BASSIST HENRI FRANCIS MBAPPE MABOLE ELESSA IS FROM CAMEROON. HIS CHARISMATIC PERSONA HAS SHARED THE STAGE WITH MUSICIANS SUCH AS HERBIE HANCOCK, MANU DIBANGO, FELA KUTI, ASHANTI TOKOTO AND HE WAS ALSO THE MUSICAL DIRECTOR OF MANU DIBANGO'S BAND. HIS VOICE CAN BE HEARD ON THE ALBUMS "SURTENSION," "AFRY JAZZY," "BAOBAB SUNSET" AND "WAKA AFRICA." IT FEATURES PETER GABRIEL, YOUSSOU N'DOUR, SALIF KEITA AND KING SUNNY ADE. THE MUSIC IS JOYFUL, CREATIVE AND MELANGEE AVEC INCLUDING ELEMENTS OF HIS TRADITION. HIS MANY INFLUENCES COUPLED WITH HIS ORIGIN ARE BRILLIANTLY BLENDED WITH JAZZ- THE RESULT IS NEW MUSIC. MBAPPE IS IN CONSTANT CREATION, ARRANGING ALBUMS AND WORKING ON FILM MUSIC, MAKING FRANCIS A PERSONAGE IN THE NEW YORK SCENE OF NOWDAYS.
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