Benoît Crauste is a musician and saxophonist based in Paris. He creates bridges between jazz, Afro-American music and listening to nature. Active in the Afrobeat movement, he collaborates with former musicians of Fela Kuti based in Paris, Oghene Kologbo, Kiala, Tony Allen(...) and is also member of the group Monkuti. He multiplies collaborations abroad, especially in Brazil. Since 2012 he studies with Itibérê Zwarg, and creates with the latter in Paris in 2022 the Itiberê Orquestra Familià da França. His work as a composer is at the crossroads of these influences and soundscapes that he records to invest new fields of experience. Chuva Caiu, his first EP solo was made in the jungle in Brazil. Released in 2019 synthesizes his love for harmony and nature. He is currently working on a new album whose release is planned very soon.