Hilaire Penda: 1961 - 2018

He was probably as simple and discreet as he was talented. Distinguished member of the great school of Cameroonian bassists, Hilaire Penda has just left us brutally and we are stunned. He had produced very little under his name. The album Jungle People was released in 1985, but Hilaire Penda had played with countless artists. Of course, in Cameroon, he had brought his groove to everything the makossa planet counted from brilliant, from Petit Pays to Moni Bilé through Tala André Marie or Ben Decca among many others.

♫ Audio: A Loga Kename (Ici Paris Allo)

Later, it was heard by Mory Kanté, Salif Keita, Susheela Raman, Louis Bertignac or Ghettoblaster. In recent years, his meeting with Cyril Atef, Didier Malherbe and Loy Ehrlich had resulted in an original Warm Up Show. Last year, it was found on the initiatory album "The Sacred" of the Congolese Gasandji, alongside Pascal Danaë (Delgrès) and Adriano Tenorio. Hilaire Penda had also set up several projects with flutist Magic Malik. It was first Sonances and Dances of Cameroon, created in 2017.

And just recently, it was around the afrobeat that found the two musicians, with Platform XP, a project just created there is not even two weeks at Deux Pièces Cuisine. A great loss…

♫ Live: Hilaire penda & Cheikh Tidiane Seck au Sunset