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Frank Bessem's Musiques d'Afrique: Gino Sitson (Cameroon) |
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Gino Sitson is an extraordinary multitalented
musician. originary from West Cameroon. He is successfully blending African
polyphonic traditions with jazz and blues, using his acrobatic vocal abilities.
His first album was mainly vocal, on his latest album Song Zin'... both
vocal and orchestrated pieces can be found. He is able to imitate various instruments and effect with his voice only, his music is very original and full of humour. Yet, the music is never shallow or superficial and he explores the possibilties of tradition and modernity in a well-balanced manner. He is mostly singing in Medumba, one of the Bamileke languages, so adapted to bluesy music. He studied ethnomusicology in Paris (Sorbonne), where he started his stunning success as a vocal "acrobat" performing with numerous artists like Manu Dibango, Jorge Ben and Papa Wemba, among others. In 2001, he moved to New York, where he performs, and composes soundtracks. |
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Title | Year | Label | Remarks |
Bamisphere | 2005 | Polyvocal Records | |
Song Zin'... | 2002 | Piranha Records CD-PIR 1682 | Previously released in 2000 |
Vocal Deliria | 1995 | Polyvocal Records PCR 069 |