MUSICOLOGY

Parce qu'on a tous besoin de revenir aux sources. "Me Gwes Nsick" is my native tongue Bassa'a (Cameroon). It literally means "J'aime la musique.' I love music. Don't we all? This is going to be eclectic, different, and very ear-friendly, even if you might not always understand what is being said. It is some good music though and good music does need a platform! P.S: I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THESE SONGS (until I start uploading my own music, but that will be specified!) I'm just spreading beautiful African vibes with no financial wants attached to it. The background image is '(Untitled Painting' by Gavin Jantjes). I will be changing background images regularly hopefully.

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I sang a little set the other night and then I took these and then I forgot to post em.

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Hello again! Long time! I made an album titled "Feet On the Ground" and I am so proud of it! Here's its link!

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart !

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Geo William Masso was a Cameroonian Makossa singer who just passed. This was my favourite by him. 

Qu’il repose en paix. 

I can’t wait to go back to posting as much as before. Hope everybody is well. 

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Mangbeta harp Africa

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Ever seen this music instrument? Needless to reiterate that Africa is a very rich land. 

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From the archives, 3 Brenda Fassie records.

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Some Brenda Fassie (South Africa) records! Heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy! 

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Taty Eyong est une jeune chanteuse Camerounaise de Bikutsi, Afro-jazz et de world music. She happens to have gone to one of the same schools I attended as well and that’s a fun fact. She released her first single “C mon comme ça” last year (2017) and although it is her most successful jam, I actually like this one better. It is named “ME MANÈ” and is performed in Ewondo I believe and seems to be about hope. C’est une belle chanson et elle apporte un certain sentiment de paix intérieure aussi.  Salut! 

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“L’argent appelle l’argent”. “Money calls money”. This is basically a Congolese classic that spilled over to the entire continent. So many musicians covered it, revisited it and sampled it for as long as I remember. As the Youtube links suggests, it was originally performed in 1981 by Pamelo Mounk’a who was a singer/songwriter and record producer from Congo Brazzaville. He also worked with legendary Congolese artist, record producer, singer songwriter Tabu Ley (whom I’ve featured on this blog before). Pamelo Mounk’a is credited for having contributed greatly to Congolese Rumba but also to Afro-Cuban music (he spoke Spanish really well). Pamelo Mounk’a died of diabetes in 1996.

Ce morceau est une référence dans la musique Congolaise mais aussi Africaine, parce qu’il a en effet eu beaucoup de reprises. C’est l’une de mes chansons préférées, comme vous pouviez certainement l’imaginer.

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African kissed

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The beautiful and talented Beninese singer Angelique Kidjo.

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A picture of some African instruments. I attempted to name them individually. Can you?

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Qui se rappelle du Bisso na Bisso? Le super groupe de Hip Hop et de Rap constitué d’une diaspora Congolaise dynamique, artistique et talentueuse? MOI.

I already posted ‘L’union’ to this blog, and I’m coming this time with the lead single of their ablbum “Racines”, which ‘L’Union’ is also a part of. It’s in French, and it’s fun, and man I brings about a lot of memories! The title is “Bisso na Bisso”. Do enjoy quality rap and quality music whenever you can, beautiful people! 

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His name was Pierre de Moussy. He was Cameroonian. He just died. This song is an oldie (1981). I grew up thinking the Tom Yoms and Charlotte Mbango’s rendition (both of them dearly departed) was the only version of it. C’est beaucoup plus tard que je me suis rendue compte que Pierre de Moussy était l’auteur de la version originale. Nevertheless, it’s one of my favourite songs by him.  I wanted to share because as I always say, death is everyone’s faith but art never fades. 

I hope you’re holding your loved ones tight as long as they’re around. Voici ‘A senga to” pour vous, en hommage à l’artiste disparu. C’est en langue Douala.  I found this webpage with more info on the song:

 http://musiclopedie.com/assengatho/

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Let the child open their mind.

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This is really creative.

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Why do I feel like I haven’t logged in since last year? HAPPY NEW YEAR! 

Something tells me I’ve already shared a Baaba Maal song to this blog, and it might be this one. Regardless I’m sharing it again because it’s my favourite song of his. Baaba Maal is from this country a good friend of mine would call ‘The Land of Awesomeness”, Senegal, which I’m yet to visit, but certainly will. I remember my friend also used to tell me in college that Baaba Maal doesn’t speak in Wolof if I remember correctly. I will ask again. 

It is called Souka Nayo and probably means I will follow you. I liked everything about the song while being a child, from the beautiful voices in English at the beginning to the upbeat turn the song takes to his amazing voice. I still do absolutely love this song and I thought it’d be fitting to make it the first post of 2018. 

Portez-vous bien et écoutez toujours plus de musique Africaine!!!

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Yooooo I randomly thought about this song a minute ago. I remember hearing it first when I came home from a very traumatic experience abroad in the first world 5 years ago. I was switching through music channels and bumped on this. The song didn’t change my life per se but it immediately brightened my mood and made me smile. It had that effect on me because it took me back to the 90s when Eagle Eye Cherry’s ‘Save Tonight’ and ‘Falling in love again’ where some of my anthems. I believe there is something very comfortable and happy about their sound. I also found it interesting that a rock band from Senegal had such a nice video and would switch between Wolof (I believe), French and English languages in one song. That’s the colourful beauty of Africa! I also remember finding the lady cool and the frontman handsome in their visuals. 

Cette chanson s’intitule ‘Fire’ et je me demande pourquoi Takeifa n’a pas explosé, ou du moins n’est pas plus connu, ne serait-ce qu’en Occident. Je trouve sincèrement leur style rafraîchissant, leur dreadlocks époustouflants, et la guitariste albinos ravissante. C’est dommage qu’on n’en entende pas vraiment parler, parcequ’ils sont énormément bourrés de talent. Qu'à cela ne tienne, voici le lien de leur page tumblr! 

https://takeifa.tumblr.com/

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This is K-Tino in “Mod Ane Abé” which is Ewondo for ‘Human Beings are heartless” or something along that line. K-Tino used to be the Queen of raunchy Ewondo lyrics in the Bikutsi genre in Cameroon. She no longer releases anything so explicit but her music hasn’t been the same! It used to be exquisite when the lyrics were ridiculous. Her band was just always on top and on point.

This is Bikutsi that will take you straight to the village and dance around a big fire, as long as you bump it with really high volume and feel the bass! X-mas D-day -4, which means 4 more songs! 

A plus! 

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Tshala Muana, from ex-Zaire, Congo! This is an old one as well. (I mean I can’t help that I have a thing for vintage things - save me from myself!) It is titled “Tshibola” and is probably one of her most popular songs in the region. You’d have to be very open if you’re not from the culture to appreciate it, but I like it a lot. Mainly because it does take me back to childhood (not sure what year it came out), but local TV channels would broadcast her videos and concerts a lot when I was a child. I remember mixing her up with Tina Turner growing up, when in actuality they don’t have much in common at all. It was probably the facial expressions while she sings and her (hips) moves and legs! Just a beautiful Congolese woman. 

En tout cas, ceci est ‘Tshibola’ par la chanteuse Congolaise Tshala Muana. Je pense être en mesure d’effectivement mettre un morceau, un lien Youtube ou Spotify sur ce blog chaque jour jusqu’à Noël! Je suis sur la bonne voie.