Hermas Zopoula - Espoir

TRACKLISTING: CD1) 1 Wend Nana Dounia, 2 Pourquoi Tante De Soucis, 3 San Bi Willila, 4 Wissi Ni Di Sara, 5 Courons Courez, 6 Attention, 7 Espoir, 8 Jesus Hiesu Luri,
CD2) 1 Companion De Route, 2 Dsa Wissi Dounia Gnou, 3 Alpha Et Omega, 4 Pai Doun Yunai, 5 Untitled, 6 Gnina Baba Souana, 7 Nibina Kan Bagniainai, 8 Seigneur Apprend Moi,

OVERVIEW: A truly unique record for Asthmatic Kitty. Hermas Zoupula is many things. He is the youngest of 36 children. Born in a small village named Yoro, he is Burkinabe, a citizen and resident of Burkina Faso, West Africa. He is a moped enthusiast, orphanage volunteer, and internet cafe proprietor. Hermas is also a psalmist, and 'Espoir' is his first international recording. Hermas sings in four different languages on the album: French, English, Dioula, and Sissali (Hermas' mother tongue).
The only way to introduce Hermas' sound was to release 'Espoir' as a two disc set. The first disc, recorded in a government studio in Burkina Faso, presents a refined and practised Hermas. But the Hermas on the second disc is the one most Burkinabes know, just him and his guitar in his backyard. Comparisons to singer/song-writer Seu Jorge are inevitable, but listeners will find Hermas' voice sweeter and warmer. Other audible influences in Hermas' music are Afro-pop pioneer Thomas Mapfumo and Toumani Diabate's Symmetric Orchestra.

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