Coco Mbassi / Sisea
Жанр: Ethnic, Folk
Страна: West Africa, Cameroon
Год издания: 2003
Аудиокодек: MP3
Тип рипа: tracks
Битрейт аудио: 320 kbps
Продолжительность: 59:55 min
Источник (релизер): Найдено в сети
Наличие сканов в содержимом раздачи: да
Треклист:
01. Bebotedi
02. Na Menguele
03. My Souls Love
04. O Ma Kwalisane Te Mo
05. Sisea
06. Ascensor Da Bica
07. Ombwate
08. Kaweyabe
09. Dube
10. Na Pii
11. O Bi
12. Laka Mba
13. Kumba
14. Ndum
Об исполнителе (группе)
Coco Mbassi is a relative newcomer to the African vocal diva scene, despite spending a good deal of time working within the field, both in local markets and the world stage. Making her first steps in 1970s Cameroon, Mbassi won prizes in various competitions before her first decade. Moving to Paris in 1983, she had the opportunity to take part in a wider array of cultural activity, immersing herself thoroughly in the European dance and pop scenes in an attempt to assimilate to the dominant culture under pressure from racist movements. After a stint in this stage, she devoted more time to the rediscovery of African culture, expanding beyond the Cameroonian concepts to which she was accustomed. The '90s saw her working as a singer in a popular multicultural gospel group (owing in part to her devout Christianity, a mild rarity in central Africa) and taking the stage as a backup singer for a number of luminaries from both the African (Salif Keita, Touré Kunda, Manu Dibango, Oumou Sangaré) and Western (Dee Dee Bridgewater) scenes. Her first solo outing was a single in 1996 that won her sponsorship from Radio France, leading to the ability to record a full solo album. The birth of two children delayed the album's creation for a while; Sepia was released in 2003 and contains elements of jazz and classical music, and African ideals. ~ Adam Greenberg
Об альбоме (сборнике)
Coco Mbassi is a female artist originating from Cameroon, and born in Paris, France, in 1969. Winner of the Radio France Internationale Découvertes Prize in 2001 with the song "Muenge Mwa Ndolo", she toured worldwide and her first album, Sepia, was released in 2001. Nominated in 2002 for the BBC Radio 3 World Music Awards, this album won the German World Music CD Critics' Awards, and her second album Sisea was released in 2003.
Prior to her solo career, she sang with various artists as a backing vocalist, live or in recording sessions (e.g. Salif Keita, the jazz band Sixun, Toure Kunda, Ray Lema, and many more).
Her music is a harmonious blend of styles which defies all categorisation. It is 'music comparable to a tree, with roots that sink deep in African roots and culture, and branches that extend towards jazz, blues, gospel, r'nb, soul, classical music'.
She performed at Live 8, at the Eden Project, Cornwall.
A lover of music in general, some of her favourites being The Messiah of Handel, Stevie Wonder, Bob Marley or the Cameroonian artist Dina Bell, she is resolutely a citizen of the world.
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