Uncertain Times reports the death of Hector Zazou (1948 – 2008).
Strong Currents by Hector Zazou was released in 2003 and featured an all-female vocal cast which included Laurie Anderson, Melanie Gabriel, Lori Carson, Lisa Germano, Irene Grandi, Jane Birkin, and Caroline Lavelle. Musicians included Ryuichi Sakamoto, Dennis Rea, Bill Rieflin and Archaea Strings. The album took six years to complete.
In 2003 DJ Martian recommended “M’Pasi Ya M’Pamba”, “a weird afro-electro Fela Kuti meets Kraftwerk track produced by Hector Zazou.”–DJ Martian[1]