Francis Bebey
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Cameroonian musician and writer (1929-2001)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1929
- Works
- 14
Top works
- Hommage à Francis Bebey, homme de culture
- Das Alphabet der Sonne während des Regens
- Concert pour un vieux masque
- Embarras & cie
- King Albert
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Cameroon
- Active from
- 1929-07-15
- Active to
- 2001-05-28
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 117,662
- Total plays
- 1,047,762
Tags
africancameroonworldelectronicafrica
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. <a h
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Francis
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Cameroon
- Place of birth
- Douala
- Place of death
- 13th arrondissement of Paris
- Child
- Kidi Bebey
- Occupation
- composer
- Educated at
- University of Paris
- Employer
- UNESCO
- Languages spoken
- French
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- percussion instrument
- Record label
- Philips Records
Show 4 more facts
- date of birth
- 1929-07-15
- date of death
- 2001-05-28
- nickname
- father of world music
- number of viewers/listeners
- 506799
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