Performance · Mastering
Wes
Cameroonian musician
Cameroon • 1964-01-15 – 2021-06-25
Wes is credited on 50 releases across 17 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1970–2021 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
50
Pressings credited
17
Albums
6
Decades active
5
In collections
Biography
Wes Madiko (15 January 1964 – 25 June 2021), better known mononymously as Wes, was a Cameroonian musician. He is probably best known among Western audiences for his cover of "Upendi", from The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, as well as work with Deep Forest and his own 1997 hit "Alane" produced by Michel Sanchez.
Bio from Wikipedia
Credited work
50 releases · 17 albums · active 1970–2021
- Performance · 47
- Mastering · 12
- Other credits · 4
Studios: Les Studios Du Palais · Metropolis Mastering · B.P.M Productions · Eden Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- The Bells (2)
- Vigilante (14)
- Robin Schulz
- Emmanuel Booz
- Claude François
- Johnny Hallyday
- Gilbert Bécaud
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