Steve Shehan

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Steve Shehan
Born (1957-01-18) January 18, 1957 (age 67)
Fort Eustis, Virginia, Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Genres Jazz, world music
Instrument(s) Percussion (Djembe, Conga, Goblet drum, Udu, Mbira, Hang)
Years active1976- present [1]
Website www.steveshehan.com

Steve Shehan (born 18 January 1957 in Fort Eustis, Virginia) is a French-American [2] percussionist and music composer.

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Life

Steve Shehan was born in the United States of an American (Cherokee) father and a French mother. [3]

His percussion work has been in demand from some of the biggest names on the Anglo-Saxon and French rock world. He has taken part in numerous albums and collaborated in the studio and on stage with artists and groups like Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Paul McCartney, Peter Gabriel, Zazie, Carla Bruni, Lokua Kanza, Magma, Stephan Eicher, Liane Foly, Gipsy Kings, Cheb Mami, Arthur H, Salif Keita, Youssou N'Dour, Véronique Sanson, Orchestre national de Lille with conductor Jean-Claude Casadessus, Louis Chedid, Didier Lockwood, Jon Hassell, Rokia Traoré, Nitin Sawhney, John McLaughlin and others.

Discography

Steve Shehan has collaborated with many artists through the world, such as Othmane Bali. He is a member of the group "Hadouk Trio" together with Didier Malherbe and Loy Ehrlich.

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References

  1. "Steve Shehan". Archived from the original on 2013-09-03. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  2. Hird, Alison (8 September 2016). "Hanging out with Steve Shehan - RFI". En.rfi.fr. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
  3. "bio Archives". Steve Shehan. Retrieved 2017-06-28.