HABIB FAYE

Biography

Habib Faye has been the musical director for the Youssou N'Dour band for the past 25 years. A celebrated African bass player, who counts Brandford Marsalis, Joe Zawinul and Darryl Jones among his fans, Faye has gigged, recorded and/or toured with renowned artists such as Mickey Hart, Manu Katché, Joe Zawinul, Paco Sery, Gilberto Gil, Chet Atkins, Brandford Marsalis Known as one of the most gifted African bass players of the last couple of decades, he is one of the champions of a new type of fusion that blends jazz with African rhythms to attain a more accessible sound without profaning the spirit of jazz. Habib Faye follows in the footsteps of fellow African bass players, Richard Bona and MBappé, who have taken the sounds of Cameroon beyond its borders and expose them to other rhythms and tempos.
H2O, the debut album. Habib Faye sings on all 13 tracks and duets with notable guests such as Youssou N’Dour, Angelique Kidjo, Julia Sarr and Idrissa Diop. Cameroonian saxophone patriarch Manu Dibango