Guitar - Intermediate SKU: DY.DO-1522 Composed by Francis Bebey. Arranged...(+)
Guitar - Intermediate
SKU: DY.DO-1522
Composed by Francis
Bebey. Arranged by Ingrid
Riollot. Score. Les
Editions Doberman-Yppan
#DO 1522. Published by
Les Editions
Doberman-Yppan
(DY.DO-1522).
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
May 2001.
Healing Through Music with 31 Easy Guitar Songs. This edition: Easy Guitar T...(+)
Healing Through Music
with 31
Easy Guitar Songs. This
edition: Easy Guitar TAB.
Guitar Mixed Folio.
Pop/Rock;
Rock. Book. 112 pages.
Alfred
Music #00-47775.
Published by
Alfred Music
By Various. Piano/Vocal/Chords Songbook (Arrangements for piano and voice with g...(+)
By Various.
Piano/Vocal/Chords
Songbook (Arrangements
for piano and voice with
guitar chords).
Softcover. Size 9x12
inches. 272 pages.
Published by Hal Leonard.
(50 Hits of the '60s, '70s and '80s). Composed by various artists and composers....(+)
(50 Hits of the '60s,
'70s and '80s). Composed
by various artists and
composers. For Guitar.
This edition: Easy Hits
Guitar TAB. Book; Guitar
Mixed Folio; Guitar TAB.
Alfred's Easy. Rock. 168
pages. Published by
Alfred Music
With Suggested Chordal Accompaniment. Composed by Craig Duncan. Violin,Guita...(+)
With Suggested Chordal
Accompaniment. Composed
by
Craig Duncan.
Violin,Guitar:
Gospel and
Sacred,Style,Featured
Products,Duets and
Ensembles,Solos,Duets and
Ensemble,Solos,Holiday:
Christmas,. 100 Hymns.
Book.
124 pages. Published by
Mel
Bay Publications, Inc
With Suggested Chordal Accompaniment. Composed by William Bay. Flute, Fife and...(+)
With Suggested Chordal
Accompaniment. Composed
by
William Bay. Flute, Fife
and
Oboe,Guitar: Gospel and
Sacred,Style,Duets and
Ensembles,Solos,Duets and
Ensemble,Solos,Holiday:
Christmas. 100 Hymns.
Book.
124 pages. Published by
Mel
Bay Publications, Inc
With Suggested Chordal Accompaniment. Composed by William Bay. Guitar: Gospe...(+)
With Suggested Chordal
Accompaniment. Composed
by
William Bay. Guitar:
Gospel
and Sacred,Style,Trumpet
and
Bugle,Duet and
Ensembles,Solos,Duets and
Ensemble,Solos,Holiday:
Christmas. 100 Hymns.
Book.
124 pages. Published by
Mel
Bay Publications, Inc
For voice and guitar. Format: fakebook. With vocal melody, lyrics, guitar tablat...(+)
For voice and guitar.
Format: fakebook. With
vocal melody, lyrics,
guitar tablature, chord
names, guitar chord
diagrams and strum and
pick patterns. Christmas
and holiday. Series: Hal
Leonard Fake Books. 189
pages. 9x12 inches.
Published by Hal Leonard.
By Various. Piano/Vocal/Chords Songbook (Arrangements for piano and voice with g...(+)
By Various.
Piano/Vocal/Chords
Songbook (Arrangements
for piano and voice with
guitar chords).
Softcover. Size 9x12
inches. 248 pages.
Published by Hal Leonard.
For guitar and voice. Format: guitar tablature songbook. With guitar tablature, ...(+)
For guitar and voice.
Format: guitar tablature
songbook. With guitar
tablature, easy guitar
notation, vocal melody,
lyrics, chord names,
guitar chord diagrams,
strum and pick patterns
and introductory text.
Rock 'n' Roll. Series:
Hal Leonard Easy Guitar .
286 pages. 9x12 inches.
Published by Hal Leonard.