photo Marleen Peeters
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Walter Mets,
has been a professional musician since ‘81
(recording sessions with Plastic Bertrand, Telex, Scooter…)
He lived in London and worked with
Mannfred Mann Band,
Jeff Wayne (“producer War of the worlds”),
BBC radio and TV.
He toured the London club circuit with Glass Museum
and later with his own band Sansavana,
with Tim Wheater (flute) and Beverly Craven (keyboards).
After his return to Belgium, he toured Belgium, Holland, America and Africa as drummer with The Radios,
Soulsister http://www.soulsister.be/nieuws ( support act Sting on his European tour),
and Clouseau (in Benelux and Germany).
Apart from this he was active as session and live musician for
such international artists as
Tom Robinson,
Katrina from the waves,
Adamo,
Indochine,
Aereda (ft Branford Marsalis),
Toots Tielemans,…
Black,
Spandau Ballet,
Leo Sayer,
Johnny Logan,
the Passadenas,…
See video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-5n21zpra8
Session and live work includes Nathalia, Joeri and Kate Ryan.
All along Walter has had a special love for world music.
During his stays in Africa,
he was introduced to musicians in Congo
and the national ballet of Senegal,
from whom he learned the basics of African percussion.
He played at Youssou N’Dour’s annual ‘festival of the African child’
at the stadium of Dakar and visited the isle of Gorée,
home to Doudou N’Diay Rose.
In the streets of Gorée.
The colaboration with Rifi Kythouka (Congo) resulted in forming his own band Sansavana, with Beverly Craven, Dave Foster (ex-Style Coucil) and Tim Wheater (ex-Eurythmics).
Sansavana released 3 CD’s on the London KDF label.
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