Francis Mbappe August 1, 2009

A native of Cameroon, Francis Mbappe is an unstoppable natural musician and gifted producer. Past collaborations include musical greats such as Herbie Hancock, Manu Dibango, Fela Kuti, Ashanti Tokoto, Peter Gabriel, Youssou Ndour, Salif Keita and King Sunny Ade. Francis has "livened up" all of the New York hot spots for many years as well as continued with his work as a producer under his music production company FM Groove Inc., bringing people of different races, educations and backgrounds together in an attempt to unify people through acts of artistic expression.