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ETIENNE MBAPPÉ - Cameroonian bass player

Latest news: Etienne in John McLaughlin's quartet "4th Dimension" - on tour 2010

Periods: Europe April 22 - May 22
US/Canada Nov 10 - Dec 10
Booked by Deghelt Productions, click HERE for info

Read HERE what John McLaughlin writes about Etienne on his web site.

Etienne Mbappé  from Cameroon is considered one of the world's best electric bass players.  His technique and rhythmic sense are amazing and he has created a great musical genre of his own, transcending the frontiers between African music and other styles such as jazz, fusion/funk, rock, singer/songwriter and even classical music. Best known for his years with the Zawinul Syndicate (2000-2003), Etienne Mbappé has also toured with Steps Ahead, Ray Lema, Mayra Andrade, Salif Keita and Manu Dibango. Many years ago, he also played with the French National Jazz Orchestra (ONJ) under the direction of Antoine Hervé and formed the two fusion bands Ultramarine* and Chic Hot. 2000 - 2003 he played with Joe Zawinul, and he can be heard on several of his recordings, for example "Faces And Places". In 2001 Etienne played on Ray Charles' last album.
His style is extraordinary and also the fact that he plays wearing silk gloves!

His music constitutes a unique fusion between traditional Cameroonian rhythms (Makossa, Bolobo, Sékélé) and more modern music.  His first solo album Misiya (released on the French label O+) also reveals a singer whose voice is smooth and deep. In the Cameroonian dialect Douala he sings of love, of friendships, of his son's eyes… and also more upbeat songs that show his unique feel for dance rhythms and his great talent for arrangements and instrumentation, including a string quintet. The second album Su La Také was released Spring 2008. 

TOUR PLAN HERE

 PRESS MTRL HERE  

New CD: "SU LA TAKÉ" - released Spring 2008
Listen to two short samples here:  DANGWA  and   AYE

TECHNICAL RIDER HERE

Visit Etienne Mbappé on MySpace HERE

Listen to samples from the CD MISIYA:

LISTEN 1 LISTEN 2 LISTEN 3 LISTEN 4 LISTEN 5    * Read about and listen to Ultramarine HERE

Contact & booking:  

tel  +46 46 135523 
cell +46 739 66 32 99 annika.westman@bredband.net www.westmanmusic.com 

Etienne uses the fantastic Swedish bass amp EBS, click on logo to read more

 

MISIYA can be bought in O+ webshop
To buy SU LA TAKÉ, please search the Internet to find the web shop that suits you best!