Virtuoso Etienne Mbappe on "Mamakabo" played with Vedernikov

Famous Cameroonian bassist Etienne Mbappe was not simply a master class on the art festival "Mamakabo 2010", but also played guitar jam with Russian Timur Vedernikov. Etienne Mbappe played with stars of world music, such as Salif Keita, Joe Zawinul, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Jacques Higelin, Ray Charles and others who now work constantly with art-rock legend John McLaughlin and performs with his own band, Su La Také . Mbappe Etienne - I was born in Cameroon, and I live in France. And of course, to the two cultures. Africa gives my music a lot of rhythm and Europe - more harmony. In Russia, I was the third time, had previously played in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Hopefully I'll be back! Of particular interest to the master class, the 27th place Mbappe August as part of the art festival "Mamakabo" caused by his work with Joe Zawinul. - Joe Zawinul, we met in 1993 in Paris. He wrote the music for a young artist, and I played in the project on bass. Years later, he invited me to his group Zawinul Syndicate. I feel honored to have played with him. I also played with John McLaughlin today. In all meetings with the great musicians was important for me my education. It is important for me to look for something that I do not know. I hope that, when he left Russia, learned to dance the groom. I can go on with his band around the world, it is energetically powerful musician. By the way, my team for the first time in Russia! When Etienne to play some of the Cameroonian roots folklore asked, he remembered an old song I heard as a child. Etienne Mbappe sang the song 60 is the language of the "Douala", and he played guitar to Timur Vedernikov. Unexpected jam was on African themes. Mbappe praised the game Vedernikov and thanked him for his improvisation. Improvisation Etienne Mbappe and Timur Vedernikov - Of course, we are always working on songs for a long time. Each member of the group can be expressed in each composition. When the song was "created", comes the moment of improvisation. The most important in the song - improvisation! This is the best moment for a musician - make excellent improvisation. Each member of the group - singer and a great musician. Here in Cameroon have two careers - or soccer, guitar or bass. And in football, I love to play! A little more Mbappe Etienne told the instrument is played, and lotions that are used. - My Bass in Canada to order, it is F-Bass. I do not use a lot of effects - with only octaver to add surround sound and a chorus for those moments when I sing. Basso is primarily for monitoring, but in Cameroon it is used more as a percussion instrument to get people to dance. And even if I'm playing a tender song, I was important that accompanies a "swing", asked rhythms. Of course you have to work to achieve harmony between solo and accompaniment. It turned out that a lot of Etienne Mbappe teaches. - I often have to travel to Africa, because music lessons. I studied at the Paris Conservatory. Learning music in Africa to do in general, without even conservatories and music schools, is learning in her eyes. The teacher shows the students a bit, and asks again. But I teach my students in music theory, notes, everything I learned in Paris. Since Mbappe not only plays, but sings a question of the compatibility of these processes. - At the same time, it is difficult to play and sing, it's a different process, and we have a lot of work on the finger independence and independent voices. Need to achieve absolute freedom. Mbappe known as the guitarist, who always plays with gloves. - Gloves? First, not as cold. But the main thing - gloves give special sound that I like. Gloves are a unique shade of the sound, and I do it just for the sound. Also new are the strings for a long time ... I love the red thread. Change gloves every other concert because they wear on their fingers. I do not buy this, gloves and strings give me free, like a guitar, though. Completed a master class virtuoso composition for seven quarters, and a generous smile wizard. Ken Guru, "Showbiz News NEWSmusic.ru» Photo - Svetlana Maltsev, Photo Star