Francis Bebey - Concert pour un Vieux Masque (Black Atlantic music, 1980)

(Philips 70.468)

This is a guitar recital, composed and played by Cameroon's multi-artist Francis Bebey. As always with Bebey, it's poetic, sharp and meaningful... (have a look at the enlightening liner notes in french/english).

Francis Bebey - Africa Sanza (Cameroon, 1982)

(OZIL 3312).

Guitar player, singer, composer, writter... Francis Bebey (1929-2001) takes a trip back here to the roots of his african music, playing only sanza (instrument on the picture), flutes and drums on this album. Although, exploring these traditional patterns allows him to produce universal sounds, which was one of Francis Bebey aspirations.

Francis Bebey - La Condition Masculine (Cameroon, 1975)

(Disque F.Bebey 17FB756).

Here is an UFO from the 70's, amazing keyboard, incredible lyrics dealing with the impact of feminist ideas on evolution of man/woman daily relation. In a humorous way, Cameroon's pluri-artist Francis Bebey here talks about his "oppressed male condition".