Roger Bekono
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Roger Bekono made a deep mark in the contemporary history of Cameroonian music through the four-on-the-floor, ribald intensity of bikutsi. The Ewondo-language dance-pop style that forms an undulating tapestry of interlocking triplet rhythmic interplay came to international prominence in the European 'world music' scene as the 90s began. But the relentless sound of bikutsi developed in Yaound at the hands of Bekono and many others, as it developed from a village-based singing style performed mostly by women into a cosmopolitan music force that rivaled the popularity of established musics like Congolese rhumba, merengue and makossa. With his unique-some say suave-voice, Bekono contributed much over a period of more than 10 years as part of the evolution of this traditional rhythm-turned-urban dance movement.Bekono worked with legendary producer Mystic Jim, who had built a prolific home studio along with a crack team of musicians. They joined as part of the production of his self-titled album, which became known locally as 'Jolie Poup e,' the name of the album's lead single and most popular song. For 'Jolie Poup e' Mystic Jim programmed the kick or bass drum, adding effects to have a heavier bass. Overall the album represented a new level of finesse and professionalism for his second release. In the middle of 1989, Jolie Poup e was released by the label Inter Diffusion System and aggressively hit the radio, discos and national television. The music video for the title track
Tracks
1~1~Jolie Poup E (7:26)1~2~Etam Mot (7:29)
1~3~Enying Moni (7:29)
1~4~Ye Wo Kombel (7:52)
Details
Format: Vinyl LPArtist: Bekono, Roger
Release Date: 16 June 2023
Genre: World Music
Label: Awesome Tapes From Africa
Distributor: Rocket Group
