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Blick Bassy
The musician who sings the country’s history in Bassa
Born in 1974
Who are they?
A musician and writer born in Yaoundé in 1974. He sings mainly in Bassa, his mother tongue, blending Bantu rhythms with jazz, soul and funk.
What made them famous
His album "1958" (2019) pays tribute to Ruben Um Nyobè, a figure of Cameroonian anti-colonial resistance. Internationally acclaimed, it earned him the SACEM Grand Prix for world music and a Songlines Music Award.
Key facts
- SACEM Grand Prix for world music in 2019.
- Songlines Music Award for best album in the Africa category in 2020.
- Also a novelist: winner of the Grand Prix littéraire d’Afrique noire in 2016 for "Le Moabi Cinéma".