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| BLICK BASSY |
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Cameroonian singer/songwriter Blick Bassy grew up in Yaoundé, the
capital of Cameroon, but he came to appreciate his cultural heritage
when he was sent to live with his grandparents in their village at the
age of ten, learning about the Bassa culture of his ancestors. At 17, he
formed his first band, Jazz Crew, following it with Macase in 1996. The
latter group released the albums
Etam (1999) and
Doulou
(2003). Bassy left Macase in 2005 and moved to Paris, where he
freelanced as a musician with Manu Dibango, Cheick Tidiane Seck, Lokua
Kanza, and Etienne Mbappe before getting a contract to make his first
solo recording. His debut solo album,
Léman (which means “mirror”), was released in the U.S. by Four Quarters in 2009. Hongo Calling followed in 2011.
www.blickbassy.com
