Félix Sabal-Lecco
Félix Sabal Lecco (1959 – 3 March 2024) was a Cameroonian drummer.
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Félix Sabal-Lecco
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- Name
- Félix Sabal Lecco
- Born
- 1959
- Birthplace
- Yaoundé, French Cameroon
- Died
- 3 March 2024
- Place of death
- Paris, France
- Occupation
- Musician
- Full name
- Félix Yves Silvère Sabal Lecco.
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• Name — Félix Sabal Lecco • Born — 1959 • Birthplace — Yaoundé, French Cameroon • Origin — Cameroon • Died — 3 March 2024 • Place of death — Paris, France • Occupation — Musician • Instrument — Drums • Years Active — 1988–2024
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Félix Sabal-Lecco (1959 – 4 March 2024) was a musician. Félix Sabal-Lecco was born in 1959 and died on 4 March 2024.
Early life and background
Early life and background
Born in Yaoundé in 1959, Sabal Lecco came from a diplomatic family. His father, Félix Sabal Lecco, was a minister in the government of Ahmadou Ahidjo, and was later appointed ambassador to Italy and France.
Career
Career
Sabal Lecco played with world-famous musicians such as Jeff Beck, Prince, Peter Gabriel, Herbie Hancock, Snoop Dogg, Janet Jackson, Lenny Kravitz, Shawn Lane, Jonas Hellborg, with African artists such as Youssou Ndour, Salif Keita and Manu Dibango, with the Celtic musician Alan Stivell, to name a few. He was featured as a drummer on The Rhythm of the Saints, the eighth studio album of Paul Simon, released in 1990. His brother, Armand Sabal-Lecco, played the bass on this album. Félix Sabal Lecco taught at the Conservatoire d'Amiens. He also tried a career in acting, with Tismée by Bruno Fougnies.
Death
Death
Félix Sabal-Lecco died in Paris, on the night of 3 March 2024.
Filmography
Filmography
Sabal Lecco's music was featured on several documentaries: • 2004 The Enigma of the Black Caiman (TV documentary) • 2006 Au commencement était la vase (TV documentary) • 2007 Voyage en eau trouble (documentary) • 2007 Nyaman' gouacou (Viande de ta mère) (short)
Felix Sabal-Lecco à Mayenne, lors de la tournée Brian Boru d'Alan Stivell.
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Discography
Albums on which Félix Sabal Lecco performed include: • Date — Album — Format — Label — Notes • 1988 — La Fête A Manu — Buda Musique • 1989 — Négropolitaines Vol 1 — LP — Soul Paris Records • 1990 — Paul Simon - The Rhythm Of The Saints — Warner Bros. Records, Columbia House — Track: Born At The Right Time • 1992 — Manu Dibango Featuring MC Mell 'O — Bellaphon • 1994 — Wakafrika — CD, Album — Giant Records • 1995 — Dance With Manu Dibango — CD, Album — Solo • 2005 — Everybody — CD, Maxi — Universal Licensing Music (ULM) • 2006 — Ministry of Sound - The Annual 2006 — 2xCD — Universal Music (México) — Track: Everybody • 2007 — Tout Ira Bien — CD, Album — Sketis Music, Veronika Bulycheva • 2010 — The Essential Paul Simon — 2xCD, Comp — Sony Music, Legacy • Mauvais Chasseur — LP — Kanibal Records
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- 1.Necrologie: Marathonien Félix Sabbal Lecco n'est plus. Cameroon Web News. 25 October 2010.
- 2.Mouandjo, Pierre-Patrick. Félix Sabal Lecco est mort. Cameroun Actu. 24 October 2010.
- 3.Paul Simon – The Rhythm Of The Saints. Discogs.
- 4.Marie Chatillon. Master class de batterie avec Felix Sabal Lecco à Amiens. France TV. 24 November 2011.
- 5.Ngounou, Ingrid Alice. Le camerounais Félix Sabal Lecco, batteur reconnu, a fait une belle incursion dans la comédie avec Tismée. 17 November 2009.
- 6.RFI. Le batteur franco-camerounais Félix Sabal-Lecco est décédé. Radio France International. 6 March 2024.
- 7.Felix Sabal-Lecco. Discogs.
- 8.IMDb name 2616718 Félix Sabal Lecco
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