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Song Zin' -
Vocal Deliria
Nominated for the KORA MUSIC AWARDS 2003
(the equivalent in Africa of the American “Grammy Awards”)
Best Artist-Africa
Best Artist-Central Africa
Song
Zin'... (I'm
gonna tell you...)
available on www.amazon.com and on
www.amazon.de
«Song Zin’» is listed on the LOS ANGELES TIMES top
ten Jazz CDs of 2002
 After
Vocal
Deliria, a debut album acclaimed
by critics, composed of vocal African polyphonies and
polyrhythmics, Gino Sitson now presents a second album
called Song Zin'
with both orchestrated and vocal pieces, once again
all composed by him.
Aerial and impregnated with subtle
melodic and rhythmic nuances, Song Zin'
opens the way to the free expression of voice. Gino
Sitson continues his way through a vocal universe, whose
frontiers he jostles with a delirious inventiveness
and a jubilant originality.
Between respect and daring cleverly
balanced, between exploration of roots and opening to
modernity, Gino Sitson's pioneering-voice follows a
path off the beaten track.
Attentive to his African roots, Gino
Sitson sings most of his texts in Medumba, one of the
numerous Bamileke languages of Cameroon, which sounds
like music itself! Thus, he opens the way to an African
music in the complete definition of the term: from the
language used to the themes evoked (slavery; racial
prejudice; or respect of the words of ancestors), without
forgetting the harmonic, melodic and rhythmic richness
of African music. His texts reflect a certain outlook
on the world, both committed and poetic.
Inspired by that subtle and brilliant
tension between joy in the magic of life and bitter
sorrow at the history of Black people, "Song Zin'..."
is an album radiating true inner emotions, both deep
and light, serious and delirious. You can listen to
it, breathe it, dance to it; it talks to you, as if
it were using a language close to yours, with universal
dimension.
Even the musical team of the album
represents a journey: the Cameroonian Denis TCHANGOU
on percussion and drums; the French-Tahitian Carine
BONNEFOY on piano; the Cameroonian Noël
EKWABI on acoustic bass; and the French saxophonist
Jean-Baptiste DOBIECKI.
For some of the pieces, the team is
enlarged with the additional voices of the Caribbean
Xénia CARAÏBE and Gino Sitson's compatriots
from Cameroon Valérie BELINGA and Joëlle
ESSO (on Paper! ; 400 Years After ...
; Bi Nyaï ; Super Lérie).
Finally, on a few tracks of the album,
Gino Sitson invited three talented guests: the pianist
Mario CANONGE, from Martinique (on Lensin'
; La Moun) ; the Venezuelan percussionist Orlando
POLEO (on Lensin') and the French cellist
Vincent SEGAL (on 400 Years After ...
and Bi Nyaï).
Backing vocals (all titles)
lead vocal
vocal instruments
miscellaneous effects
lyrics, music & arrangements
Gino SITSON
LISTEN (samples
of the album)
Gino
Sitson "Vocal
Deliria" (Polyvocal Records/ Night &
Day) was named one of JAZZMAN's Best of May 1996 Jazz
CDs
Vocal Deliria
is a polyvocal and polyrhythmic album
in the African style, composed, arranged and
performed by Gino Sitson, a unique "chameleon" artist
who sings lead and background vocals as well as "vocal
percussion".
Gino Sitson succeeds in communicating
his originality which resonates through his elegant
hand movements, the unusual way of using voice
and his overall personality which is filled with energy.
Freely exploring the use of his voice and body, Gino Sitson
forges a path combining jazz elements with his
African roots. It sets the tracks ablazing !
He sings most of the lyrics in Médumba,
one of the many local languages of his native Cameroon,
which is perfectly suited for the jazz phrasing of his
music.
In certain songs, the sounds of soprano
saxophone add an elegant touch to Sitson's voice, responding
in echo, and accenting it with grace.
Gino Sitson, a true vocal juggler, offers an
original work of art. He is extra-ordinary in the truest
sense of the word. His vocal juggling impels one to
listen in rapt attention.
LISTEN (samples
of the album)
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