Francis Bebey, one of the pioneers of contemporary African music who had an influential career as a musician, composer and writer, has died. He was 72. Bebey died at his home in Paris on May 28 of a ...

Francis Bebey, a pioneer of contemporary African music, has died. He was 72. Mr. Bebey died of a heart attack at his home in Paris on May 28. Born in a small village on the outskirts of Douala, a ...

Francis Bebey, a Cameroonian who resided in Paris for most of his life, took a circuitous route to a career in pop music. By the time he started experimenting with electronic instruments in the mid- ...

Né à Douala, Francis Bebey (1929-2001) est considéré comme l’un des pionniers de la musique africaine en Occident. Chanteur et guitariste, il était également poète, conteur et grand joueur de sanza, ...

Francis Bebey, a pioneer of contemporary African music has died. He was 72. Born in a small village on the outskirts of Douala, a seaport in the West African nation of Cameroon, Bebey enjoyed playing ...