Jean-Francois Kellner, a big fan of African music and culture, began his career as a guitarist but quickly went on to make a name for himself as a talented multi-instrumentalist. In the course of his career Kellner has worked with a host of leading African stars such as Salif Keita, Toure Kunda, Brice Wassy and Tony Allen, as well as playing with top-name French pop acts including Philippe Leotard, Carole Laure and Jacques Higelin. Kellner is also very active on the French electro scene, working as part of the ''Reminiscent Drive'' collective signed to F Communications.He is working now with the algerian singer Souad Massi Kellner recently took time out from his hectic schedule to start work on Woo-Ssay, a project he set up with African diva Aissata Kouyate. Fusing modern production techniques (synthesisers, samplers and computers) with traditional African instruments such as the Malenke flute and the djembe, Kellner and Kouyate have been working on a joint album (which is due for release very shortly). The Woo-Ssay sound promises to launch an innovative new form of world music from Paris, capital of the new ''sono mondiale''.
Feru de culture et de musique africaine, batteur et guitariste de formation le multi-instrumentiste jeff kellner presente un projet auquel il tient tout particulierement. Tres actif sur la scene afro- il joue avec Salif Keita, Toure Kunda, Brice Wassy, Tony Allen, Mokhtar Samba et travaille depuis 1999 avec Souad Massi qu'il accompagne sur scene et en studio... -mais aussi sur la scene electronique-membre du collectif "A reminiscent drive" signe chez F Communications-et la variete francaise-Philippe Leotard, Carole Laure, Jil Caplan, Jacques Higelin...-Jeff consacre le peu de temps qui lui reste au projet Woo-ssay qu'il a monte avec la chanteuse africaine Aissata Kouyate. Utilisant les techniques de productions modernes( synthetiseurs, samplers et ordinateurs) en les mettant au service d'instruments traditionnels(flute malenke, djembes...), l'album de woo-ssay s'inscrit dans le cadre d'une nouvelle sono mondiale dont Paris serait la capitale.
