Francis Bebey at Real World Studios

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  • Опубликовано: 4 дек 2024
  • Francis Bebey was filmed for this piece at Real World Studios during the Recording Week of 1995. It's a delightful film - one of our favourites - where he demonstrates how to play his one note bamboo flute. "I'm teaching you how to do it, you should pay me" he says with a big smile.
    Francis Bebey was a noted writer and musician from Cameroon who sadly died in May 2001. Peter Gabriel spoke for all who encountered him at the Real World Recording Week in 1995 when he said "We were hypnotised... he embodied wisdom in lots of ways and it was a real delight".
    Karl Wallinger, Peter's co-pilot in the Recording Week sessions spoke of his amazement at the music Francis produced from his tiny, single note, bamboo flute, describing the sound as "one of the prime numbers of music".
    Francis Bebey features in the track 'Whole Thing' on Big Blue Ball: realworldrecor...
    Francis's son Patrick Bebey features on the Arcade Fire single 'Everything Now' playing the same one note flute his father demonstrates in this video.

Комментарии • 865

  • @painovoimaton
    @painovoimaton 4 года назад +1937

    His presence puts a smile to my face.

  • @2crazyvideomonkeys
    @2crazyvideomonkeys 6 лет назад +2605

    "Who made the train?"

    • @marselmusic
      @marselmusic 5 лет назад +30

      lmao

    • @finnmccool7543
      @finnmccool7543 4 года назад +138

      and these trains don't even have engines.

    • @davidschulz5197
      @davidschulz5197 4 года назад +18

      So glad this is the top comment. Was going to post it myself :P

    • @RioGamer
      @RioGamer 4 года назад +27

      I'm guessing he comparing an electric train to a mechanical train

    • @andrewhy6469
      @andrewhy6469 4 года назад +7

      Richard Trevithick in case you were wondering

  • @sack7348
    @sack7348 4 года назад +1248

    It could be so cool if this technique was used in more songs. I would vibe to that until I die.

    • @samlosco9201
      @samlosco9201 4 года назад +43

      His son was featured playing the same type of flute at the end of this Arcade Fire song
      m.ruclips.net/video/zC30BYR3CUk/видео.html

    • @Minecraft_Maniac_Man
      @Minecraft_Maniac_Man 4 года назад +15

      That's pretty cool. For some reason I feel like this would make a good tune for the background of a rap song. Idk maybe that's just me haha

    • @FreakPower4Ever
      @FreakPower4Ever 4 года назад +9

      listen to bobby mcferrin drive

    • @cm9241
      @cm9241 4 года назад +60

      Herbie Hancock’s Watermelon Man (headhunters version, not the original)
      Funkiest song ever to use this

    • @Chrissemann
      @Chrissemann 4 года назад +1

      Tune-Yards - Gangsta

  • @Lumby1
    @Lumby1 4 года назад +1048

    Was a delightful man, I just found out to my dismay that he died in 2001. I will look up his son, and be thankful I met Francis for a fleeting moment in this video and others, his books and music. Thank you.

    • @shakaama
      @shakaama 3 года назад +2

      awwww how old was he?

    • @Lumby1
      @Lumby1 3 года назад +10

      @@shakaama He was 72.

    • @c1b0rg_striker17
      @c1b0rg_striker17 2 года назад +1

      @@Lumby1 dang he was young

    • @Lumby1
      @Lumby1 2 года назад +2

      @@c1b0rg_striker17 He was nearly 72 years old. His son Patrick is following in his father's footsteps.

    • @odettekeke6315
      @odettekeke6315 6 месяцев назад

      ​@@c1b0rg_striker17d'après sa fille sur TV5 Monde il est mort des suites de son emprisonnement l'homme à la tête du pouvoir Camerounais n'est pas commode ça craint avec lui peuple du Cameroun ne continuer pas à subir sans réagir il va falloir que vous fassiez quelque chose FRANCIS BEBEY est un grand artiste AFRICAIN il est à l'origine de ce tube repris plusieurs fois par d'autres artistes son propre histoire d'amour qui n'a pas pu aboutir avec une jeune fille alors mère célibataire mais allaitant encore son bébé la jeune mère refuse elle s'appelait AMIE qui donne AMIO de BEBE MANGA ET d'autres artistes HENRI SALVADOR le coupable de son départ si tôt le rejoindra tôt ou tard ça lui pend au nez FRANCIS repose en paix auprès de l'éternel ❤️🙏

  • @wisewizard9552
    @wisewizard9552 3 года назад +184

    2:39 - This sounds so carefree and pure... I'm in bliss.

    • @rocambolli
      @rocambolli Год назад +3

      I imagined children playing in a garden. For real.

    • @danhackley
      @danhackley Год назад

      @@rocambolli fo real?

  • @LaughingBearGames
    @LaughingBearGames 4 года назад +3127

    "Savage people usually live in cities"... this man gets it.

    • @joejones9520
      @joejones9520 3 года назад +46

      but just like he said about the pygmies, it is taught by the city people that the rural people are the savages....but reality is the opposite, at least in the usa...

    • @kyllo8497
      @kyllo8497 3 года назад +50

      @@joejones9520 or perhaps there are a lot of savage people, a lot of kinda ok people, and a lot of good people. We just like to choose which type of people a group is, based on our personal perceptions

    • @joejones9520
      @joejones9520 3 года назад +11

      @@kyllo8497 my dream would be to never encounter another human being again cause Ive figured out that it's a whole lot easier to not waste my precious time trying to figure out whether someone is going to kill me or be nice to me. If I didnt have to work, I might be able to fulfill my dream.

    • @nicholaspacinello1478
      @nicholaspacinello1478 3 года назад +4

      He deffinetly gets it, we're all getting it. 🐻🐻

    • @LitoGeorge
      @LitoGeorge 3 года назад +2

      Adam, he gets it alright. My hero.

  • @Handleajz
    @Handleajz 3 года назад +153

    "I'm teaching you how to do it. You should pay me, for teaching you." I could watch this all day

  • @millionaireovernightmental7633
    @millionaireovernightmental7633 3 года назад +270

    As A Cameroonian and knowing the Pygmy people from our country, this illustration is priceless. Thank you REAL WORLD RECORDS for honoring Francis and the people of Cameroon

  • @Exidose
    @Exidose 4 года назад +1022

    What an interesting dude. This is a guy i would love to have a conversation with.

    • @cough_sneeze
      @cough_sneeze 4 года назад +44

      I would have too, unfortunate that he passed away in 2001

    • @cococo...
      @cococo... 4 года назад +1

      I like the pfp

    • @alpa3710
      @alpa3710 4 года назад +18

      You ask the dude to speak to you and you reply to him by saying: „eeeeeehh“

    • @MikeLebowski
      @MikeLebowski 3 года назад +17

      He doesn't need your conversation, he has his flute.

  • @salomonenow-mbi6502
    @salomonenow-mbi6502 6 лет назад +331

    This is a true musician! From nothing he makes unique song!

    • @brokensocrates827
      @brokensocrates827 6 лет назад +7

      Try his song Sunny Crypt by Francis Bebey. . .what he does here reminds me of that. An absolute genius

  • @Emulatedemblem
    @Emulatedemblem 4 года назад +237

    the world is a wonder. those who educate and offer explanations of this wonderful world are amazing. so many props to this man!

  • @kennag7469
    @kennag7469 3 года назад +168

    "These trains are not even what they used to be - they have no engine - ahh!" Francis Bebey

    • @still_guns
      @still_guns 3 года назад +22

      Funny thing is, this was filmed just outside Bath in the UK, and the railway line there is not electrified, so the trains on that line are diesels. I can actually identify the train from the sound it makes, an InterCity 125.

    • @rentAscout
      @rentAscout 3 года назад +14

      This is 1995, so he must be referring to steam engines. He would've been old enough to remember.

    • @jamesngando3485
      @jamesngando3485 3 года назад +8

      @@rentAscout yep he was born in 1929

    • @asimmunshi4830
      @asimmunshi4830 3 года назад +8

      @@still_guns It's blown my mind that people can recognise train models from sound alone like that. Respect

    • @tomaspabon2484
      @tomaspabon2484 3 года назад +6

      @@asimmunshi4830 My dad does the same thing with airplanes, you'll hear engines in the distance and he'll look up from whatever he's doing and identify it out loud. It goes something like this:
      Dad: "Oh, thats a Hercules"
      Me: "Bull"
      Dad: "Alright, genius go check"
      Me: "Fine!"
      ...
      Me: "Dammit!"

  • @dritchieelectrical
    @dritchieelectrical 4 года назад +299

    I would literally die to hear this more and I dont know why

    • @jaredgaither7768
      @jaredgaither7768 4 года назад +16

      He has an album, look up Coffee Cola song, it features this flute heavily.

    • @Goldi-Luc
      @Goldi-Luc 3 года назад +12

      If you died you wouldn't hear it. I've always found this saying exceedingly stupid.

    • @vertox4837
      @vertox4837 3 года назад +37

      @@Goldi-Luc its a fucking saying bro

    • @cobble_love
      @cobble_love 3 года назад +1

      Watermelon man by Herbie Hancock has it

    • @precursors
      @precursors 3 года назад +3

      @@vertox4837 Literally?

  • @K3end0
    @K3end0 Год назад +9

    During the explanation, i didnt really understand what he meant by speaking to the flute. But the second he started, it immediately made sense.
    What a great video, i appreciate you for sharing such a gem.

  • @mooncalf3130
    @mooncalf3130 2 года назад +12

    The way he says "I think this is interesting" I find very sweet. Like many others here I discovered Francis Bebey's music after he left us and I wish it was before

  • @nikesamba3558
    @nikesamba3558 3 года назад +7

    Francis bebey from cameroon was one of the greatest african musicians,he invented many instruments.and has many melodies that have been used in cartoons and movies and radio shows.he is a genius in music

  • @sarahgrin
    @sarahgrin 2 года назад +18

    Sometimes when I’m having a rough day, I’ll just watch this video. Always makes me smile. ❤️🎵

  • @Strang3M
    @Strang3M 4 года назад +88

    This is beautiful!! Never heard of this before. Shows that humans will create beauty out of anything.

  • @vortex_master
    @vortex_master 3 года назад +40

    The Coffee Cola Song by Bebey himself is a wonderful song using this technique. The flute portion was sampled for Everything Now by Arcade Fire

  • @taylorvousden
    @taylorvousden 3 года назад +16

    I could listed to his song all everyday

  • @adiunctor
    @adiunctor 3 года назад +271

    I love the way Bebey has the eyes to see the way the Pygmies have a conversation with their flute. This is not an obvious conclusion to draw, and needless to say one which people who dismiss the Pygmies as savages would never make.

    • @simperingham
      @simperingham 3 года назад +12

      I had the feeling that the Pygmies themselves probably think about the instrument this way, and perhaps he is speaking about it the way he was taught to play it.

    • @erikobanani
      @erikobanani 3 года назад +2

      @@simperingham Call and response is a basic musical concept.

    • @patrciaclemons8183
      @patrciaclemons8183 2 года назад

      He talking to wood bro

    • @SamuelAkinbo
      @SamuelAkinbo 2 года назад +4

      @@erikobanani What makes it basic? I think your justification of the technique being basic could be because it is one of the defining characteristics of many African music traditions.

    • @erikobanani
      @erikobanani 2 года назад +1

      @@SamuelAkinbo I think you confuse what I mean by basic to be something bad. By basic I mean its common and found everywhere.
      Id argue call and response is a basic feature of music heard in a lot of styles and genres across the whole world.

  • @ompiba
    @ompiba 2 года назад +7

    Francis Bebey was a genius, I'm sad I discovered him only a few years ago. But I'm happy that he left so much music and books...

  • @RWDtech
    @RWDtech 3 года назад +3

    FRANCIS BEBEY 2024!!!!

  • @edlofts247
    @edlofts247 Месяц назад +1

    Every time I see this video I watch the whole thing and smile 😊

    • @edouardcortizojerome9234
      @edouardcortizojerome9234 16 дней назад +1

      Same. And now I liked and answered your comment so you get to come back and watch the video again. 😊

    • @edlofts247
      @edlofts247 16 дней назад

      @ 🙏❤️

  • @BatkoBrat
    @BatkoBrat 26 дней назад

    A legendary composer, Mr. Bebey was 74 in this video. Such energy and youthfulness till the very end :)

  • @mogsta
    @mogsta 3 года назад +9

    I never knew the guy til today, but I already miss him 😭

  • @Bananaterricottapie
    @Bananaterricottapie 10 месяцев назад +1

    Wow!! What a unique way to think of using an instrument! Very cool!

  • @user--Aleksandra
    @user--Aleksandra 2 года назад +6

    Vladimir Cauchemar brought me here ! Thank you so much it's amazing ! "Baby Flûte" :D

    • @user--Aleksandra
      @user--Aleksandra 2 года назад

      The sample : Vladimir Cauchemar - Baby Flute 💀♥️
      ruclips.net/video/NyabFwtz_-c/видео.html&ab_channel=vladimircauchemar

  • @darkcellgames
    @darkcellgames 4 года назад +19

    this man is a treasure and I love it.

  • @alexc8114
    @alexc8114 2 года назад +2

    This gentleman is so incredibly calm and lovely to listen to.

  • @bobkiboy
    @bobkiboy 3 года назад +7

    Human and instrument synchronized by the beat of the soul. Amazing.

  • @LauraEkumbo
    @LauraEkumbo 4 года назад +251

    WE SHOULD PAY HIM!!!!! YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

  • @xbase09
    @xbase09 6 лет назад +38

    Bebey is one of the best musicians i have discovered in years

  • @rvidismo
    @rvidismo 2 года назад +5

    you can feel the peace just looking at his face.

  • @mariusweber4990
    @mariusweber4990 11 месяцев назад +1

    This video is up there for me with a Somewhere Under the Rainbow recording. Just good for the heart.

  • @Robertsonian
    @Robertsonian 4 месяца назад +2

    This is one of the coolest things I've seen recently.

  • @Yoemmymadethisrighthere
    @Yoemmymadethisrighthere 3 года назад +10

    Wow, this is amazing❤ ... he actually said the truth when he said "I'm teaching you how to do it, you should pay me".

  • @raksoen
    @raksoen 3 года назад +25

    "Savage people lives elsewhere than the forrest. They usually live in cities"
    This guy speaks the truth!

  • @juanestadian8471
    @juanestadian8471 3 года назад +1

    Francis Bebey: academic, lecturer, musician and all round cool guy. A trailblazer also

  • @WaftyHippyLass
    @WaftyHippyLass Год назад +1

    Bless this cheerful soul - may he rest in music.

  • @prinzbach
    @prinzbach 4 года назад +4

    When I was a kid I heard this song and it changed my life.

  • @effyiew7318
    @effyiew7318 10 месяцев назад +1

    This video will never not make me howl with laughter.

  • @NewTrafford
    @NewTrafford 2 года назад +3

    Why is this giving me peace every time I see it? 🥺🥺 how beautiful

  • @kameronmuller137
    @kameronmuller137 Год назад +1

    This is real talent, an inspiring musician he was and remains to be. R.I.P

  • @ThomasLoyd
    @ThomasLoyd 3 года назад +238

    Ok, who came here because of the Kiffness?????? Awesome sharing of culture! Thanks Kiffness!

  • @Shenkk
    @Shenkk 5 дней назад

    Francis Bebey seemed to be such an incredible man. In heaven, I will search for him.

  • @Cimbarius
    @Cimbarius 7 лет назад +41

    this is a classic video - brings back great memories. Hope the Real World guys have more of these. . .

  • @einSky
    @einSky 2 года назад +3

    This is incredible! So much culture in this intrument!

  • @ministatement849
    @ministatement849 2 года назад +9

    This man is genius.

  • @micktait8576
    @micktait8576 5 месяцев назад

    I first saw this about a decade ago and i find i still come back to this clip and the second one i come back to is Song of the mamuna tribe just rejuvenation for the soul

  • @xd_koloking5303
    @xd_koloking5303 3 года назад +3

    I can listen to this for hours

  • @bamslackwood433
    @bamslackwood433 2 года назад +1

    This Francis Bebey guy is great, the world needs more people like him. I'm gonna read up on him after I get back my bamboo-finding mission

  • @starlight4649
    @starlight4649 2 года назад +2

    Such a wonderful mixture of instrument and singing, at the same time from the same source
    Ingenious

  • @tangabiang5282
    @tangabiang5282 3 года назад +1

    The most magical and poetic feature here would be listening to this music into the rain forest...at dusk ...the acme of poetic feelings...

  • @wyandotlake
    @wyandotlake Год назад +1

    lovely human being, thank u mr. bebey

  • @LokiBeckonswow
    @LokiBeckonswow Год назад

    what an absolute legend, I wish we had more people like him, chill, light-hearted, upfront, full of love and life... beautiful video

  • @maussie9462
    @maussie9462 2 месяца назад

    So beautiful! Simplicity at its best! And instantly felt so relieved & relaxed. What a lovely person he is!

  • @TheJackster-tl8oi
    @TheJackster-tl8oi 2 года назад

    Im straight groovin to that beat he was laying down. I was replaying it over and over

  • @alandargie9358
    @alandargie9358 Год назад

    This video almost perfectly encapsulates why I love Africa so much. I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to spend so much of my life there. Africa is full of talented and generous people and Francis Bebey seems to be an excellent example. Lovely!

  • @heyuonthewall26
    @heyuonthewall26 3 года назад +9

    When I’m feeling down, this video always seems to get me straight.

  • @banditdeluxe1310
    @banditdeluxe1310 3 года назад +1

    This man has the kind of glowing kindness that can only come when one devoted his life to understanding

  • @boomboom-uc5wy
    @boomboom-uc5wy 26 дней назад

    This song speak to my heart! I love it!

  • @escapadechannel
    @escapadechannel Год назад +1

    Love every bit of this video 😍

  • @thebadguy1332
    @thebadguy1332 2 года назад

    Here after Vladimir cauchemar - Baby flute. Thanks Francis Bebey for this masterpiece ❤

  • @mrbrian826
    @mrbrian826 3 года назад +2

    I have been playing some of this tune on my tin whistle for about 30 minutes trying to figure out where i heard the melody . Finally remembered! Great stuff.

  • @JD-oo7gb
    @JD-oo7gb 4 года назад +2

    I wish this video was longer! The music he makes is so catchy!

  • @sammyjacksonofhollywood1245
    @sammyjacksonofhollywood1245 4 года назад +8

    may the God of ours ancestors bless your soul's, my brother from douala Cameroon!(from USA).

  • @morganmcgary921
    @morganmcgary921 Год назад

    The ingenuity and creativity of humans is boundless in even the most simple of societies

  • @Александар-ч3з
    @Александар-ч3з 4 года назад +3

    It's such a simple tune and causes a simple feeling - joy that's why I love it!

  • @Lumby1
    @Lumby1 4 года назад +1

    Francis Bebey is a delightful man. It would be an honour to meet him. And the music! Uplifting.

  • @tylermark4725
    @tylermark4725 4 года назад +151

    the moment you realize he's not trying to match pitch with the flute (mind kepeeeow)

  • @Ba_stard
    @Ba_stard 2 года назад

    Some wise words from this gentleman i shall remember to better my self.

  • @adamtabl
    @adamtabl 14 дней назад

    a wonderful artist, scholar and communicator.....

  • @CanalDojogames
    @CanalDojogames 3 года назад +5

    This is so relaxing, his music is amazing and i love his explanation.

  • @edgarsi
    @edgarsi 3 года назад +1

    Thank you Kiffness for bringing this amazing man to public!

  • @TheTruthHz
    @TheTruthHz Год назад

    Such a lovely film with such a simple, wholesome message.
    If only more people were so open minded about others.

  • @williamcarter9380
    @williamcarter9380 3 года назад

    I watch over and over.

  • @bobsofia68
    @bobsofia68 3 года назад

    I've watched this video 10 or more times over the years. An absolute delight, as is Francis!!

  • @carlbrown9082
    @carlbrown9082 3 года назад

    We need this gentle wise spirit in our communities today. There is too much anger and division. RIP Francis Bebey.

  • @midasmirto7265
    @midasmirto7265 3 года назад +1

    Kidi Bebey is a French journalist and author.
    Bebey was born in Paris, France. Her family was originally from Cameroon. Francis Bebey, her father, was a journalist, writer, and musician. His work created a cultural environment for his children that encouraged them in writing and music. Two of her brothers became musicians.
    Bebey studied literature at Lille University III and while there wrote a Ph.D. thesis on "dance and literature in Sahelian and bantou writers." She later received a Masters's Degree in Management at Paris Business School ESCP. In 1993, she became Editor-in-Chief of Planete Jeunes a Bayard Press magazine for young African-french readers. She was also the Editor-in-Chief of Planet Enfants, a magazine dedicated to younger readers. From 2006 to 2009, she produced a daily program on Radio France International named "Reines d'Afrique" (Africa's Queens).
    In 2016, she wrote, "mon Royaume pour Une Guitare" (My Kingdom for a Guitar), a book mainly based on her parents' life and the musician's life of her father Francis Bebey.

  • @zaczac9580
    @zaczac9580 Год назад

    lovely . I wish for more people like him in our world please .

  • @creativesamproductions
    @creativesamproductions 3 месяца назад

    One of my All Time Favorite Artists

  • @LGBTQAprimalpossumheadquarters
    @LGBTQAprimalpossumheadquarters Год назад +1

    I'm always working with nature. Enjoyed this

  • @Arkraven51
    @Arkraven51 Год назад

    What a delightful video! Sometimes you see a video that just lightens up your day - this is one of those videos.

  • @sugarstea
    @sugarstea 3 года назад +2

    Simply beautiful! Thank you for blessing my ears with this majesty.

  • @dodrod
    @dodrod Год назад

    It’s so pleasing to my ears. I can feel it in my soul

  • @richardgomez4387
    @richardgomez4387 3 года назад +4

    Just wanted to say thank you for sharing this beautiful style of music. Absolutely amazing at what the mind can achieve with such a simple instrument.

  • @tangabiang5282
    @tangabiang5282 3 года назад

    Thank you father Bebey.Thank you for the lesson about this music and the marvellous authors, the pygmee people.

  • @SamChaneyProductions
    @SamChaneyProductions 3 года назад +10

    I really didn't expect it to sound like that. The flute and voice blend together to create something totally different sounding than either on their own.

  • @sanazbani1427
    @sanazbani1427 4 года назад +1

    So glad I found this

  • @jonboykickpick3431
    @jonboykickpick3431 3 года назад +4

    He is happy and at peace with his place in the universe.

    • @phillipmargrave
      @phillipmargrave 3 года назад

      He seems so wise he reminds me of Yoda from Empire Strikes Back when he gives the speech about the Force to Luke.
      Except Bebey was real

  • @Iainsane
    @Iainsane 3 года назад

    The Kiffness brought be here. Ty for bringing the wonderful Mr Bebey to my attention. Am really enjoying his work! (Available on Spotify).
    What an individual!

  • @bret075
    @bret075 4 года назад +2

    It's so relaxing to hear I wish there was more of this music out there

  • @RavenWillliams
    @RavenWillliams 4 года назад +8

    This is absolutely beautiful

  • @nobody3431
    @nobody3431 3 года назад +1

    I want to hug this man

  • @zephyrwinkle6552
    @zephyrwinkle6552 3 года назад

    What a pleasure and wonderful man. I can only hope and aspire to be like him!!

  • @Retriever-nk8nl
    @Retriever-nk8nl 6 месяцев назад

    Absolutely amazing!

  • @yelassinacoulibaly
    @yelassinacoulibaly Год назад +1

    The music of Faso is an inexhaustible source of sweetness.
    It allows us to plunge deep inside ourselves and at the same time resonate with our fellow man, Yé Lassina Coulibaly❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @phillipmargrave
    @phillipmargrave 3 года назад

    He seems like one of the happiest people on Earth. God Bless him with great rewards!

  • @bbgigi7472
    @bbgigi7472 2 года назад

    Amazing…I love it! Man throughout time, has made music with whatever he could find to do it with.