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The artist is he who dares, in his own blood, to write the story of his life.

From a very early age, Muntu Valdo realised that music, song and poetry would allow him to discover the depths of his true self, and that art would help him steer clear of life’s pitfalls. Muntu is a "Douala" and as such, part of the "Sawa" community stretching along Cameroon’s coastline. He grew up in the cosmopolitan cities of Yaoundé and Douala, where the West has imported television, radio, Internet and a dislocated urbanism. Dilapidated colonial avenues rub shoulders with dusty roads, markets and working class quarters. Perhaps it's this astonishing fusion of the abandoned West and an African pride which, is the inspiration behind the eclectic music Muntu had been writing since the age of 15 years old?


Rather than hybridism, Muntu prefers the concept of reconciliation: bossa nova, afro-cuban, blues, soul and funk, all have their origins rooted in the Dia...