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Coco Mbassi is a singer and songwriter from Cameroon in West Africa who made her name as a backing vocalist with leading African and French pop artists based in Paris, including Salif Keita, Oumou Sangare, Touré Kunda, Manu Dibango and Ray Lema. She was nominated for the BBC Radio 3 World Music Awards in 2002 and was the winner of the German Record Critics’ prize in 2001 and the Radio France Internationale Discoveries contest in 1996.

This year at WOMAD, she will be performing with her husband Serge Ngando Mpondo, co-producer of her two albums ‘Sepia’ (2001) and ‘Sisea’ (2003), and giving some stirring acoustic renditions of her famously soulful songs.

Courtesy of Andy Morgan, July 2004

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London
I saw her perfomance at Live 8 Africa Calling,she's wonderful!!!!!!!!!!I also bought her DVD "COCO MBASSI TOUR".She's my favourite singer! Can someone tell me where she lives?
Fri Dec 9 18:26:43 2005

Christian Bouenye /
So nice Coco Mbassi I want to have her adress and Email Thank's for all Christian Cameroun Africa Peace
Mon Aug 1 22:10:40 2005

sako,London
I saw coco mbassi's at womad festival this summer. great great great.she has a beautilful and warm voice.I also after her show bought her wonderful CD sisea,I recommend it to those who like afro pop and jazz musique...long life Coco Mbassi...
Mon Oct 11 09:48:45 2004

Patrick, Bristol
A wonderfully warm performer, our group was entranced by her interactive sessions and beautiful voice.
Wed Aug 4 09:09:30 2004

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