Francis Bebey
Francis Bebey
Person from Cameroon
Genres: african, cameroon, world, electronic, africa
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About Francis Bebey
Francis Bebey (1929–2001) was a Cameroonian artist, musician, and writer. Bebey was born in 1929 in Douala, Cameroon. He attended the Sorbonne and Paris, France, and received further education in the United States. In 1957, Bebey moved to Ghana at the invitation of Kwame Nkrumah to all Africans from non-independent territories. Bebey took a job as a broadcaster. In the early 1960s, Bebey moved to France and started work in the arts, establishing himself as a musician, sculptor, and writer. His most popular novel was Agatha Moudio's Son. His writing and music often cross-fertilised, and he performed a song by that name, as well (Agatha). He also worked as a consultant for UNESCO. Bebey released his first album in 1969. His music was primarily guitar-based, although he integrated traditional African instruments as well. His style was groundbreaking, merging Cameroonian makossa with classical guitar, jazz, and pop, in a mix that could be intellectual, humorous, or serious. He sang in Duala, English, and French. Bebey had a strong impact on later performers. For example, he gave Manu Dibango his big break when Dibango came to work for him in Paris. Bebey released more than 20 albums over his career. He died in 2001.
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Francis Bebey — Top 30 songs of 44
| Artist | Song title | Like / Dislike | |
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| Francis Bebey | Fleur tropicale | ||
| Francis Bebey | Fleur Tropicale | ||
| Francis Bebey | The Coffee Cola Song (African Electronic Music 1975-1982) | ||
| Francis Bebey | New Track | ||
| Francis Bebey | Tiers Monde | ||
| Francis Bebey | The Coffee Cola Song (Radio Edit) | ||
| Francis Bebey | Lettre | ||
| Francis Bebey | Malea | ||
| Francis Bebey | O Bia | ||
| Francis Bebey | The Coffee Cola Song | ||
| Francis Bebey | Le Chant D'ibadan | ||
| Francis Bebey | Di Saegi | ||
| Francis Bebey | Bissau (journee | ||
| Francis Bebey | Savanah Georgia | ||
| Francis Bebey | Idiba | ||
| Francis Bebey | Kinshasa | ||
| Francis Bebey | Motema | ||
| Francis Bebey | My Africa | ||
| Francis Bebey | Canto Bantu | ||
| Francis Bebey | Sunny Crypt (Daniel Haaksman Edit) | ||
| Francis Bebey | Agatha | ||
| Francis Bebey | Sanza tristesse | ||
| Francis Bebey | Travail au noir | ||
| Francis Bebey | Etiti Bu (It's not easy) | ||
| Francis Bebey | Forest Nativity | ||
| Francis Bebey | Ndolo (Love) | ||
| Francis Bebey | O Bia (be carefu) | ||
| Francis Bebey | Sunny Crypt | ||
| Francis Bebey | The Coffee Cola Song (Cool Session #19) | ||
| Francis Bebey | Coffee Cola Song (Young Marco Remix) |