Sébastien Forrester

Lives and works in Paris, France.
Sébastien Forrester is a Paris-based percussionist, composer, and producer whose work spans intricate club rhythms, celestial soundscapes, and collaborative productions.

His approach to music is rooted in an early encounter with Bwiti ritual drums during his childhood in Gabon, and nourished by a lifelong fascination with traditional and idiosyncratic sounds.

Sébastien Forrester has collaborated and performed with Brodinski, Lafawndah, Slikback, Coby Sey, Ehua, as well as experimental choreographers and dancers like Pierre Rigal and Emmanuelle Soum. His work reflects an expansive and distinctive approach to music, where meticulous rhythms meet improvisation and the ceremonial power of sound.