JIMMY HYACINTHE
N'goran Hyacinthe was born in Abidjan's Treichville district in 1947. Renamed
Jimmy Hyacinthe for his musical project, linked to an admiration for the singer
Jimi Hendrix, the young Ivorian learned to play guitar, then joined an
orchestra, Aboliba Jazz. He went on to become a professional musician and joined
M'bam Jazz, a group with which he travelled all over Africa playing live on
stage. He met Anoman Brouh Félix, a star Ivorian musician from the 1960s
onwards, who became his mentor and helped Jimmy Hyacinthe get started. More
technically mature, Hyacinthe formed Les Vautours, ...
