Album artwork for 1958 by Blick Bassy

Imagine an African artist with the tenderly subversive touch of Bon Iver, the haunting falsetto of Skip James, the razor-like mind of Akala, and the inventiveness of Moses Sumney. You've just imagined Blick Bassy. Following his acclaimed album « Akö », Bassy delivers 1958, a tribute to the heroes who fought for the independence of his native Cameroun. Its focus is specific, but its themes - the need for heroes, the relevance of history and the search for true identity - are universal. And the music works like a balm of seductive tenderness and sorrow. With its back-to-the-future blend of voices and assorted guitars, cello, trumpet, keyboards and trombone, 1958 keeps faith with Bassy's unique style in contemporary African music, fed by his love for the soul of singers like Skip James or Marvin Gaye as much as for the traditional music of Africa. An album to thaw the heart and sharpen the mind.

Blick Bassy

1958

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Album artwork for 1958 by Blick Bassy
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$22.99

Released 06/21/2019Catalog Number

NOFO7035.1

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Album artwork for 1958 by Blick Bassy
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Released 06/21/2019Catalog Number

NOFO7035.2

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Blick Bassy

1958

No Format
Album artwork for 1958 by Blick Bassy
LP

$22.99

Released 06/21/2019Catalog Number

NOFO7035.1

Learn more
Album artwork for 1958 by Blick Bassy
CD

$16.99

Released 06/21/2019Catalog Number

NOFO7035.2

Learn more

Imagine an African artist with the tenderly subversive touch of Bon Iver, the haunting falsetto of Skip James, the razor-like mind of Akala, and the inventiveness of Moses Sumney. You've just imagined Blick Bassy. Following his acclaimed album « Akö », Bassy delivers 1958, a tribute to the heroes who fought for the independence of his native Cameroun. Its focus is specific, but its themes - the need for heroes, the relevance of history and the search for true identity - are universal. And the music works like a balm of seductive tenderness and sorrow. With its back-to-the-future blend of voices and assorted guitars, cello, trumpet, keyboards and trombone, 1958 keeps faith with Bassy's unique style in contemporary African music, fed by his love for the soul of singers like Skip James or Marvin Gaye as much as for the traditional music of Africa. An album to thaw the heart and sharpen the mind.