Martin Meissonnier

Paris-based record producer Martin Meissonnier is one of the foremost producers of worldbeat and ethnic recordings. A pioneer and spokesman for the home studio movement, Meissonnier has overseen albums by such artists as King Sunny Ade, Ray Lema, Fela Kuti, Cheb Khaled, Amina, and Haruomi Hosono. In a mid-'90s interview, Meissonnier claimed, "we're living through a golden age of ethnic music." Initially attracting attention as a guitar and keyboards player for rock bands, Meissonnier became fascinated with jazz and improvised music. In 1975, he began promoting jazz concerts ...