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Gino Sitson: Bamisphere
by Marcia Hillman
For his third solo album, Cameroonian vocalist Gino Sitson is joined by bassist Ron Carter, drummer Jeff “Tain Watts, bassist Essiet Essiet and pianist Helio Alves for twelve originals all sung in Medumba, a dialect of his native Bamileke language. Because of this, it is difficult to discern the meaning of each song but, according to the notes, the lyrics deal with subjects such as “discrimination, tolerance, friendship, freedom, simplicity.......and prayers for guidance. There are also lyrics that tell of ...
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