Franco-Cameroonian drummer Félix Sabal-Lecco has died
What is the link between Manu Dibango, Prince, Sting, Snoop Dogg, Lenny Kravitz, France Gall or Salif Keïta?
An endless list of prestigious musicians who were accompanied by a brilliant drummer: Félix Sabal-Lecco.
The Franco-Cameroonian died on the night of March 3 to 4, 2024 at his home in Paris where he was living.
Félix Sabal-Lecco, a record history.
© Christian Rose
By: RFI Follow
Advertisement
Read more
Félix Sabal-Lecco, Féfé for short, as gifted with bass, with his voice as with his drums.
Came to France in the luggage of a diplomat dad, but obliged to prove himself to become a musician as he told us on our antenna in 2020. “
We slept on public benches and took our showers in the public baths.
We played for crap to be seen.
»
With his brother Armand, Félix Sabal-Lecco will have the meeting that will change everything.
“
The big tours started with Manu Dibango.
So that’s why he’s a gentleman to whom I owe a lot.
»
Manu Dibango opens a door, the drummer continues: world tours with Peter Gabriel, recordings with the greatest –
Youssou N'Dour
, Jonas Hellborg, saxophonist
Jowee Omicil
and pianist
Cheick Tidiane Seck
.
“
Félix had a lot of depth in the game, a lot of humility
,” said the latter, contacted by RFI.
Discreet, but among his treasures, Félix Sabal-Lecco nevertheless leaves a legacy of recordings of French songs that he loved so much.
“
A drummer who becomes a composer is a kind of psychoanalysis
,” declared the musician.
Also listen to The Epic of Black Music - Félix Sabal-Lecco keeps the tempo
Newsletter
Receive all the international news directly in your inbox
I subscribe
Follow all the international news by downloading the RFI application
Share :
Continue reading on the same themes:
France
Cameroon
Music
Culture Africa