Michel Bampély

Michel Bampély (born 8 October 1974 in Kyiv, Ukraine) is a French sociologist, poet, singer, and music producer.Michel Bampély – EHESS He is also known by his stage name Saint-Michel. His work mixes music, spoken word, and social research.

 Biography 
Bampély grew up in Paris, where he discovered hip hop.Saint-Michel – Afrik.com He studied literature and sociology and earned a PhD from EHESS under Jean-Louis Fabiani.Michel Bampély – Regards Protestants

His grandfather, Michel Mongali, was a youth and sports minister in Congo in the 1960s. His uncle Maxime Mongali was a known Congolese composer.

 Music career 
Bampély created the group La Troupe in the late 1990s. His first album, La fête des fous, came out in 2000. He later released Les Rillettes du Mans (2011), mixing French song and slam. In 2023, he released Grand Enfant (Afro-Jazz Vol.1) with Universal Music Africa.

 Public life 
In 2024, Bampély co-signed a letter with 4,000 scientists in L’Obs magazine, warning against far-right threats to academic freedom.Scientists call to stop the far-right – L'ObsScientifiques en Rébellion

 Personal life 
He married poet Mademoiselle Éférie in 2022. They have two children and perform together as a duo.

 Discography 

 La fête des fous (2000)
 Les Rillettes du Mans (2011)
 Grand Enfant (Afro-Jazz Vol.1) (2023)
 Les Infinis (Soul Jazz Poetry) (2025)

 Publications 

 1999: La fête des fous, songs for voice and piano. Scorpio Music.
 2016: Songs and Costumes in French Legal Tradition. Éditions L’Épitoge.
 2025: In Africa, the Constitutional Order in Question. Afrique Contemporaine.

 Articles 

 2025: Michel Bampély, “Review of *Cuba and Africa, 1959–1994: Writing an Alternative Atlantic History*”, in Afrique Contemporaine, no. 278, vol. 2 (2024).Review in Cairn

 References 

 Other websites 

 Official profile at EHESS
 "Saint-Michel, Afro-Jazz and Congolese Heritage" on Afrik.com
 "Jazz, Love and Africa" on Africultures
 Media related to Michel Bampély at Wikimedia Commons

Category:1974 births
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Category:Sociologists
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