Vincent Nguini
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Vincent Nguini
| birth_date = July 1952
| birth_place = Obala, Cameroon
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2017|12|08|1952|07}}
| death_place = Abadiânia, Brazil
| occupation = Musician
| genre = {{flatlist|
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| instruments = Guitar
| associated_acts = {{flatlist|
- Paul Simon
- Manu Dibango
- Peter Gabriel
- The Neville Brothers
- Jimmy Buffett
- Josh Groban
- Angelique Kidjo
}}
}}
Vincent Nguini (July 1952 – December 8, 2017) was a Cameroonian musician and guitarist. Nguini was best known for his work with American singer-songwriter Paul Simon, with whom he recorded and toured for 30 years.{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}}
Biography
Nguini was born in July 1952 in Obala, Cameroon. He grew up interested in music through African music as well as American rock and jazz artists.{{cite news|url=https://www.camernews.com/vincent-nguini-magicien-de-la-guitare/|title=Vincent Nguini: guitar magician|work=Cameroon Tribune|language=French|date=September 5, 2017|accessdate=December 16, 2017}} He relocated to Paris in 1978 and began working as a session musician. He became the musical director for Manu Dibango in the late 1970s and subsequently lived in Washington, D.C.{{cite web|url=http://ew.com/article/1991/01/18/rhythm-paul-simon|title=The rhythm of Paul Simon|publisher=}}
In 1987, he joined Paul Simon's band, first contributing to his 1990 album The Rhythm of the Saints. On that album, he received a co-writing credit for the song "The Coast". Throughout the next two decades, Nguini recorded with artists like Peter Gabriel and Jimmy Buffett,{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/newswires/entertainment/vincent-nguini-guitarist-paul-simon-dead-65-article-1.3701477|title=Vincent Nguini, guitarist for Paul Simon, dead at 65|agency=Associated Press|date=December 15, 2017|accessdate=December 16, 2017}} while releasing his own albums on his own label, Nguini Records. He continued working with Simon as well, contributing to his albums and touring with him into his final years.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cameroon-tribune.cm/article.html/14729/fr.html/necrologie-vincent-nguini-la-note-finale|title=Nécrologie: Vincent Nguini: la note finale|website=www.cameroon-tribune.cm|language=en|access-date=2020-02-06}}
Death
Nguini died of liver cancer at age 65 on December 8, 2017, in Abadiânia, Brazil.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/14/obituaries/vincent-nguini-guitarist-with-paul-simon-dies-at-65.html|title=Vincent Nguini, Guitarist With Paul Simon, Dies at 65|last=Pareles|first=Jon|authorlink=Jon Pareles|work=The New York Times|date=December 14, 2017|accessdate=December 16, 2017}}
References
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External links
- {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=vincent-nguini-mn0000180196|label=Vincent Nguini}}
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Category:Cameroonian musicians
Category:African jazz guitarists
Category:20th-century Cameroonian people
Category:21st-century Cameroonian musicians
Category:Deaths from liver cancer
Category:Deaths from cancer in Goiás
Category:Cameroonian expatriates in France
Category:Cameroonian expatriates in the United States
Category:People from Centre Region (Cameroon)
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