Manu Katché

Manu Katché (born 27 October 1958) is a French drummer and songwriter of Ivorian descent. He has worked extensively as a session musician, notably with Sting and Peter Gabriel, and his solo albums as a bandleader are largely in the jazz fusion style. Katché was born on 27 October 1958 in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. He performed on several successful albums in the mid-1980s such as Peter Gabriel's 1986 album So and Sting's …Nothing Like the Sun (1987) and The Soul Cages (1991). Since then, he has been featured in the pop, rock and world music scenes, playing with numerous artists and bands, including: Afro Celt Sound System, Jeff Beck, Al Di Meola, Tears for Fears, Eurythmics, Simple Minds, Dire Straits, Laurent Voulzy, Jeanne Mas, Joni Mitchell, Mike Lindup, Jan Garbarek, Claudio Baglioni, Mango, Manu Chao, Loreena McKennitt, Youssou N'Dour, Robbie Robertson, Joan Armatrading, Joe Satriani, Tori Amos, Richard Wright, Kyle Eastwood, the Christians, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Tracy Chapman, Dominic Miller and the aforementioned Peter Gabriel and Sting, with whom he has also toured extensively. Manu has also worked with Zlatan Stipišić Gibonni, a Croatian singer, on his albums Mirakul (2001) and Unca Fibre (2006), and has toured with Gibonni supporting the two albums. From 1985 to 1988 he was in the band Preface, with guitar player Kamil Rustam and keyboardist Jean-Yves D'Angelo. In 1991, Katché released his first solo album, It's About ...

Peter Gabriel: Secret World Live (1994)

Filmed in Modena, Italy across two nights in November 1993 as part of Peter Gabriel's acclaimed Secret World Live tour in support of the Us album, the show is elaborately presented and choreographed with two stages joined by a narrow pier. Peter Gabriel has always ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  François Girard
CAST:  David Rhodes  •  Peter Gabriel  •  Paula Cole  •  Tony Levin

Filmed in Modena, Italy across two nights in November 1993 as part of Peter Gabriel's acclaimed Secret World Live tour in support of the Us album, the show is elaborately presented and choreographed with two stages joined by a narrow pier. Peter Gabriel has always ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  François Girard
CAST:  David Rhodes  •  Peter Gabriel  •  Paula Cole  •  Tony Levin

Sting: The Brand New Day Tour: Live From The Universal Amphitheatre (1999)

Concert video from Sting's Brand New Day Tour. 1. A Thousand Years 2. If You Love Somebody (Set Them Free) 3. After the Rain Has Fallen 4. We'll Be Together 5. Perfect Love... Gone Wrong 6. Seven Days 7. Fill Her Up 8. Every Little Thing She Does is Magic 9. Ghost ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Larry Jordan
CAST:  Sting  •  Dominic Miller  •  Manu Katché  •  Jason Rebello

Concert video from Sting's Brand New Day Tour. 1. A Thousand Years 2. If You Love Somebody (Set Them Free) 3. After the Rain Has Fallen 4. We'll Be Together 5. Perfect Love... Gone Wrong 6. Seven Days 7. Fill Her Up 8. Every Little Thing She Does is Magic 9. Ghost ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Larry Jordan
CAST:  Sting  •  Dominic Miller  •  Manu Katché  •  Jason Rebello

Sting - All this Time (2001)

This DVD contains a behind the scenes documentary film and an intimate concert performance by Sting. The documentary is a candid look at the genesis, development and realisation of Sting's live CD. "...all this time," which features reinvented arrangements of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jim Gable
CAST:  Sting  •  Dominic Miller  •  Manu Katché  •  Chris Botti

This DVD contains a behind the scenes documentary film and an intimate concert performance by Sting. The documentary is a candid look at the genesis, development and realisation of Sting's live CD. "...all this time," which features reinvented arrangements of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jim Gable
CAST:  Sting  •  Dominic Miller  •  Manu Katché  •  Chris Botti

Peter Gabriel - Live In Athens 1987 (2013)

In October 1987 after many months on the road, it was in the elevated surroundings of the hillside open-air theatre at Lycabettus overlooking Athens that the So tour came to a climactic close. The three nights were filmed in what was the first-ever Peter Gabriel ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Chapman
CAST:  Peter Gabriel  •  Manu Katché  •  Tony Levin  •  David Rhodes

In October 1987 after many months on the road, it was in the elevated surroundings of the hillside open-air theatre at Lycabettus overlooking Athens that the So tour came to a climactic close. The three nights were filmed in what was the first-ever Peter Gabriel ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Chapman
CAST:  Peter Gabriel  •  Manu Katché  •  Tony Levin  •  David Rhodes

Classic Albums: Peter Gabriel - So (2012)

This addition to the acclaimed & award winning Classic Albums series tells the story behind the making of Peter Gabriel's 1986 album "So". It was Gabriel's fifth solo album and the first one to have a title (the others all having just been called "Peter Gabriel" ). ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Scott
CAST:  Peter Gabriel  •  George Acogny  •  Laurie Anderson  •  David Fricke

This addition to the acclaimed & award winning Classic Albums series tells the story behind the making of Peter Gabriel's 1986 album "So". It was Gabriel's fifth solo album and the first one to have a title (the others all having just been called "Peter Gabriel" ). ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Scott
CAST:  Peter Gabriel  •  George Acogny  •  Laurie Anderson  •  David Fricke

Peter Gabriel - POV (1991)

An all-Gabriel performance featuring some of Gabriel's own 8mm work, personal footage from the two Amnesty International tours, a trip he took to the USSR and even home movies. Also live performances of "This Is the Picture," "Shock the Monkey," "Games Without ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Chapman  •  Hart Perry
CAST:  Tony Levin  •  Manu Katché  •  David Rhodes  •  Youssou N'Dour

An all-Gabriel performance featuring some of Gabriel's own 8mm work, personal footage from the two Amnesty International tours, a trip he took to the USSR and even home movies. Also live performances of "This Is the Picture," "Shock the Monkey," "Games Without ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Chapman  •  Hart Perry
CAST:  Tony Levin  •  Manu Katché  •  David Rhodes  •  Youssou N'Dour

Peter Gabriel: Back To Front (2014)

This spectacular live concert, filmed at London’s O2 using the latest Ultra High Definition 4K technology by renowned director Hamish Hamilton, captures Peter Gabriel’s celebration of the 25th anniversary of his landmark album “So”. To mark the event Gabriel ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hamish Hamilton
CAST:  Peter Gabriel  •  Tony Levin  •  Manu Katché  •  David Rhodes

This spectacular live concert, filmed at London’s O2 using the latest Ultra High Definition 4K technology by renowned director Hamish Hamilton, captures Peter Gabriel’s celebration of the 25th anniversary of his landmark album “So”. To mark the event Gabriel ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hamish Hamilton
CAST:  Peter Gabriel  •  Tony Levin  •  Manu Katché  •  David Rhodes

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CAST:  Richard Bona  •  Stefano Di Battista  •  Eric Legnini  •  Manu Katché

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DIRECTION:  Laurent Preyale
CAST:  Alfio Origlio  •  Jérôme Regard  •  Manu Katché  •  Walter Ricci