{"id":5765,"date":"2026-08-20T13:14:44","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T13:14:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/papearmandboye.com\/?page_id=5765"},"modified":"2026-08-20T14:23:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T14:23:32","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/papearmandboye.com\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5765\" class=\"elementor elementor-5765\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wavo-column-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c32f7f1 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c32f7f1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd6a917\" data-id=\"bd6a917\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wavo-column-gap-default elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-198e75d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"198e75d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d787bc2\" data-id=\"d787bc2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-split-settings=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;chars&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn2&quot;}\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba55ad8 wavo-stroke wavo-has-stroke-yes wavo-has-stroke-type stroke-type-part wavo-headig-split heading-has-split-yes wavo-transform transform-type-translate elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ba55ad8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">All it takes is belief\u2026<br>\nBut believing is not always easy.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-72e6957\" data-id=\"72e6957\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wavo-column-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-29239b6 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-top elementor-section-content-top wavo-parallax jarallax parallax-yes elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-wavo-parallax=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;scroll&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:&quot;1.5&quot;,&quot;imgsize&quot;:&quot;cover&quot;,&quot;imgsrc&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/papearmandboye.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0566-scaled.jpg&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-id=\"29239b6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-da724f3\" data-id=\"da724f3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe56cc3 wavo-stroke wavo-has-stroke-yes wavo-transform transform-type-translate wavo-has-stroke-type stroke-type-full elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fe56cc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">My roots<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wavo-column-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-69e77909 nt-section section-padding elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69e77909\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e0bc4a6\" data-id=\"5e0bc4a6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wavo-column-gap-default elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ed4acd8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ed4acd8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ba1b7eb\" data-id=\"7ba1b7eb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4889a9f\" data-id=\"4889a9f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b6612c wavo-transform transform-type-translate elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0b6612c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">I was born in Senegal, at the crossroads of rhythms, cultures, and beliefs, where the sea and the sand have spoken to one another since the beginning of time.\nMy childhood was carried by ancient voices, by melodies that are not really learned, but somehow live within us.\nBefore music became a profession, it was a prayer to me. A way of understanding the world, of feeling what words cannot express, and sometimes, of communicating with the invisible.\nAt an early age, I left this land for Germany, and later for the United States. Two continents, two cultures, two different ways of seeing the world and listening to silence.\nThere, I learned discipline, rigor, and precision. But above all, I came to understand something essential: whatever the language, culture, or technology, the essence of sound remains profoundly human.\nMy journey gave me the opportunity to cross paths and work alongside remarkable artists. Every encounter, every studio, every stage became a school. But with time, I realized that the greatest lesson would come from returning home.\nReturning to Senegal meant returning to the source.\nIn Dakar, I founded LaBoutique Studio, a space dedicated to creative freedom\u2014a place where sound is not simply produced, but imagined, felt, and lived.\nThis is where I chose to put down my roots, to create, and to pass on what all those years had taught me: patience in sound, truth in a voice, the importance of listening, and the beauty of silence.\nLeaving taught me about the world.\nComing home taught me who I am.\nI believe our roots are not chains, but wings. They do not confine us to who we once were. They simply remind us where we come from, so that we may give greater meaning to where we are going.\nAnd perhaps, in the end, everything begins with this:\nAll it takes is belief\u2026\nEven when believing is not easy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-495b7e7\" data-id=\"495b7e7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wavo-column-gap-no elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-df32791 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"df32791\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7cbd3a76\" data-id=\"7cbd3a76\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-image-parallax-settings=\"{&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;down&quot;,&quot;overflow&quot;: false,&quot;scale&quot;:1.2,&quot;delay&quot;:0.4,&quot;maxtrans&quot;:0}\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-669adf73 wavo-image-parallax image-has-parallax-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"669adf73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/papearmandboye.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Pape1-rd96kp1d64asihkz1yep7ombltqvq4nme1x4mav13o.jpg\" title=\"Pape1\" alt=\"Pape1\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1bf07224\" data-id=\"1bf07224\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-split-settings=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;chars&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cfb4d6c wavo-headig-split heading-has-split-yes wavo-transform transform-type-translate elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5cfb4d6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Art of Shaping Sound<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-split-settings=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;chars&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn2&quot;}\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ea83879 wavo-headig-split heading-has-split-yes wavo-transform transform-type-translate elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ea83879\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Authentic sound comes from an inner journey.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wavo-column-gap-no elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bf8e728 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"bf8e728\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-03fd060\" data-id=\"03fd060\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dde74d8 elementor-widget__width-initial wavo-transform transform-type-translate elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dde74d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-069d417\" data-id=\"069d417\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ea7c63 wavo-transform transform-type-translate elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ea7c63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Listen to the Story<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa858c7 wavo-transform transform-type-translate elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa858c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Every artist carries a world within them. The work begins with a meeting\u2014an immersion into their universe, their influences, and their inner truth.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wavo-column-gap-no elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-66b9962 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"66b9962\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b2ed2c3\" data-id=\"b2ed2c3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d230f60 elementor-widget__width-initial wavo-transform transform-type-translate elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d230f60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-00668ec\" data-id=\"00668ec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44b83b2 wavo-transform transform-type-translate elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44b83b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Shape the Sound<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-504d3a2 wavo-transform transform-type-translate elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"504d3a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From raw sound to final texture, production becomes a form of sculpture. Blending, filtering, balancing: a craft where technical precision meets artistic sensitivity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wavo-column-gap-no elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9e4e787 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"9e4e787\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a5f5d19\" data-id=\"a5f5d19\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8361c57 elementor-widget__width-initial wavo-transform transform-type-translate elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8361c57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-12a8426\" data-id=\"12a8426\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-381dcd5 wavo-transform transform-type-translate elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"381dcd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Elevate the Message<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8add7f4 wavo-transform transform-type-translate elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8add7f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The final stage is not an ending, but an opening. The goal is to elevate the artist\u2019s message so that it can move, inspire, and stand the test of time<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wavo-column-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b68b61 nt-section section-padding elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b68b61\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-39eadf4b\" data-id=\"39eadf4b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wavo-column-gap-default 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Splice<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-split-settings=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;chars&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f26a869 wavo-headig-split heading-has-split-yes wavo-transform transform-type-translate elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f26a869\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">More than a million downloads<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-47cb93f3\" data-id=\"47cb93f3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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