Etienne Mbappé - Su La Také (2008)
Jazz, World | MP3 | 320 kbps CBR | 141 MB | 1:08:23 | EMI
Unknown to the big audiences but at the same time one of the most skillful and best qualified bass players in African music, Etienne Mbappé has, since moving to Paris from his home country Kamerun in the 70's, played with musicians such as Manu Dibango, Salif Keita, Joe Zawinul and his own fusion bands Chic and Ultramarine. If you didn't know that Mbappé's career was in full bloom while Richard Bona was still home in Kamerun, you might want to call this genre Bona-music. During the years that they both lived in Paris they used to jam together in the clubs there - one could assume that the room was full of amazed listeners when these two enormously talented bass player got started! Su La Take is just beautiful. Whereas Richard Bona has leaned a little more towards the Afro-cuban and American groove-jazz, Etienne still gives us a heavy dose of African grooves and bass playing.