Pierre Bensusan to The Spinning Room in Harrisville.

Pierre Bensusan's 2020 North American tour was in full swing when the pandemic shut it down causing him to return home to France. He's making up for lost time with an extensive North American tour that will bring him back to One Longfellow Square, in Portland Maine.

The 92nd Street Y, New York (92NY), one of New York's leading cultural venues, presents Sharon Isbin, guitar & Pacifica Quartet play Boccherini, Schwantner, and more, on November 12, 2022 at 7:30pm ET at the Kaufmann Concert Hall.

World-renowned acoustic guitar master Pierre Bensusan's 2020 North American tour was in full swing when the pandemic shut it down, causing him to return home to France. He's making up for lost time with an extensive North American tour which will at last bring him back to Quebec City. On Sunday October 23rd at 4pm after his noteworthy visit to La Chapelle Spectacles' 1st International Guitar Salon de Quebec in 2017, the arts centre is delighted to welcome him back to their concert stage!

World-renowned guitar master Pierre Bensusan's 2020 North American tour was in full swing when the pandemic shut it down causing him to return home to France. He's making up for lost time with an extensive North American tour that will bring him back to Caffe Lena in Saratoga Springs on Thursday October 20th. 

Pierre Bensusan's 2020 North American tour was in full swing when the pandemic shut it down causing him to return home to France. He's making up for lost time with an extensive North American tour that will bring him back toTrumansburg Conservatory of Fine Arts, in a village just outside Ithaca, New York.

Pierre Bensusan's 2020 North American tour was in full swing when the pandemic shut it down causing him to return home to France. He's making up for lost time with an extensive North American concert tour that will bring him back to Ontario for three dates: Guelph, Midland  and Toronto where he'll also be teaching a workshop for intermediate to advanced guitarists.

Vinnie is joined by singers Ed Terry (Rage And Beyond, American Mafia), Keith Slack (MSG, Mother Road), Mike DiMeo (Riot) and Brian Stephenson (Old James) on this album. Band members include Richie Monica (Billy Cox, Papa Chubby, Tantric) on drums, Michael Bean and Pete Griffin (Steve Vai, Dweezil Zappa) on Bass, and more.

Pierre Bensusan's 2020 North American tour was in full swing when the pandemic shut it down causing him to return home to France. He's making up for lost time with an extensive North American tour that will bring him back to Buffalo in concert at Trinity Episcopal Church on October 12th at 7pm. The preceding day he will be teaching a workshop for intermediate to advanced guitarists at The Fretted Buffalo.

After releasing ‘Azwan’, an album about our oneness and interconnectivity in the midst of a unifying global crisis, world-renowned French-Algerian acoustic guitar master, vocalist and composer, Pierre Bensusan, returns to the USA and Canada, completing the second leg of his 2022 North American Tour. In the middle of this route will be a stop in Pittsburgh, where on Saturday evening October 8th, MCG Jazz will welcome him to their stage for the first time.