BIOGRAPHY
Born in Cairo, Egypt, Guillaume is a percussionist, playing a wide variety of instruments such as congas, bongos, djembé, dumbeck, cajón…
Guillaume began playing percussions at the age of seven in Paris with master drummer Guem . That was the beginning of a long journey, from where he kept on learning from many African teachers in France. He also traveled to Guinea, Tunisia, Cuba and Brazil to learn more about the roots of drumming in different cultures.
In Guinea, he studied with master drummers Gbaoro Keïta and Koubana Condé from Les Ballets Africains, and performed with Momo Wandel group and Morciré Camara percussion ensemble. In Cuba he studied at ISA (Superior Institute of Arts) with José Quintana"Changuito", Justo Pelladito and Vizcaïno.
In 1998, he graduated from Berklee College of Music , with a Diploma in Profesional Music, (Magna Cum Laudae). During the four years he lived in Boston, he was the percussion player of Berklee's faculty bands, Perú Mestizo, (Oscar Stagnaro) , and Heart & Fire, (Wayne Naus) . He toured twice in France with Canaïma, a Berklee sponsored World Jazz band, integrated by Antonio Sanchéz , Renaud Barbier , Gilles Grivolla, Chiara Civello, Ben Zwerin, and Alex Jacquemin.
Once graduated, he decided to try out the french scene and lived in the south of France for the next six years. He performed with many bands like Zumbao , (Salsa from Venezuela), Conjunto Massalia (Salsa from Marseille), Canaïma (World Jazz), Kabanga (Latin Quartet lead by panamean singer Yomira John).
He is actually living in Mexico where he is leading his own percussion band, TIBWA . He also performs with Tripoli (Healing Music), Duo Resonante (Free Jazz), Vakna Kobal (World Music).
DISCOGRAPHY
VAKNA KOBAL - Estusha -
Shammanik Quest 2007
GUILLAUME POUGET - Globe Trotter - Tibwa Productions 2007
TRIPOLI - Animales de la noche -
Shammanik Quest 2006
LATIN GROOVE - Chan Chan - Putumayo Records 2004
CONJUNTO MASSALIA - Por fin llego - Melb'art/Selecta 2001
SOL Y CANTO - En todo momento - Redwing music 1999
CANAÃMA - A human experience -1998
PLASMATH - Ariel Guzik - Fonca 1996
GUILLAUME POUGET - Fuera de Africa 1989