"An extraordinarily pliable voice in settings rich with melody, emotion and
rhythm…his gift for melody and his persuasive powers for interpretation establish an instant
connection for listeners…always fascinating." / Don Heckman
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LOS ANGELES TIMES
"Stimmenwunder!"
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JAZZTHETIK
"I have to admit, hearing Sitson's incredible vocals belting out beneath the New York skyscrapers on Friday night, I almost found myself believing that yes, miracles do exist!" Myriem Wong
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RFI MUSIC
"La sorpresa de la noche fue el camerunés Sitson...posee una voz de cuatro octavas con la cual logra, de manera increíble, crear una interminable variedad de sonidos... hizo que todos los presentes le aplaudieran una y otra vez, quedando fascinados con sus proezas."
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JAZZ EN DOMINICANA
“Anyone looking for the next hope for jazz singing got it at the Bakery at the hands of
Cameroonian singer Gino Sitson, with his free-wheeling quartet taking singing into a
higher dimension(...)If this is the
direction of jazz singing, put me on the train! ”
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George W. Harris, ALL ABOUT JAZZ
“Great Cameroonian-American singer Gino Sitson, adept at body percussion...with a thing for African jazz.”
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The Village Voice
“Creative vocalist”
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The national journal
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"Fascinating, sometimes African, sometimes French vocals and earthy scat, the audience was treated to an impressionistic, somewhat surrealistic set."
Roberta Zlokower”
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ROBERTAONTHEARTS.COM
"D'origine camerounaise, ce chanteur panafricano-jazzy est un
virtuose de l'improvisation…"
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LE NOUVEL OBSERVATEUR
"un véritable virtuose vocal"
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LE PARISIEN
"...is fast becoming a local phenomenon"
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TIME OUT NEW YORK
"There are few musicians who can come anywhere near Gino Sitson in vocal acrobatics and dexterity."
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Daniel Brown, MONDOMIX
"... aussi époustouflant qu'émouvant et à suivre de près."
Gerald Arnaud
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EPOK
““the meditative virtuosity of Sitson's solo work is clear, and his voice conveys a pristine, complex instrumental tonality” / Michael Stone
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ROOTS WORLD
"Aussi à l'aise dans le jazz le plus traditionnel que dans ce bazougroove descendant directement des polyphonies africaines, cet équilibriste vocal camerounais totalement inclassable est un personnage à découvrir." S. R
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LE POINT
"un petit bijou plein de légèreté et d'humanité" Martine Lachaud
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L'Express
"Voilà précisément l'une de ces petites perles rares que l'on cueille parfois au détour des
chemins encombrés de nos musiques métissées d'aujourd'hui."
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KEYBOARDS
"Une révélation de l’année que ce jeune camerounais à la voix étonnamment
élastique, aussi inspiré par les bruits végétaux de sa forêt équatoriale que par les scatteurs fous du jazz
(…) Un prometteur agité du vocal. (…) une voix-lianne carrément innovatrice."
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NOVA MAGAZINE
"Gino Sitson met sa voix aguerrie à la haute voltige
jazzistique au service de savantes mélodies africaines. […] Vocaliste acrobate, Gino Sitson se promène avec une belle aisance et un humour évident dans un registre où les traditions africaines vont à la
rencontre du jazz et du blues."
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ADEN (Le Monde - les Inrockuptibles)
"Inventif, habile, séduisant, émouvant, l’auteur-compositeur camerounais Gino Sitson,
aux étonnantes performances et créativités vocales, incarne les nouvelles voies de la chanson africaine."
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LE FIGARO
"..Utterly irresistible.... in a heart-reaching category all by itself..."
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NAPRA REVIEW
"un vocaliste de grand charme"
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TELERAMA
“ALL MUSIC GUIDE **** ½ : “he's someone who loves and caresses every note. Whether you can
understand his words or not, the meaning is always abundantly clear from his tone.” / Chris Nickson ”
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ALL MUSIC GUIDE
"Imagine a combination of Bobby McFerrin, Al Jarreau & Jon Hendricks, toss in african rhythms & the language of Cameroon, and you have a general notion of what to expect from this remarkable vocalist." LOS ANGELES TIMES/Feb 14, 2004.
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LOS ANGELES TIMES
“Although he has earned a reputation as a singer of extraordinary agility, Sitson is far more than a formidable voice. His approach is abstract, joyous, and integrates as much jazz as it does traditional music. He is his own man when it comes to his art, and defies easy categorization.”
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Calabash Music
"Gino Sitson is his own stand-alone musical phenomenon."
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CUNY TV
“Gino Sitson s'affirme comme le plus talentueux des chanteurs africains dans le contexte du jazz. Virtuose dans l'art d'associer polyphonies pygmées, poly-rythmies et polytonalités diverses à l'improvisation jazzistique, il réussit à définir un projet décidément original.”
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Francisco Cruz, Jazzman
“Sitson is a stunningly versatile vocalist with a cunning imagination and a seemingly endless capacity to create colourfully layered vocal sounds (…) his music has evolved into a magical blending of traditional elements from his native land and the urban swing of New York.”
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Jazz Spotlight - Don Heckman, Los Angeles Times
“Sortie française de Bamisphere, le troisième opus du Camerounais installé à New York. Virtuosité et liberté en sont les maîtres-mots. L’Afrique et le jazz y servent de prétexte pour un ultime numéro d’acrobatie vocale aux messages clairs et sans complexes aucuns.”
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Soeuf Elbadawi, RFI Musique
"That voice is a marvelous instrument... Gino Sitson is a talented musician with a clear vision of what he wants to achieve, so he is well worth investigating."
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Ken Dryden, All Music Guide
"This sunny set of African-flavored vocal jazz is fresh, surprising and utterly unique... Sitson's launches his stunningly pliant voice into high register arcs, eerie sound effects and vocal/body-percussion."
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Forrest Dylan Bryant, Jazz Times
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Dropped in to check the vibes!!!! Stayed to love the music!!!! Great Songs!!!! Great Sound!!!! Beautiful Harmony!!!! Excellently Done!!!! PEACE & LOVE!!!!
Hello Gino ! I listened to your music, very much it was pleasant to me. You didn't think to write down the solo album? If it is necessary for you and it is interes...
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Hello Gino Sitson. Lovely voice and music. Suzanne
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