"Mekwa Mintunga" - Le Guitariste Cromwell (~1953) скачать в хорошем качестве

"Mekwa Mintunga" - Le Guitariste Cromwell (~1953)

Cameroonian guitarist Cromwell Nzié recorded this Assiko with the Opika label in what is now called Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. "Le Guitariste Cromwell", is the brother of popular singer Anne-Marie Nzié, the "Golden Voice of Cameroon" ( "La Voix d'Or du Cameroun"). Cromwell reportedly taught Anne-Marie to play guitar while she was bedridden with a broken leg. In the 1950s, Cromwell was "widely popular and received a great deal of radio airplay." In 1963, the two participated in a guitar contest organized by a German musician that included many popular guitarists of the time. Anne-Marie won the contest - a success that "restarted her musical career [and] led her to becoming the most popular female singer in the newly founded Republic of Cameroon." This song is in the Ngoumba language, spoken by a population originating from Kribi and Lolodorf, in southern Cameroon. Unfortunately, this makes translation somewhat difficult, as Ngoumba is not a widely spoken language. The vocals on this track sound impassioned - as though they wish to urgently communicate a strong message. Recorded in Léopoldville, Belgian Congo circa 1953-54. Released as Opika 1069. Credits: Cromwell Ndzie Moise - guitar, vocals Sources: BRUNNER, ANJA. “THE SINGER ANNE-MARIE NZIÉ AND THE SONG ‘LIBERTÉ’: ON POPULAR MUSIC AND THE POSTCOLONIAL STATE IN CAMEROON.” African Music, vol. 9, no. 3, 2013, pp. 40–58. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/24877314. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.