France-based Cameroonian musician and composer Blick Bassy’s quiet and beautiful songs fall somewhere on the spectrum of soul, folk, and electro, while the sounds of West and Central Africa have continued to resonate and embody a deep reverence for the traditional music of Cameroon and other parts of Africa. Past albums by Bassy have also referenced Delta blues, and his latest effort, Mádibá, dedicated to the theme of water, is full of modern electronic beats, delicate guitars, brass arrangements, and rich Bassa vocals. His Bandcamp calls it "Africanity at the crossroads of soul, folk, and electro". Blick Bassy is about to release an extended version of that 2023 LP; it’s called Mádibá Ni Mbondi and is due out on May 17. Catch him on tour in the U.S.A. this May. -Caryn Havlik Set List: 1."Loba" 2."Hola Me" 3."Li Yanga" Mádibá Ni Mbondi by Blick Bassy
France-based Cameroonian musician and composer Blick Bassy’s quiet and beautiful songs fall somewhere on the spectrum of soul, folk, and electro, while the sounds of West and Central Africa have continued to resonate and embody a deep reverence for the traditional music of Cameroon and other parts of Africa. Past albums by Bassy have also referenced Delta blues, and his latest effort, Mádibá, dedicated to the theme of water, is full of modern electronic beats, delicate guitars, brass arrangements, and rich Bassa vocals. His Bandcamp calls it "Africanity at the crossroads of soul, folk, and electro". Blick Bassy is about to release an extended version of that 2023 LP; it’s called Mádibá Ni Mbondi and is due out on May 17. Catch him on tour in the U.S.A. this May. -Caryn Havlik
Set List: 1."Loba" 2."Hola Me" 3."Li Yanga"
France-based Cameroonian musician and composer Blick Bassy’s quiet and beautiful songs fall somewhere on the spectrum of soul, folk, and electro, while the sounds of West and Central Africa have continued to resonate and embody a deep reverence for the traditional music of Cameroon and other parts of Africa. Past albums by Bassy have also referenced Delta blues, and his latest effort, Mádibá, dedicated to the theme of water, is full of modern electronic beats, delicate guitars, brass arrangements, and rich Bassa vocals. His Bandcamp calls it "Africanity at the crossroads of soul, folk, and electro". Blick Bassy is about to release an extended version of that 2023 LP; it’s called Mádibá Ni Mbondi and is due out on May 17. Catch him on tour in the U.S.A. this May. -Caryn Havlik
Set List: 1."Loba" 2."Hola Me" 3."Li Yanga"