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Biography
Born in 1984, Anne Paceo is a globetrotting, trail-blazing drummer who as far as she can remember has always felt the fundamental, relentless and insatiable urge to play, create and share her music. Driven by her passion she has performed in over 43 countries, on 5 continents, with some of the greatest musicians, and has won a Victoire de la Musique (jazz), and recorded as lead 4 critically acclaimed albums — the first at 24 years old—on Laborie Jazz records.
Anne was born to a family of artists: her mother is a painter, and her father an amateur guitarist. She spent her childhood in Daloa, Ivory Coast, hearing the beat of great drum masters practicing next to her family’s home. The memories of those early days are filled with the sounds and scents of the rain on the red earth, the fragrance of shea butter emanating from her nanny’s skin, and the feel of thick humidity hanging in the atmosphere.
