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Morning and Evening
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of Lectionary readings,
prayers, and hymnody is
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Misa Luna, and Kathleen
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best-selling Mass for
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The We Celebrate Hymnal
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weekly questions for
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Entrance and Communion
antiphons, complete
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Morning and Evening
Prayer, Communal
Reconciliation, and
seasonal celebrations.
Misalito Parroquial, a
Spanish-language section
of Lectionary readings,
prayers, and hymnody is
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Misa Luna, and Kathleen
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best-selling Mass for
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cis Bebey est né Ã
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pasteur, luttait pour
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Francis a eu
l'opportunité d'aller
à l'école. Admirant
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s'est éduqué, s'est
distingué, et a
finalement reçu une
bourse pour passer son
baccalauréat en
France. Nous
approchions de la fin des
années 1950 lorsqu'il
est arrivé à La
Rochelle. Plus que
jamais, dans cette France
où les Africains
étaient regardés
avec curiosité,
condescendance ou
dédain, Francis
s'appuyait sur ses
ressources
intellectuelles.
Travailleur assidu, il a
obtenu son
baccalauréat, puis
s'est installé Ã
Paris où il a
commencé des études
d'anglais à la
Sorbonne. Un jour, il a
su ce qui l'attirait
vraiment : il voulait
faire de la radio.
Francis a appris son
métier en France et
aux
�tats-Unis. Après
avoir travaillé
quelques années comme
reporter, il a été
embauché en 1961 en
tant que fonctionnaire
international au
Département de
l'information de
l'UNESCO. Parallèle
ment, Francis a toujours
été attiré par
la création musicale.
Son activité diurne
très sérieuse ne
l'empêchait pas de
fréquenter les clubs
de jazz le soir. Ã?
Paris, le jazz, la
musique à la mode Ã
cette époque, mais
aussi la rumba et la
salsa l'attiraient. Il
collectionnait les
disques et assistait Ã
de nombreux concerts.
Avec son complice Manu
Dibango, Francis montait
sur scène et jouait de
la musique. Francis
aimait la musique
classique depuis son
enfance. Il avait grandi
en écoutant les
cantates et les oratorios
de Bach ou Handel que son
père chantait au
temple. Il s'est
passionné pour la
guitare, impressionné
par les maîtres
espagnols et
sud-américains, et a
décidé d'apprendre
à jouer de
l'instrument
lui-même. Il a
commencé à composer
des pièces pour
guitare, mêlant les
diverses influences qui
le traversaient avec la
musique traditionnelle
africaine qu'il portait
en lui depuis son
enfance. Son approche a
captivé le directeur
du Centre culturel
américain (alors
situé dans le quartier
de Saint-Germain Ã
Paris), qui lui a offert
l'opportunité de se
produire devant un
public. Francis y a
donné son premier
récital de guitare
(1963) devant un public
hypnotisé. Son premier
album solo est sorti peu
de temps
après. Progressivem
ent, Francis est devenu
reconnu comme musicien et
compositeur. Plusieurs
albums de l'ambassadeur
africain de la guitare,
comme le décrivait la
presse, sont sortis. Il a
également écrit des
livres, au point que sa
carrière artistique
est devenue difficile
à concilier avec sa
carrière de
fonctionnaire. En 1974,
même s'il était
devenu le directeur
général chargé
de la musique Ã
l'UNESCO, il a fait le
saut audacieux et a
démissionné de
cette prestigieuse
institution pour se
consacrer aux trois
activités qui
l'intéressaient : la
musique, la
littérature et le
journalisme. Il a
exploré le patrimoine
musical traditionnel du
continent africain,
notamment à travers le
piano à pouce sanza et
la musique polyphonique
des pygmées d'Afrique
centrale, ou en chantant
dans sa langue maternelle
et en composant des
chansons humoristiques en
français ! Le
succès a suivi.
Francis Bebey a parcouru
le monde : de la France
au Brésil, du Cameroun
à la Suède, de
l'Allemagne aux
Caraïbes, ou du Maroc
au Japon... la liste des
pays où il a été
invité à se
produire, Ã donner des
conférences ou Ã
rencontrer des lecteurs
est très longue. En
plus de la reconnaissance
publique, il
bénéficiait de la
reconnaissance de ses
collègues musiciens,
tels que le guitariste
John Williams ou le
Vénézuélien
Antonio Lauro, qui l'ont
invité à faire
partie du jury d'un
concours de guitare
classique Ã
Caracas. Sa vie
était le voyage d'un
pionnier africain, un
homme enraciné dans
son patrimoine culturel
et portant un message de
partage et d'espoir pour
le monde. Son
originalité continue
de résonner dans le
monde entier depuis son
décès à la fin
du mois de mai
2001.
Francis
Bebey was born in Douala
in July 1929, into a
large family where his
father, a pastor,
struggled to feed his
children. But Francis had
the opportunity to go to
school. Admiring his
elder brother, Marcel
Eyidi Bebey, he educated
himself, distinguished
himself, and eventually
received a scholarship to
go and take his
baccalaureate in
France. We approached
the end of the 1950s when
he arrived in La
Rochelle. More than ever,
in this France where
Africans were looked at
with curiosity,
condescension, or
disdain, Francis relied
on his intellectual
resources. A diligent
worker, he obtained his
Baccalaureate, then moved
to Paris where he started
English studies at the
Sorbonne. One day, he
knew what truly attracted
him: he wanted to do
radio. Francis learned
his craft in France and
in the USA. After
working for a few years
as a reporter, he was
hired in 1961 as an
international civil
servant in the UNESCO
Information
Department. In
parallel, Francis had
always been drawn to
musical creation. His
very serious daytime
activity didnâ??t
prevent him from
frequenting jazz clubs in
the evenings. In Paris,
the Jazz, the trendy
music of that time, but
also rumba and salsa
attracted him. He
collected records and
attended numerous
concerts. With his
accomplice Manu Dibango,
Francis took the stage
and played
music. Francis liked
classical music since his
childhood. He grew up
listening to the cantatas
and oratorios of Bach or
Handel that his father
had sung in the temple.
He became passionate
about the guitar,
impressed by the Spanish
and South American
masters, and decided to
learn to strum the
instrument himself. He
started composing guitar
pieces, blending the
various influences that
flow through him with the
traditional African music
he had carried within
since childhood. His
approach captivated the
director of the American
Cultural Center (then
located in the
Saint-Germain
neighborhood of Paris),
who offered him the
opportunity to perform in
front of an audience.
Francis gave his first
guitar recital there
(1963) in front of a
mesmerized audience. His
first solo album was
released shortly
thereafter. Gradually,
Francis became recognized
as a musician and
composer. Several albums
of the African guitar
ambassador, as described
by the press, were
released. He also wrote
books, to the point that
his artistic career
became challenging to
reconcile with his career
as a civil servant. In
1974, even though he had
become the General
Manager in charge of
music at UNESCO, he took
the bold leap and
resigned from this
prestigious institution
to dedicated himself to
the three activities that
interested him: music,
literature, and
journalism. He
explored the traditional
musical heritage of the
African continent,
notably through the thumb
piano sanza, and the
polyphonic music of the
Central African pygmies,
or singing in his native
language and composing
humoristic songs in
French! Success
followed. Francis Bebey
traveled the world: from
France to Brazil,
Cameroon to Sweden,
Germany to the Carribean,
or Morocco to Japan...
the list of countries
where he was invited to
perform, gives lectures,
or meets readers is very
long. In addition to
public recognition, he
enjoyed the recognition
of his fellow musicians,
such as guitarist John
Williams or Venezuelan
Antonio Lauro, who
invited him to be a part
of the jury for a
classical guitar
competition in
Caracas. His life was
the journey of an African
pioneer, a man rooted in
his cultural heritage and
carrying a message of
sharing and hope for the
world. His originality
continues to vibrate
around the world since
his passing at the end of
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