Muntu Valdo is a literal one-man band, providing all the singing and playing every instrument from guitar to harmonica, like a Cameroonian Phil Collins. The comparison half fits his anguished, ...

HE mixes African traditions with striking modernity and technical mastery, building up layers of sounds with loops and samples. An outstanding guitarist, singer and harmonica player, Muntu Valdo’s ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. England in July, bedraggled peacocks squawking indignantly. The Cameroonian singer Muntu Valdo acquired a packed ...

Dulce Camer interviews Cameroonian musician Muntu Valdo, whose music can be described as a mix of bossa nova, afro-cuban, blues, soul and funk. The interview also contains a few videos of Muntu ...

Ladysmith Black Mambazo is one of the world’s greatest and most distinctive vocal groups. For 60 years, the legendary a cappella male choir have invoked the soul of South Africa with their intricate ...

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Musician Muntu Valdo plays what has been dubbed "Sawa blues", so named because he hails from the Sawa community of Cameroon's coastal region. He says his new album, The One and The Many, perfectly ...

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Cameroonian born multi-instrumentalist who has played with some of the greats of African music – Ali Farka Toure, Manu Dibango, Richard Bona, Tony Allen. Muntu's music is rooted in the blues, mixing ...

Backing his sensitive guitar playing and dreamy, voice with distinctively textured, self-created loops and rhythms, London-based, Cameroonian one-man band Valdo translates a compelling live sound ...