Franck Biyong is available with two different amazing projects:

Franck Biyong & Lipombe Jazz (Afrobeat-AfroJazz) and Afrobrainz (Electronic-Funk-Rock)

LIPOMBE JAZZ (Afrobeat-AfroJazz)

Lipombe Jazz is the more organic, Afro-jazz oriented branch of Franck Biyong’s creative universe: a project built around African groove, ensemble writing and a strong narrative impulse. Conceived as a meeting point between Afrobeat, Afro-jazz and Cameroonian musical memory, it develops a warm, ritualistic and cinematic sound, blending tradition with a contemporary outlook. On Ibolo Ini, that identity comes into focus through layered rhythm, rich timbral depth and a distinctly pan-African sense of motion.

AFROBRAINZ (Electronic-Funk-Rock)

Afrobrainz is Franck Biyong’s alternative Afro-electro-rock project, where electronic funk, guitar-driven rock energy and African rhythmic language meet in a consciously crossover form. Built within his broader Afrolectric vision, the project pushes toward a sharper, more urban and more amplified sound, combining groove, distortion, hooks and pan-African pulse. Afrobrainz presents Biyong in his most electric mode: forward-looking, rhythmically charged and designed to connect club energy with live-band intensity.

ABOUT

Franck Biyong’s solo project turns Afrobeat lineage, Afro-rock guitar language and futurist production into one highly individual signature. It moves between makossa pulse, electric funk, psychedelic rock and jazz-minded arrangement without losing dance-floor intent. The result is Afrolectric: historically rooted, rhythm-forward and sonically restless.

Profile

Franck Biyong is a Cameroonian composer, guitarist, bandleader and producer whose work bridges African rhythmic memory with an adventurous electric language. Raised across Gabon, Nigeria and Côte d’Ivoire before settling in the UK as a teenager, and trained at the National Institute of Arts in Abidjan, he developed a musical identity shaped equally by West and Central African traditions, rock guitar culture and forward-looking studio experimentation. As the creator of the Afrolectric sound, Biyong has built a catalogue that stretches from the early Massak records to recent releases such as Moonwatching 2, Radio Masoda and Struggle 4 Money. His artistic profile combines the historical awareness of an archivist, the instinct of a groove architect and the appetite of a sonic explorer. The result is music that can sound ceremonial, urban, psychedelic and political at once, while remaining unmistakably African in pulse and perspective.

Details

Franck Biyong stands out for the way he treats the electric guitar as both lead voice and textural engine. His writing often connects African rhythmic structures to rock tension, jazz openness and cinematic arrangement. Across albums, singles and collaborative projects, he has built a language that is as concerned with memory and lineage as it is with modernity, distortion and motion. That balance makes him a compelling proposition for festivals, theatres, listening venues and editorial platforms looking for an African artist with a clear signature rather than a generic crossover profile.

“The way Franck Biyong composes is unlike any other musician you will find.” (Sinusoidal Music, review of Moonwatching 2*, 2023-12-19)*

Releases

Albums 2006 — Realms of Atlantis 2007 — Haiti Market 2008 — Spirits into Sounds 2009 — Rhythms of Our Memory 2010 — Visions of Kamerun 2010 — Voodoolectric Ground 2011 — Jazz & Africa: Knowledge Identity Reconstruction 2011 — Meeting the Basic Needs of the People 2012 — Ki I Ye Yi 2015 — Moonwatching 2017 — Afro Bikutsi Live! 2018 — Evening Prayer 2019 — The Lamp, Light and Eye of God 2019 — Afro Galactic Spaceway 2019 — Ibolo Ini (with Lipombe Jazz) 2021 — Celestial Navigation Suite 2021 — The Afrovision Secret 2022 — Kunde 2023 — Moonwatching 2 2024 — Radio Masoda

EPs and singles 2011 — Power of Brain 2012 — C.F.A Music 2012 — 21.12.2012 (Truth or Lies?) 2015 — I.T.T. (International Thief Thief) 2015 — End of the Road 2015 — Liyomba Church 2020 — Trouble 2023 — Silence Is Music (with Florie Namir) 2024 — Oladipo (feat. Chief Udoh Essiet & Tony Allen) 2024 — Lipanda (feat. Mary May) 2024 — Jela Kubwa Na Viboko (feat. Aint4perfect) [Aint4Perfect Remix] 2024 — Radio Masoda (Remixed) 2025 — Struggle 4 Money

Citations

“We are delighted to be presenting ‘Radio Masoda’, the brilliant new album by the Cameroonian master musician and composer Franck Biyong.” Tangential Music press text, mirrored on EthnoCloud 2024-06-22 https://ethnocloud.com/Franck_Biyong/?blog=2256

“Franck Biyong’s album, Radio Masoda is a remarkable tribute to the classic era of African music.” Tyler Bennet, World Music Central 2024-11-15 https://worldmusiccentral.org/franck-biyongs-radio-masoda-a-tribute-to-african-musics-golden-era/

“The way Franck Biyong composes is unlike any other musician you will find.” Sinusoidal Music 2023-12-19 https://sinusoidalmusic.com/reviews/franck-biyong-shows-us-his-afroelectric-mould-taking-shape-with-his-album-moonwatching-2/

“Now delving into the world of electronic rock with a definitive African flavour, Franck’s spectacular electric guitar riffs and modern sound mean he’s certainly one to keep an eye on.” Music In Africa 2015-05-29 https://www.musicinafrica.net/magazine/cameroon-guitarist-releases-new-video

“But most of the album is upbeat and ‘Diamane Abele’ is another dancefloor killer and ‘Elephant Rumble’ is exactly what it says on the tin.” Gerry Hectic, You and the Music 2024-07-29 https://www.youandthemusic.com/2024/07/review-franck-biyong-radio-masoda.html

Reviews

Franck Biyong: “I just want to tear down the barrier that separates African music from the mainstream” Songlines Daniel Brown 2024-06-13 https://www.songlines.co.uk/features/franck-biyong-i-just-want-to-tear-down-the-barrier-that-separates-african-music-from-the-mainstream

Review: Franck Biyong – Radio Masoda (Tangential Music) You and the Music Gerry Hectic 2024-07-29 https://www.youandthemusic.com/2024/07/review-franck-biyong-radio-masoda.html

Franck Biyong’s Radio Masoda – A Tribute to African Music’s Golden Era World Music Central Tyler Bennet 2024-11-15 https://worldmusiccentral.org/franck-biyongs-radio-masoda-a-tribute-to-african-musics-golden-era/

Review: Franck Biyong – Radio Masoda Remixed (Tangential Music) You and the Music Gerry Hectic 2024-10-15 https://www.youandthemusic.com/2024/10/review-franck-biyong-radio-masoda.html

Franck Biyong shows us his afroelectric mould taking shape with his album, “Moonwatching 2” Sinusoidal Music 2023-12-19 https://sinusoidalmusic.com/reviews/franck-biyong-shows-us-his-afroelectric-mould-taking-shape-with-his-album-moonwatching-2/

Cameroon guitarist releases new video Music In Africa Music In Africa 2015-05-29 https://www.musicinafrica.net/magazine/cameroon-guitarist-releases-new-video

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