Guy Nsangué Akwa
Guy Nsangué Akwa (* in Douala , Cameroon ) is a jazz bassist from Cameroon.
life and work
Akwa grew up in Cameroon, where he first learned to play the guitar, but then turned to playing the bass. He founded his first group with Richard Bona and Étienne M'Bappé , who played both African music and jazz.
In the 1980s Akwa went to Paris, where he worked with various African stars such as Papa Wemba , Mory Kanté , Oumou Sangaré and the Zouk band Kassav from the French Antilles.
Akwa has been working with Jean-Luc Ponty since 1991 , first on the album Tchokola , then accompanied him on his tours and on other recordings, such as The Atacama Experience (2007).
Web links
- Review by Jean-Luc Ponty - The Atacama Experience ( Memento from October 1st, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) at Jazzecho.de
- Report on the Ponty homepage
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- ↑ His playing was described by the jazz newspaper as "crazy". Report in the jazz newspaper on the occasion of a performance at the Kemptner Jazzfrühling's
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Akwa, Guy Nsangué |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Cameroonian jazz bassist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Douala , Cameroon |