Wally Badarou

The Profile

Parisian-born keyboardist and session musician whose solo work blends electronic, ambient and world influences; noted for Words Of A Mountain and collaborations with Level 42, M and Herbie Hancock.

Worked as a session keyboardist; solo debut Back To Scales To-Night (1980); Words Of A Mountain released in 1989; brief reappearance in 2001. Collaborated with Level 42, M ("Pop Music") and Herbie Hancock.

The available review praises Words Of A Mountain as a late-80s ambient album that embraces synthetic textures while remaining delicate and impressionist. The reviewer highlights Badarou's compositional skill, global atmospheres, and varied instrumental palette. The work is described as a tender, innocent ambient masterpiece and a distinctive solo statement.