Francis Bebey - Ngoma likembe


Francis Bebey
Song Name: Ngoma likembe
By: Francis Bebey
Country: Cameroon
Song Local Name: Not available
Album: Psychedelic Sanza
Link to buy: iTunes
Genre: folk music of Cameroon , Cameroonian folk music , traditional music of Cameroon
Date Added: 15 Feb 2017
Maria
1477 views

Francis Bebey was a Cameroonian artist, musician, poet and writer. He played guitar, sanza, flute, percussion. He died with heart attach on May 28, 2001.
John Williams' piece "Hello Francis" is written as a tribute to Bebey: "The piece is based on the Makossa, a popular dance rhythm from Cameroon often used by Francis, and includes a quote from his piece The Magic Box and a hidden bit of J.S. Bach."

Related Songs


Religious Dance by Artists From Yaoundé
Traditional Music Of Western Africa: Senegal - Cameroon - Congo - Sambia
Bissau by Francis Bebey
Psychedelic Sanza
Nje (Death Celebration) by Unknown Artist
Uganda and Other African Nations: Feasts of the Savanna
Ossas by Sala Bekono
This Is Bikutsi, Vol.1



Hide Me