His recordings of lullabies from Solomon Islands were later released by UNESCO as part of their Musical Sources collection.
[3] Zemp studied musicology and anthropology at the University of Basel graduating in 1961.
He also finished a diploma in percussion at the City of Basel Music Academy in 1960.
He attended École pratique des hautes études for his doctorate.
In tens of productions by Zemp, it included music from Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Chad, Ivory Coast, Romania, Solomon Islands and various countries in Central Africa.