Emmanuel 'Manu' Katche was born in St Maur des Fossés, near Paris, in 1958, though his family roots go back to Africa's Ivory Coast. He studied piano from the age of 5, switching to drums at 14 and ...

Manu Katché is one of those few names familiar to a large audience of quite different musical orientations. Along his career he has played with some of the most representative pop, rock, country, jazz ...

The French-Ivorian former rock-drummer Manu Katché is a player you can listen to for his sound alone. The themes here aren't as striking as they were on his fine Neighbourhood and Playground sessions ...

The French drummer, who provided the driving beats on Peter Gabriel's 1986 hit album So, is a sideman to the stars — and a composer in his own... Manu Katche's New Album Drops The 'Sledgehammer' Manu ...

The ECM label has produced many fine jazz and other contemporary music CDs over the past three decades, but few of them could be described as having grooves. However, Manu Katché, who leads this ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Manu Katché opened the first set of his three-night Ronnie Scott’s residency with a barely perceptible swish of ...

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Drummer Manu Katché’s third CD as leader for ECM is a letdown, given the calibre of musicians involved: Tore Brunborg (tenor/soprano), Jason Rebello (piano/Fender Rhodes), longtime colleague Pino ...

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The data displayed for this chart goes back to 1994, however we hope to be able to offer deeper historic information at a future point ...

Manu Katché (born 27 October 1958) is a French drummer and songwriter of Ivorian descent. He has worked extensively as a session musician, notably with Sting and Peter Gabriel, and his solo albums as ...

October 28, 2012 • The French drummer, who provided the driving beats on Peter Gabriel's 1986 hit album So, is a sideman to the stars — and a composer in his own right.