Background
Lafertin was born in the Romani community of Manouches, and took up guitar at the age of five.
Lafertin was born in the Romani community of Manouches, and took up guitar at the age of five.
He would later play in WASO (with Koen de Cauter on reeds, Albert Vivi Limburger in drums and Michel Verstraeten in double bass) before forming his own quintet in 1985. Lafertin later followed a solo career.
