{"product_id":"bikutsi-pop-songs-of-so-forest-various-bikutsi-pop-songs-of-so-forest","title":"Various Artists: Bikutsi Pop: Songs Of So' Forest - COMPACT DISCS","description":"\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eBikutsi Pop: Songs Of So' Forest\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eArtist: \u003c\/b\u003eVarious Artists\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eLabel: \u003c\/b\u003eNaxos\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eProduct Type: \u003c\/b\u003eCOMPACT DISCS\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eUPC: \u003c\/b\u003e636943703229\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eGenre: \u003c\/b\u003eInternational, African\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eRelease Date: \u003c\/b\u003e2002-07-16\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eNumber of Discs: \u003c\/b\u003e1\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \n                                         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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.1 Shambada \u003cbr\u003e1.2 Amazone \u003cbr\u003e1.3 Zulu \u003cbr\u003e1.4 Meding Ya \u003cbr\u003e1.5 Ma Wa \u003cbr\u003e1.6 Tenter \u003cbr\u003e1.7 Hakuna Matata \u003cbr\u003e1.8 Wake Ya \u003cbr\u003e1.9 Esta \u003cbr\u003e1.10 Believing \u003cbr\u003e1.11 Rave \u003cbr\u003e1.12 Pole Pole \u003cbr\u003e1.13 Girl \u003cbr\u003e1.14 Routes \u003cbr\u003e1.15 Judgement\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudio Sample:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n                                           \u003ci\u003eAll soundclips are provided by Tidal and are for illustrative purposes only. For some releases, the tracks listed may not accurately represent the tracks on the physical release.\u003c\/i\u003e\n                                           \u003cbr\u003e\n                                           \u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/embed.tidal.com\/albums\/12013825\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;height:700px\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"Various Artists","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39989541601351,"sku":"08707192","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2976\/0132\/files\/431876.jpg?v=1747321642","url":"https:\/\/tower.com\/products\/bikutsi-pop-songs-of-so-forest-various-bikutsi-pop-songs-of-so-forest","provider":"Tower Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}