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Manu Katché, born on October 27, 1958, is a talented French drummer and songwriter. His family comes from the Ivory Coast. He is famous for playing drums for many well-known artists like Sting and Peter Gabriel. Manu also creates his own music, which is mostly a mix of jazz styles.
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Manu Katché's Musical Journey
Manu Katché was born in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, a town near Paris, France. In the mid-1980s, he played drums on some very popular albums. These included Peter Gabriel's album So from 1986 and Sting's albums …Nothing Like the Sun (1987) and The Soul Cages (1991).
Playing for Other Artists
Since then, Manu has become a very sought-after musician. He has played with many different artists and bands. These include famous names in pop, rock, and world music. Some of the artists he has worked with are Tears for Fears, Eurythmics, Simple Minds, Dire Straits, Joni Mitchell, and Tracy Chapman. He has also toured a lot with Peter Gabriel and Sting.
Manu also worked with Zlatan Stipišić Gibonni, a singer from Croatia. He played on Gibonni's albums Mirakul (2001) and Unca Fibre (2006). He even toured with Gibonni to support these albums.
Being Part of a Band
From 1985 to 1988, Manu Katché was a member of a band called Preface. In this band, he played alongside guitar player Kamil Rustam and keyboardist Jean-Yves D'Angelo.
Releasing Solo Albums
In 1991, Manu Katché released his first album as a solo artist. It was called It's About Time. This album was mostly pop music and featured guest musicians like Peter Gabriel and Sting.
After that, all of his solo albums have been jazz music. His second solo album, Neighbourhood, came out in 2005. It featured talented jazz musicians like Jan Garbarek on saxophone and Tomasz Stańko on trumpet. He released another album called Playground in 2007. In 2010, he released Third Round.
Manu Katché on TV
From 2003 to 2007, Manu Katché was a judge on a TV show called Nouvelle Star. This show is the French version of the Idol series. He was known as a tough judge, especially when it came to how well contestants kept the rhythm and tempo.
Since 2008, Manu Katché has also hosted his own monthly TV show. It is called One Shot Not and airs on the channel Arte.
Music for a Theme Park
In 2010, Manu Katché created instrumental music for a theme park in Belgium called Bellewaerde. He composed music for different themed areas of the park, like the Mexican, Western, and Canadian sections. An album with these twelve songs was sold at the park's souvenir shops.
In 2011, an album called Rock the Tabla was released. Manu Katché was featured on this album along with other musicians like Billy Cobham and A.R. Rahman.
Manu Katché's Albums
Solo Albums
- It's About Time (1992)
- Neighbourhood (2005)
- Playground (2007)
- Third Round (2010)
- Manu Katché (2012)
- Live in Concert (2014)
- Touchstone for Manu (2014)
- Unstatic (2016)
- The Scope (2019)
Albums Featuring Manu Katché
Manu Katché has played drums on many albums for other artists. Here are some of the well-known ones:
- With Tori Amos
- Boys for Pele (1996)
- With Jeff Beck
- Who Else! (1999)
- With Dire Straits
- On Every Street (1991)
- With Peter Gabriel
- So (1986)
- Us (1992)
- Up (2002)
- With Jan Garbarek
- Ragas and Sagas (1990)
- Twelve Moons (1992)
- With Joni Mitchell
- Chalk Mark in a Rain Storm (1988)
- With Joe Satriani
- Joe Satriani (1995)
- With Simple Minds
- Street Fighting Years (1989)
- With Sting
- ...Nothing Like the Sun (1987)
- The Soul Cages (1991)
- Brand New Day (1999)
- With Tears for Fears
- The Seeds of Love (1989)
See also
In Spanish: Manu Katché para niños
