WINNERS SHOW
Music CENTRAL Africa 3rd edition of the AFRO PEPITES SHOW: PEPITES MIXED, INSPIRED
·•● Winner
of the Category AFROS PEPITES: KOKI
// Cameroon, France
// Pop ●•·
KOKI this is a crazy energy mixing crazy Pop
sounds...
Song in competition: Black
Site: www.myspace.com/kokiconnection
Social Networks: FACEBOOK
INFO for ORGANIZERS, TOUR
MANAGERS, MANAGERS, MEDIA,… : KOKI is based in Paris (France)
// Contact Pro : no manger yet
Biography: Koki, it's a crazy energy, crazy pop
sounds and a real miy of influences, from Michael Jackson, Leny Kravitz,
Nirvana to Fela Kuti and Myriam Makeba! This young woman is an author,
composer and interpreter whose love for music was born when she was a child;
she started to compose, get singing lessons and jazz piano at the conservatory.
In September 2009, her first mini album « High Life » was issued; it gathers
the result of her collaboration with musicians such as Cyril Atef (Congo Punk) and
Jean Philippe Dary. In her music work, Koki talks fluently in English and in
French about universal human themes, like the search for happiness, hope and
committed topics such as racism and authoritarianiism.
·•● 2nd of Category AFROS PEPITES: BORRINA & LONGO
// Congo, France
// World Beat, African Pop ●•·
Borrina &
Longo, fans of Afro-Folk with some traditional music, are widely
open to the world...
Song in competition: YULA
Site: www.myspace.com/borrinalongo
Social Networks: FACEBOOK
INFO for ORGANIZERS, MEDIA,…: BORRINA ET LONGO are
based in Paris (France) // Contact Pro : CONTACT
Biography:
First, there is Borrina Mapaka, artist from Congo, singing in Lari, Lingala, French and English with
a warm voice, evoking love, war, family remained in the country. Fan of Afro-folk with traditional music and
very open to the world, he delivers a mixed music when inspirations coming from
everywhere mix themselves. The, there is the name of the new band built around
him. Energy, osmosis and music alchemy are present, and as a conclusion, you
get a very powerful result, in between world beat and African pop.
Borrina Makapa is a complete artist; author, composer, interpreter,
guitar and percussion player, arranger, producer, dancer and choreographer. Many talents. He came from Brazzaville to be based in Paris
in 1997; he was already 37 and had had a long career. He was choreographer of
the Tambours de Brazza, dancer of the "Compagnie Ebène" of Irène
Tassembedo, was selected by "Afrique en Créations" in 1996, already
issued several albums and performed many concerts, notably pre-concerts before Youssou N'Dour, Saintrick, Ismaël
Lo, Papa Wemba in
Brazzaville, a duet with Zao, diverse festivals and other kinds
of nice things.
Many among those who listen to him say he is in between Pierre
Akendengué, Césaria Evora, Samba Ngo, Ismael Lo, Lokua Kanza,… In any case,
Borrina succeeds in linking African and Occidental cultures, between
authenticity and modernity, rhythms and melodies, with music sense, harmony,
style and sensitivity. Ideal cocktail,
isnt' it?
·•● 3rd
of Category AFROS PEPITES : SANZA TRIO // Cameroon, France // Music
of the World ●•·
SANZA TRIO, huis music is full of rhythms, cadences, movements, breathing, …
Song
in competition: NGADOM
Site: www.myspace.com/sanzatriofamily
Social Networks: FACEBOOK
INFO for ORGANIZERS, MEDIA,… : ROOTS BLACK are
based in Yaoundé (Cameroon) // Contact Pro : CONTACT
Biography : In France
like in Europe, Jack Djeyim has become step by
step a growing "value" of the World Music.
He performed in many
places, in particular in 1996, participated in Paris
with Jean Peen at the Dance Machine in the Zénith. Well known as one of the
great guitar players of his generation, he recently participated to the album
of Manu Dibango. With his new album, the 1995 year was an important step in
Jack Djeyim's career. "Dance Around the Fire" is certainly the album
of maturity. This is the album of an artist in real communication with his
guitar, given the necessary strength to carry deep lyrics; ballads through
childhood, village party, portrait of a full of hope Africa,
tradition, pride and also humanity. We can find here the values defended by the
artists. Far from the spotlights, lonely and demanding to build a career
without any compromise, he is first a real artist. "Dance Around the
Fire" is also a music gathering, because nearly thirty musicians gathered
to bring this subtle and warm colour to this latest album ….
Today he goes back to the
universe of traditional music with SANZAFRICA TRIO. He grew with several
diverse flows of traditional music, he felt transported by the crystal sound
of sanza, that is why he makes us
discover the beauty of this concept which is a mix of traditional music and
modern sounds…
