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Naxos World Music

So' Forest: Bikutsi Pop

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Details

Composer
SO FOREST
Artist
So Forest
Format
CD
Label
Naxos World Music
Released
Jul 01, 2002
Catalog #
76032-2
UPC
636943703229

About

I found the best singers and instrumentalists in Bikutsi Pop (my genre) in Yaounde, the town where I live in Cameroon, and started working with them on the songs, then I booked a professional studio, one of the best in the town, Studio Karel DC, for 12 days. We started the recording, using the programmed sounds with the background vocals and after three days we continued with the guitars and bass. We then took two days to edit those recordings before I recorded the lead vocals. I took three days for my leads, then a day for a break, which allowed us to listen to all this. Two days for the addition of my leads, then we prepared the mix. The genre I perform is Bikutsi Pop music. Bikutsi is a genre coming from the south province of Cameroon, and means "the hit of the floor," the dance of Bantu fighters. I add sounds to my music from South Africa and from some other African countries I visited while touring with another band I was in before starting to work on my solo album. These sounds, like flutes, xylophone, kora, etc., allow that new style to be appreciated by a larger number of people out of Cameroon and even Africa. The vocalists I used in this album were Lary and Henry-Georges, the bass guitarist was Gordon, and I did the guitars and the leads. The songs had been arranged by Mr. Isidore Modjo, Gordon and myself. I also helped Mr. Isidore Modjo in the production, as I myself am a sound technician.

Tracklist 15 tracks

  1. 1 Shambada 03:53
    Track
    1
    Title
    Shambada
    Duration
    03:53
    Composer
    So' Forest
  2. 2 Amazone 05:24
    Track
    2
    Title
    Amazone
    Duration
    05:24
    Composer
    So' Forest
  3. 3 Zulu 03:44
    Track
    3
    Title
    Zulu
    Duration
    03:44
    Composer
    So' Forest
  4. 4 Meding Ya 04:00
    Track
    4
    Title
    Meding Ya
    Duration
    04:00
    Composer
    So' Forest
  5. 5 Wa Wa 04:57
    Track
    5
    Title
    Wa Wa
    Duration
    04:57
    Composer
    So' Forest
  6. 6 Tenter 04:31
    Track
    6
    Title
    Tenter
    Duration
    04:31
    Composer
    So' Forest
  7. 7 Hakuna Matata 03:52
    Track
    7
    Title
    Hakuna Matata
    Duration
    03:52
    Composer
    So' Forest
  8. 8 Wake Ya 04:27
    Track
    8
    Title
    Wake Ya
    Duration
    04:27
    Composer
    So' Forest
  9. 9 Esta 05:25
    Track
    9
    Title
    Esta
    Duration
    05:25
    Composer
    So' Forest
  10. 10 Believing 04:03
    Track
    10
    Title
    Believing
    Duration
    04:03
    Composer
    So' Forest
  11. 11 Rave 04:17
    Track
    11
    Title
    Rave
    Duration
    04:17
    Composer
    So' Forest
  12. 12 Pole Pole 04:15
    Track
    12
    Title
    Pole Pole
    Duration
    04:15
    Composer
    So' Forest
  13. 13 Girl 04:54
    Track
    13
    Title
    Girl
    Duration
    04:54
    Composer
    So' Forest
  14. 14 Routes 05:24
    Track
    14
    Title
    Routes
    Duration
    05:24
    Composer
    So' Forest
  15. 15 Judgement 05:55
    Track
    15
    Title
    Judgement
    Duration
    05:55
    Composer
    So' Forest