Etienne Mbappé, a bass prodigy

With his black gloves, he is recognizable between thousand. “These are personal feelings. With the gloves, playing the bass gives me this round, reassuring and purring side that a bass must have for me“, he assures.

Etienne Mbappé has made a name for himself alongside French variety artists like Michel Jonasz, but also with world jazz stars like keyboard player Joe Zawinul. Or with the famous guitarist John McLaughlin. All were seduced by this African touch, developed in Paris, and this extraordinary rhythmic placement that he brings to his game. Today, he presents his first album Time Will Tell, accompanied by two other musicians, Nicolas Viccaro and Christophe Cravero.