Pasteur Lappe is a Cameroonian funk master from Douala. Born in 1953.
In the late 70s, after moving to Paris originally to study journalism, he settled into a new life of music where he befriends African music stars such as Andre-Marie Tala, Joe Mboule and Fela Kuti. Pasteur Lappe is known to have given birth to the "Sekele Movement", a fusion of funk, disco, afrobeat, reggae, soul and RnB . His most prolific years were from 1979 to 1981, years he made his three flagship albums.
In the late 70s, after moving to Paris originally to study journalism, he settled into a new life of music where he befriends African music stars such as Andre-Marie Tala, Joe Mboule and Fela Kuti. Pasteur Lappe is known to have given birth to the "Sekele Movement", a fusion of funk, disco, afrobeat, reggae, soul and RnB . His most prolific years were from 1979 to 1981, years he made his three flagship albums.