Armand Sabal-Lecco

Armand Sabal-Lecco is a Cameroonian bass guitarist, composer and multi-instrumentalist best known for playing bass guitar on Paul Simon's "The Rhythm of the Saints" tour in 1991/2. Sabal-Lecco has worked with Paul Simon, the Brecker Brothers, Herbie Hancock, Stanley Clarke, John Patitucci, Vanessa Williams and many others.

Early years Armand Sabal-Lecco was born in Cameroon. His father played the guitar as a young man, and two of his brothers are also musicians: Félix was a drummer and Roger is a bass player. Armand began playing the guitar when he was six, then took up drumming, and eventually settled on the bass, although he is not limited to that instrument. When he was fifteen, his father sent him to Paris to live with one of his sisters. On 15 August 1991 he performed with Paul Simon to an audience of over 750,000 people in New York's Central Park. In 1993 he was invited to Washington D.C. to play with Paul Simon at President Bill Clinton's inauguration festivities.

Discography Albums on which Armand Sabal-Lecco has performed include: