Customer Reviews

Sepia

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The vocal harmonies on SEPIA are outstanding: European influences are strongly felt, including classical. Her vocals, which are the most important parts of the arrangements, lean toward the soft ballad side.
 This is very pretty music: music for listening, not for dancing.

People ought to know, even though this music is from Cameroon, that it is not Afro-pop. The lyrics are all Born-Again Christian ("Be certain that Jesus will lead you to the Way of salvation", etc.) except for "Bayedi" ("Tribute to the Parents"), and very moralizing in tone, if we trust the translations provided in the notes. If you don't mind that, or the fact that the album is marketed in the wrong category, you'll love this voice and the smooth arrangements.

This is a very special album. At first, I liked it but it didn't hit the heart until the third time I heard it. Take a chance on this incredible young musical talent.

she has the voice of a goddess

Bravo a coco de nous delivrer de la longue attente avec cet opus de choix. Le song, la melodie, ta voix Coco n'ont d'egal que la personne que tu as ete et le reflet des artistes de renom avec qui tu as travailles. Je te souhaite du courage et surtout ne t'arrete pas a ce 1er CD.
Aux melomanes, vous retrouverez dans cet album la tradition purement douala, des envolees jazziques et une guitare basse qui n'est pas sans rappeler le talentueux R. Bona. C'est pas lui qui tient la basse mais elle est enivrante ici. Apres Munyengue Wa Ndolo, voici un des multiples visages melodiques de notre soeur Coco Mbassi...5 etoiles et plus,