Blick Bassy
Born in 1974 in Cameroon, singer and songwriter Blick Bassy started singing at a
very young age, and first gained seasoning as a performer as part of the band
Macase. He relocated to France in the first decade of the 21st century, made the
first steps toward a solo career, and released his solo debut, Léman, in 2009.
Hongo Calling appeared two years later. Both of them captured his unique mix of
jazz, blues, and traditional African music giving a musical bed to lyrics
written and sung in the language Bassa. He scored an international breakthrough
when a snippet from the song “Kik...
