Музыка и песни Bebey, Francis / Bebey, Francis

The first time I saw a sanza (a type of African "thumb piano"), it was just sitting there on a piece of furniture in my family's living room/dining room - a space that our father also transformed into a recording studio every day. It seemed more like a box than a musical instrument: a mysterious instrument, which arrived at our house, like many things, in a somewhat miraculous way. We knew our father loved to collect anything that could produce a sound. I don't know where he got this sansa. It was rather crude, clearly handmade, with only a few "keys" or "tines". I don't think he really played this one. The sounds it produced seemed particularly bizarre; to my young musician's ears, trained in Western classical music, it sounded out of tune. That's because, like my brothers and sisters, I had been trained on the piano. I had trouble understanding how anyone could endure these tones and, honestly, our father's passion for "unusual sounds" did not interest me. I was in secondary school at the time (the very late 1970s) and was not at all oriented toward musical projects. I planned to graduate, and then become a chef. In the early 1980s, my interest in music picked up. I was still undecided about my career. I was content to pursue my "serious" English studies while hanging out at jazz clubs at les Halles in Paris, where I sometimes joined jam sessions. Next, I put together my first band with professional musicians; I had hidden my age and lack of experience from them. France was just beginning to accept "world music." Musicians of every nationality were performing in Paris. It was a wonderful period. My father asked my brother Toups and me to accompany him for a few concerts. In particular, we toured Tunisia together at the time of the 1983 Carthage International Festival. Back then, my father was renowned across the French-speaking world. Everyone looked forward to hearing his humorous songs, like "Agatha" and "La condition masculine." But, behind the scenes, he continued his research concerning electronic music, the sansa, pygmy polyphony, etc. One day he put a sansa in my hands, without saying a word. He was sending me a message: "Let's see what you can do with it!" That's when I really discovered something. Exploring the instrument and playing, I transcended the "imperfect" aspect of its sound and began to discover its fascinating potential. Playing the sansa, you enter a world that enraptures you in a very serene and mesmerizing way. I think its sounds evoke a rainbow, with rain falling while the sun shines. A very peaceful feeling. It allows you to make music that truly sounds like life. The sansa is also the instrument that my father and I shared the most because I am a pianist and he was a guitarist. I also share this eminently African instrument with my musician brother, Toups. Our father loved to tell us one of the legends of the sansa: how it even managed to dispel the boredom felt by... the Creator himself! This instrument gives life to the world, to beings and things. I did not participate in the production of the various records that my father devoted to the sansa. He did it himself, you might say, in his "laboratory." Yet today, I cannot imagine playing a concert without using a sansa. The piano remains present so that listeners don't become disoriented and wonder about the weird sounds invading their ears! However, I find the eccentric and disturbing side of sansa interesting. And the sansa always affects the audience: in reality, it excites them. The secrets of this instrument are surely its beneficial powers and... its magic! Patrick Bebey Record Label: Born Bad Style: Afrobeat

Cameroonian musician Francis Bebey is truly one of a kind. He entered the music scene with his African compositions for classical guitar. He gave recitals while pursuing a career in journalism and then as an international civil servant. The same creative impulse also led him to write pop songs, and some of which (based on novels he had written) became big hits in Africa and in the French-speaking world. But few people know that in the '70s, Francis Bebey delved into electronic music. The first electronic keyboards, organs and drum machines offered him new possibilities of totally controlling his compositions. He embraced the technique of "sound on sound" recording (recording several tracks, sequentially juxtaposed on the same tape). This new stage in his musical career included the production of several records ("Savannah Georgia," "New Track", "Haiti"), rarities both for their creative explorations as well as their manifestations on vinyl. This was a particularly rich period for him, as he tested the limitless possibilities of the medium, and made use of surprising and novel instruments. Incredible sounds - in the literal sense of the word - would soon appear on the planet Bebey... Record Label: Born Bad Style: Pop

Cameroonian musician Francis Bebey is truly one of a kind. He entered the music scene with his African compositions for classical guitar. He gave recitals while pursuing a career in journalism and then as an international civil servant. The same creative impulse also led him to write pop songs, and some of which (based on novels he had written) became big hits in Africa and in the French-speaking world. But few people know that in the '70s, Francis Bebey delved into electronic music. The first electronic keyboards, organs and drum machines offered him new possibilities of totally controlling his compositions. He embraced the technique of "sound on sound" recording (recording several tracks, sequentially juxtaposed on the same tape). This new stage in his musical career included the production of several records ("Savannah Georgia," "New Track", "Haiti"), rarities both for their creative explorations as well as their manifestations on vinyl. This was a particularly rich period for him, Record Label: Born Bad Style: Pop

CD 1 "Columbia Records presents John Williams" - Bach: Lautensuite BWV 1006a; Werke von Albeniz, Tarrega, Turina, Ponce, Sagreras & Traditional Catalan +CD 2 "Virtuoso Music for Guitar" - Paganini: Grand Sonata op. 39; Dodgson: Partita Nr. 1 für Gitarre; Werke von Granados, Villa-Lobos, Falla, Castelnuovo-Tedesco +CD 3 "Two Favorite Guitar Concertos" - Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Gitarrenkonzert Nr. 1 +CD 4 "More Virtuoso Music for Guitar" - Bach: Präludium, Fuge & Allegro BWV 998; Torroba: Aires de la Mancha; Werke von Mudarra, Reusner, Praetorius, Giuliani, Villa-Lobos +CD 5 - Rodrigo: Fantasia para un gentilhombre; Dodgson: Gitarrenkonzert Nr. 1 +CD 6 - Haydn: Quartett für Laute, Violine, Viola & Cello E-Dur; Paganini: Terzetto für Violine, Cello & Gitarre +CD 7 "Virtuoso Variations for Guitar" - Werke von Bach, Dowland, Bacheler, Paganini, Giuliani, Sor +CD 8 - Giuliani: Gitarrenkonzert Nr. 1; Vivaldi: Konzert für Laute, 2 Violinen & Bc RV 93; Gitarrenkonzert A-Dur +CD 9 "Songs for Voice and Guitar" - Britten: Songs from the Chinese op. 58; Dodgson: 4 Poems of John Clare; Werke von Dowland, Anonymus, Rosseter, Jones, Pilkington, Bartlet +CD 10 "John Williams plays Spanish Music" - Falla: Der Dreispitz (Ausz.); Werke von Albeniz, Sanz, Rodrigo, Torroba, Granados, M. P. de Albeniz, & Traditional Catalan +CD 11 "Theodorakis - Songs of Freedom" - Theodorakis / Dodgson: Andalucia; Epitafios; 3 Songs +CD 12 "Music for Guitar and Harpsichord" - Straube: Sonaten für Gitarre & Bc Nr. 1-3; Werke von Ponce & Dodgson +CD 13 "Julian & John" - Lawes: Suite für 2 Gitarren; Carulli: Petit Duo Nr. 2; Sor: L'Encouragement op. 34; Ravel: Pavane pour une infante defunte; Werke von Albeniz, Granados, Falla +CD 14 - Gowers: Chamber Concerto für Gitarre; D. Scarlatti: Sonaten K. 159, 175, 208, 213, 322, 380 +CD 15 - Previn: Gitarrenkonzert; Ponce: Concierto del sur +CD 16 "Music from England, Japan, Brazil, Venezuela, Argentina and Mexico" - Ponce: Sonatina meridional; Sojo: 5 Venezuelan Melodies; Yocoh: Sakura; Werke von Dodgson, Villa-Lobos, Lauro, Crespo, Mangore +CD 17 "Julian and John / 2" - Carulli: Serenade für 2 Gitarren; Werke von Granados, Albeniz, Giuliani +CD 18 "Rhapsody" - Gowers: Rhapsody für Gitarre, elektrische Gitarren & elektrische Orgel; Villa-Lobos: 5 Präludien für Gitarre +CD 19 - Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Villa-Lobos: Gitarrenkonzert +CD 20 & 21 "John Williams plays Bach: The complete Lute Music on Guitar" - Bach: Lautensuiten BWV 995-997, 1006a; Präludium, Fuge & Allegro BWV 998; Präludium BWV 999; Fuge BWV 1000 +CD 22 "John Williams and Friends" - Vivaldi: Konzert für 2 Mandolinen, Streicher & Bc RV 532; Purcell: Triosonate für 2 Violinen & Bc Nr. 11; Werke von Bach, Telemann, Daquin, Bach, Mozart +CD 23 - Paganini: Sonaten für Violine & Gitarre op. 3 Nr. 6 & op. 64 Nr. 1; Sonata Concertata für Violine & Gitarre op. 61; Cantabile für Violine & Gitarre op. 17; Giuliani: Duo concertant für Violine & Gitarre +CD 24 - Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Gitarrenkonzert Nr. 1; Arnold: Serenade für Gitarre & Streichorchester op. 50; Dodgson: Gitarrenkonzert Nr. 2 +CD 25 - Barrios: La catedral; Madrigal; Minuet; Mazurka appassionata; Estudio; Preludio; Un sueno en la floresta; Walzer op. 8 Nr. 3; Cueca; Aire de Zamba; Aconquija; Maxixe; Una limosna por el amor de Dios; Choro da saudade; Villancico de Navidad +CD 26 - Arnold: Gitarrenkonzert; Brouwer: Gitarrenkonzert Nr. 1 +CD 27 - Ponce: Variationen über "Folia de Espana" & Fuge; Preludio; Balletto; 3 Canciones populares mexicanas; Walzer; 3 Songs +CD 28 "Julian Bream & John Williams Live" - Telemann: Suite für 2 Lauten TWV 39: 1; Sor: Fantasie für 2 Gitarren op. 54; Brahms: 2. Satz aus dem Streichsextett Nr. 1; Faure: Dolly-Suite op. 56; Werke von Johnson, Debussy, Albeniz, Granados +CD 29 "Guitar Quintets" - Boccherini: Quintette für Gitarre & Streichquartett Nr. 5 & 6; Guastavino: Jeromita Linares +CD 30 "Echoes of Spain - Albeniz" - Albeniz: Suite Espanola Nr. 1 (Ausz.); Mallorca op. 202; Cordoba; Torre Bermeja; Cadiz; Tambra granadina; Tango +CD 31 "Stevie" - Gowers: Stevie (Soundtrack) +CD 32 "John Williams and Peter Hurford play Bach" - Bach: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme BWV 140; Fuge BWV 577; 3. Satz aus der Sonate für Cembalo & Violine BWV 1017; Triosonate BWV 530; 1. Satz aus dem Italienischen Konzert BWV 971; 3. Satz aus der Pastorale BWV 590; Trio BWV 1027a; 1.Satz aus der Französischen Suite BWV 817; Bouree aus der Englischen Suite BWV 807; 5. Satz aus der Englischen Suite BWV 807; Gavotte aus der Englischen Suite BWV 808; Gigue aus der Französischen Suite BWV 816 +CD 33 "Portrait of John Williams" - Vivaldi: Konzert für Laute, 2 Violinen & Bc RV 93; Werke von Lauro, Clare, Tarrega, Bach, Lennon / McCartney, Barrios, Brouwer, Myers, Yocoh +CD 34 "The Guitar Is The Song: A Folksong Collection" - Werke von Dyer-Bennet, Kati, Cardillo, Lauro, Curtis + irische, ungarische, äthiopische, schottische, englische und amerikanische Traditionals +CD 35 - Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Fantasia para un gentilhombre +CD 36 - Bach: Konzert für Violine, Streicher & 3. Satz aus der Sonate für Violine solo BWV 1003; Händel: Orgelkonzert Nr. 5; Marcello: Konzert für Oboe, Streicher & Bc c-moll +CD 37 "Echoes of London" - Werke von McTell, Byrd, Purcell, Clare, Händel, Elgar, Sherwin, Wilson, Coward, Coates, Gregg +CD 38 - Hart: Konzert für Gitarre & Jazzorchester; 3 Pieces +CD 39 "Fragments of a Dream" - Werke von Salinas, Salinas / Manns, Salinas / Contreras, Pena, Garrido / Moya +CD 40 "The Baroque Album" - D. Scarlatti: Sonaten K. 159, 175, 213, 322, 380; Werke von Telemann, Bach, F. Couperin, Roncalli, Weiss +CD 41 "Spirit of the Guitar: Music of the Americas" - Werke von York, Barrios, Piazzolla, Ponce, Lauro, Brouwer, Byrd, Villa-Lobos, Sagreras, Crespo +CD 42 "Leyenda" - Werke von Salinas, Sabicas, Yupanqui, Pena, Quintana, Simone & Traditionals +CD 43 - Vivaldi: Konzerte für Violine, Streicher & Bc RV 230, 345 & 356; Konzert für 2 Mandolinen, Streicher & Bc RV 532; Triosonate für Violine, Laute & Bc RV 82; Konzert für Viola d'amore, Laut, Streicher & Bc RV 540; Konzert für Laute, 2 Violinen & Bc RV 93 +CD 44 - Takemitsu: To the Edge of Dream; Folios; Toward the Sea; 12 Songs for Guitar; Vers, l'arc-en-ciel, Palma +CD 45 "Iberia" - Granados: Valses poeticos; Rodgrio: Invocacion y danza; Llobet: Canciones populares catalanas; Rodrigo: En los trigales; Albeniz: Iberia (Ausz.) +CD 46 "The Seville Concert" - Vivaldi: Konzert für Laute, 2 Violinen & Bc RV 93; Werke von Albeniz, Bach, D. Scarlatti, Yocoh, Koshkin, Barrios, Rodrigo +CD 47 "From Australia" - Sculthorpe: Nourlangie; From Kakadu; Into the Dreaming; Westlake: Antarctica +CD 48 "The Great Paraguayan" - Barrios: Walzer op. 8 Nr. 3 & 4; Preludio c-moll; Cueca; Maxixe; La catedral; Julia Florida; Una limosna por el amor de Dios; Mazurka appassionata; Las abejas; Medallon antiguo; Choro da saudade; Aire de Zamba; Aconquija; Preludio op. 5 Nr. 1; Un sueno en la floresta; Villancico de Navidad +CD 49 - Harvey: Concerto Antico; Gray: Gitarrenkonzert +CD 50 "The Mantis & The Moon" - Werke von Falla, Granados, Soler, Westlake, Houghton, O'Carolan, Brouwer, Madlem, Verdery, Hand, Bellinati, Takemitsu, Schostakowitsch +CD 51 "John Williams plays the Movies" - Filmmusik von Seal, Bryan Adams, North, Reg Presley, Rota, Mancini, Arlen, Morricone, Myers, Hupfeld, Legrand, Jones, Telson, Joplin, Bacalov, Williams +CD 52 "The Black Decameron" - Brouwer: Gitarrenkonzert Nr. 4; Elogio de la danza; El Decameron negro; Hika: In Memoriam Toru Takemitsu +CD 53 "The Guitarist John Williams" - Theodorakis: Epitafios; Domeniconi: Koyunbaba op. 19; Satie: Gymnopedie Nr. 3 & Gnossiennes Nr. 1 & 2; Williams: Aeolian Suite; Houghton: Stele +CD 54 - Schubert: Arpeggione-Sonate D. 821; Giuliani: Gitarrenkonzert Nr. 1 +CD 55 "The Magic Box" - Werke von Bebey, Walker, Rahasimanana, Bebey, Williams, Mwenda, Martins, Sontonga +CD 56 "El Diablo Suelto" - Werke von Figueredo, Canonico, Carrillo, Lauro, Riera, Lopez, Gutierrez, Sojo, Guatirena, Lauro, Fernandez, Borges, Montes +CD 57 "Places Between" - Wiliams: Extra Time; Verdery: Peace, Love and Guitars; Werke von Rahasimanana, Etheridge, Canonico, Martins, Bebey, Holiday / Herzog +CD 58 "Collaborations" - Webern: 3 Lieder für Stimme, E-Klarinette & Gitarre op. 18; Werke von McTell, Albeniz, Elias, Rodgers, Kertsman, Weber, Copland, Falla, Robles, Chopin, Beethoven, Faure & Traditional +DVD "The Seville Concert" - Albeniz: Sevilla; Bach: Lautensuite BWV 1006a; D. Scarlatti: Sonate K. 213; Vivaldi: Konzert für Laute, 2 Violinen & Bc RV 93; Yocoh: Sakura; Koshkin: Usher Waltz; Albeniz: Asturias; Barrios: Un sueno en la floresta; Rodrigo: 2. Satz aus dem Concierto de Aranjuez