| Mbappe, Etienne / Misiya |
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| Album: | Misiya | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Mbappe, Etienne | Added: | Aug 2004 | |
| Label: | Harmonia Mundi Usa | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2004-08-23 | Pull Date: | 2004-10-25 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Oct 24 | Oct 17 | Oct 10 | Oct 3 | Sep 26 | Sep 19 | Sep 12 | Sep 5 |
| Airplays: | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Oct 05, 2016: | At the Cafe Bohemian Ee to Kem | 4. | Feb 20, 2012: | Afro Beats Cameroun O Mulena | |
| 2. | Mar 12, 2016: | Music Casserole Miso Ma Munami | 5. | Feb 08, 2011: | At the Cafe Bohemian Cameroun O Mulena | |
| 3. | Mar 07, 2015: | Music Casserole O Mwititi | 6. | Sep 28, 2010: | At the Cafe Bohemian O Mwititi |
| Album Review |
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| Decca Reviewed 2004-08-18 | ||
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Sexy Afro-Euro pop w/a touch of jazz. Mbappe is from Cameroon, though now lives in France. He has a strong voice (and isn’t a bad bassist either) and has toured with Henri Dikongue and Salif Keita, among others. There’s more “Euro” than “Afro” here, and it’s got a large amount of production work that makes it anything but simple. But it’s fun, catchy, and dashed good. Read the lyrics, he covers some serious issues. *1. Mid/uptempo w/strong energy & a good groove. 2. A relaxed little sway w/sweet vocals. *3. Warm & heartfelt. A slow & touching love song to Cameroon. *4. Euro-dancey with a jazzy flair. *5. Bright & upbeat w/catchy perc/guitar/vocals. 6. Arabic-influenced dance track. *7. Flamenco-esque guitar, spoken word. Slow, simple, lovely. 8. Mid/uptempo w/increasing energy & great work from the band. 9. Catchy Afro-funk w/good vocals. 10. Midtempo. Steel drums, warm vocals, Swaying. 11. A big funk/jazz/rock jam. This gets busy. *12. Sweet & relaxed w/nice blend of voices/strings. *13. Nicely energetic mid-tempo Flamenco-inspired. 14. Fast, w/stumbling vocals, strings. Ends at 4:59 Bonus track at 5:30: Strings (mandolin?) vocals, sweet & lazy. 8/2004 | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Ee to Kem | 8. | Tele Miso | |||
| 2. | Misiya | 9. | Ewoudou | |||
| 3. | Cameroun O Mulena | 10. | Bewouki Bongo | |||
| 4. | Miso Ma Munami | 11. | Malinga Ma Loba | |||
| 5. | Ambass | 12. | O Mwititi | |||
| 6. | Olo Iyo | 13. | Anguel'am | |||
| 7. | Malea | 14. | Mukanbilan |