Félix Sabal Lecco is a drummer from Cameroon.
Early life
Sabal Lecco comes from a diplomatic family.
His father, also
Félix Sabal Lecco, was a minister in the government of
Ahmadou Ahidjo, and was later appointed ambassador to Italy and France.
Career
Sabal Lecco has played with world-famous musicians such as
Jeff Beck,
Prince
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Peter Gabriel,
Herbie Hancock,
Snoop Dogg,
Janet Jackson,
Lenny Kravitz,
Shawn Lane
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,
Jonas Hellborg
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, with African artists such as
Youssou Ndour
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Salif Keita
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Biography Early life
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and
Manu Dibango, with the Celtic musician
Alan Stivell, to name a few.
He features as a drummer on ''
The Rhythm of the Saints
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'', the eighth studio album of
Paul Simon, released in 1990. His brother,
Armand Sabal-Lecco
Armand Sabal-Lecco is a Cameroonian bass guitarist, composer and multi-instrumentalist best known for playing bass-guitar on Paul Simon's The Rhythm of the Saint's tour in 1989. Sabal-Lecco has worked with Paul Simon, the Brecker Brothers, Herbi ...
, plays bass on this album.
A renowned drummer, Félix Sabal Lecco has taught at the
Conservatoire d'Amiens.
He has also tried a career in acting, with ''Tismée'' by Bruno Fougnies.
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Discography
Albums on which Félix Sabal Lecco has performed include:
Filmography
Sabal Lecco's music has been featured on several documentaries:
References
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Living people
Cameroonian musicians
Jazz drummers
Year of birth missing (living people)