MANOU GALLO

SOCIAL MEDIAS

Genre

AFRO BASS FUSION / BELG

BIOGRAPHY

Manou Gallo is a Belgian-Ivorian instrumentalist who has lived in Belgium, more precisely in Brussels, for 25 years.

Her career: multi-instrumentalist, singer and dancer in Woya, one of the emblematic groups of the Ivory Coast, Manou Gallo travels across Africa on long tours.

In 1997, upon her arrival in Europe, she became the bassist for Zap Mama, Marie Daulne's group, and performed on the biggest European and American stages.

Since 2003, she has led her own groups and participated in numerous other projects (Manou Gallo Women Band, Groove Orchestra, Acoustic Africa and Music Machine).

She has also worked with Bootsy Collins, Manu Dibango and Christian Mcbride, with whom she duetted on her new album Afro Bass Fusion.

Through her stage presence and incredible technique, she has become one of the leading women of this innovative Afro-European music, appreciated worldwide.

She is recognized by her peers as a bass virtuoso and an outstanding instrumentalist.
She recently received an award in Benin for Best African Instrumentalist 2022.

New Album: Afro Bass Fusion

Bassist Manou Gallo releases his fifth album “AFRO BASS FUSION”.

She takes us on a rhythmic journey through Africa, combining Nigerian Afrobeat, Zairian rumba, Cameroonian Makossa and African salsa. She juggles with ABODAN and polyrhythmic rhythms from Ivory Coast, jazz fusion, funk, urban music and rap.

Manou Gallo places his bass at the center of this album. The rhythms and melody of his bass sound lull the album throughout.

She pays tribute to musicians who have inspired her such as Fêla Kuti, Manu Dibango, Franco Luambo, Aïcha Kone, Soro N'Gana or Marcelin Yacé. Rene Toure
A special guest, Christian McBride, did her the honor of participating. It was a pleasure to share the emotional song with Christian.

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