Michel Alibo, born April 14, 1959, in Martinique, is a French world music and
jazz bassist. At 14, he taught himself to play bass, and at 16, he toured
Cameroon with saxophonist Manu Dibango. He is a founding member of the fusion
band Sixun, with whom he recorded 12 albums. Alibo released the solo albums
Alibo (1986) and Kintetik (1991). His extensive list of collaborators includes
Michel Jonasz, Eddy Louiss, Salif Keita, Youssou N'Dour, Karim Ziad, and Antoine
Hervé. He also collaborated with Andy Narell and Mario Canonge in the group
Sakesho, releasing Sakesho (2002) and We Wan...