Frank Bessem's Musiques d'Afrique: Samy Diko

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Musiques d'Afrique:

Samy Diko
(Cameroon)

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Samy Diko (sometimes written as Sammy Diko) is part of a younger generation of new makossa singers. Formerly member of Petit Pays' group Les Sans Visas, where he was a lead singer, he left this group to pursue a solo career. In 1997, he thus recorded his first album « Mon Mari », which became a remarkable success in Cameroon. Samy Diko went to Paris where he lives until now, and more albums followed. In 2000, Samy Diko was nominated for the 2000 All African Kora Awards.

His latest album « Persévérance », that was released internationally in December 2003, shows a well-balanced mix of dancable makossa and makossa-love (the style introduced by Petit Pays).

Musicians on Persévérance:
Guy Nsangue bass
Caen & Briscard guitar
Briscard solo guitar
Bello Kumba drums
Thiery Galion keyboards
Joëlle Essoh & Charlotte Dipanda backing vocals

Born: as Samuel Dikongue
Style: Makossa, Makossa-love

Discography:

Title	Year	Label	Remarks
Persévérance	2003	Simon Music SIPE 29366
Merci	2002	Simon Music SIPE
Evolution	1999	Simon Music SIPE
Mon mari	1998	DMS