Pierre Bensusan at Sellersville Theater 1894

French-Algerian guitarist/singer/composer Pierre Bensusan is an eloquent, diverse world musician who makes a single guitar sound like an entire band as he brings the audience on a mesmerizing musical journey. His first album “Pres de Paris” won the Grand Prix du Disque upon his debut at the Montreux Festival. Described by the L.A. Times as "one of the most unique and brilliant acoustic guitar veterans in the world music scene today," Pierre Bensusan was also voted "Best World Music Guitar Player" by Guitar Player Magazine Readers Choice.

"Pierre is one of the GREATS!" - Tommy Emmanuel...

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French-Algerian guitarist/singer/composer Pierre Bensusan is an eloquent, diverse world musician who makes a single guitar sound like an entire band as he brings the audience on a mesmerizing musical journey. His first album “Pres de Paris” won the Grand Prix du Disque upon his debut at the Montreux Festival. Described by the L.A. Times as "one of the most unique and brilliant acoustic guitar veterans in the world music scene today," Pierre Bensusan was also voted "Best World Music Guitar Player" by Guitar Player Magazine Readers Choice.

"Pierre is one of the GREATS!" - Tommy Emmanuel
"Listening to Pierre’s music is rejuvenating. Beside his extraordinary touch and tone, the notes and melody appeal directly to the tender side of our human nature." - Steve Vai
"Pierre, what you do with folk music, and how you transcend all these various idioms to bring them into to the language spoken today is very important, don't change!" - Pete Seeger
"The American audience must listen to the music of Pierre Bensusan." - Joan Baez

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