I just adore Manu Katché

Manu Katché has been in the Jury of the “Nouvelle Star”, (our French Idols) for many years but real music lovers have known him forever since this great drummer has been working with various professionals before working on his solocareer. He, and André Manoukian, are the only very professional juries on this TVshow, with objectif and real comments.

Though he is also a well-experienced and talented songwriter, he is most notably and widely regarded for his passionate, stylish and ultimately unique skill of playing drums.

He was sky-rocketed to stardom in the music world in the mid-1980s mostly thanks to the huge success of Peter Gabriel’s 1986 album So and his subsequent work with Sting. After that he has been prominently featured in the pop, rock and world music scene playing with numerous bands and artists, including Afro Celt Sound System, Jeff Beck, Al Di Meola, Dire Straits, Jan Garbarek, Manu Chao, Loreena McKennit, Youssou N’dour, Robbie Robertson, Joe Satriani, Tori Amos, Richard Wright and the aforementioned Peter Gabriel and Sting, with whom he has also toured extensively.

Here you can watch some of his latest album and FYI (for the dutch…) Manu Katché group will be in Amsterdam “Jazz on the roof” on July 6th !