Francis Bebey was born in Cameroon but educated in Duala, Paris and the United States. He was a poet, writer and musician, and made several recordings. In 1968 Bebey won the Grand Prix Lettérarie de l’Afrique Noire for his novel Le Fils d’Agatha Moudio. He worked at the information service of UNESCO. His book African Music: A People’s Art is an example of his remarkable work as an ethnomusicologist.

(1929-2001)
Compositore, multi-strumentista, scrittore, poeta, musicologo, giornalista, nato nei pressi di Duala (Cameroun), e morto in Paris. È considerato uno dei più grandi rinnovatori della musica Africana.