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Also known as Francis Etonde Bebey

Cameroonian musician and writer (1929-2001)

Person · Open Library

Born
1929
Works
14

Top works

  • Hommage à Francis Bebey, homme de culture
  • Das Alphabet der Sonne während des Regens
  • Concert pour un vieux masque
  • Embarras & cie
  • King Albert

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Cameroon
Active from
1929-07-15
Active to
2001-05-28

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
117,662
Total plays
1,047,762

Tags

africancameroonworldelectronicafrica

Francis Bebey (1929–2001) was a Cameroonian artist, musician, and writer. Bebey was born in 1929 in Douala, Cameroon. He attended the Sorbonne and Paris, France, and received further education in the United States. In 1957, Bebey moved to Ghana at the invitation of Kwame Nkrumah to all Africans from non-independent territories. Bebey took a job as a broadcaster. In the early 1960s, Bebey moved to France and started work in the arts, establishing himself as a musician, sculptor, and writer. <a h

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