Emmanuel Bizeau: A native of France,Paris,began to play percussions from 17 years old.Being aspired Afro-Cuban music,totally 3 years during 1991 to 1996,went to Cuba and had studied under Miguel Valdez Aballi(Emiliano Salvador),Conrado"Coqui"Garcia(E.Salvador),Jose Luis"Changuito"Quintana,Roberto"Guayacan"Hernandez(Los Van Van), Tomas"Panga"Ramos(Cubanismo),Alberto Villareal(Conjunto Folclorico Nacional de Cuba) and ROGER FIXI(ILUYENKORI).On 1994,he joined French latin jazz group ZUMBAO and Venezuelan group MADERA and travelled to France and Venezuela,it called ZUMBADERA including a famous singer ORLANDO"WATUSI"CASTILLO.Also joined their recording in 1994 and 1995. He also worked during 4 years with ILUYENKORI led by ROGER FIXY also with AZUQUITA(singer) y su MELAO,RAUL PAZ(singer),YURI BUENAVENTURA(singer),MIGUEL"ANGA"DIAZ(perc.),ORLANDO POLEO(perc.),ALFREDO RODRIGUEZ(piano),ROBERTO IGLESIAS(singer),LUIS MANRESA(bass) y el EQUIPO,MAMBOMANIA BIG BAND(led BY LAURENT ERDOS and MARC VORCHIN),ALFREDO"CUTUFLA"(perc.),EMMANUEL MASSAROTTI(piano)BAND, REMBERT EGUES(piano and Vibes),MAGGIE CARLES(singer) and many other local band.Since he has been expanding his career in NEW YORK and worked with JOHNNY ALMENDRA(perc.) y LOS JOVENES del BARRIO,YOKO RODRIGUEZ(singer) y la ESENCIA,RALPH IRIZARRY(perc.),ARTURO O..FARRILL(piano)RAY VEGA(tp),JUAN CARLOS FORMELL(bass), ROBERTO PITRE y TAMBO JAZZ,JIMMY BOSCH BAND,CHIEMI NAKAI(piano) Afro Cuban Project,CARLOS del PINO(bass) Jazz Project etc... Emmanuel"Manu"Bizeau play LP (Latin Percussion) instruments.discography: 1992:ILUYENKORI/Yakota,Cuban drums/Afro-cuban 1992:GILLES FOURNIER/Roules/world music 1993:TRIO AMMOUR/world music 1994:ZUMBADERA/Marseille Caracas/salsa-latin jazz 1995:DOMINIQUE SYLVAIN/Reconnais/world music 2000:ZUMBAO/Venezuela Canta/salsa-latin jazz(Recorded in 1996) 2000:ANTONIO OCASIO/Whisper Loudly/DJ project 2001:ANTONIO OCASIO/Music from the heart/DJ 2002:ANTONIO OCASIO/Organic energy/DJ 2002:CHRIS PARRELLO..S/Homenade parachutes/jazz 2002:LA ONDA VA BIEN/La Vuelta/latin jazz 2003:ANTONIO OCASIO/Latin quarter/DJ Project 2003:CHIEMI NAKAI/La frontera/latin jazz 2004:ANTONIO OCASIO/Ibadan People/DJ 2004:MARQUES WYATT/Horizons/DJ 2005:YUKA/Cole Porter latin groove/latin jazz 2007:ROBERTO PITRE/Vida al vivo/latin jazz 2008:my first CD with Cihiemi Nakai/BRIDGES/latin jazz