Subject: Coco Mbassi (Cameroon) - know her music?
From:
Mark Cohen
Date: 09 Sep 04 - 05:17 AM
I was just listening to one of my favorite online radio shows, FolkAlley, and heard a song called "Bayedi" by a Cameroonian musician named Coco Mbassi. I loved it! Anybody know more about her? She does have a website that has a little bit of information, but no listenable excerpts. One Amazon reviewer of her album "Sepia" said that except for "Bayedi" the whole album is very strongly "Christian music" rather than "Afro-pop." Anybody know more about her?
Aloha,
Mark
PS, I heartily recommend FolkAlley. The site is an outgrowth of the weekend folk music radio show on WKSU at Kent State U. in Ohio (remember...?) It sounds like the parent station has just kicked them loose, so they're doing some rather aggressive fundraising, but I'm glad they're keeping access free. I'll be contributing.
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