Esa - A Muto (2024)
BAND/ARTIST: Esa
- Title: A Muto
- Year Of Release: 2024
- Label: Isle of Jura Records
- Genre: Disco, World
- Quality: 16-44100 FLAC
- Total Time: 00:34:11
- Total Size: 212 MB
- WebSite: Album Preview
For the first time ‘A Muto’ by Esa is given an official reissue. Not only does this mark a first as a stand along single, but the reissue contains previously unheard Instrumental, Dub and Keys Versions alongside an Acapella. Licensed from writer and producer Martin Socko Moukoko, for 40 years Martin kept the original 2” master tape in mint condition so for the reissue the tape was baked and stems transferred by Archive Audio in Paris and the tracks given new mixdowns by Martin himself alongside Jerome Caron. The resulting mixes stay true the original whilst making the most of today’s digital studio technology, cut at 45rpm and truly representing the gold standard of quality when it comes to a reissue.
‘A Muto’ was originally released in 1986 on the ‘Atesa’ album and became an instant hit in Cameroon and Africa. The lyrics tell the story of a woman who abandons her husband, complaining of being alone as the keeper of the house. ‘A Muto’ is a blend of Makossa, a style originating in the French Cameroons characterised by prominent brass arrangements, and Ambasse Bey, traditional fast paced dance music from Cameroon. Martin assembled a team of session musicians in Paris in 1985 and programmed the drums and synths himself on the Linn Drum and Yamaha DX 7.
The Esa project ground to a halt in 1989 following a legal dispute which saw Martin win a court case in France regaining the rights to his music. In the intervening years Martin has continued to work in music studying jazz for 4 years at the American school of modern music in Paris and providing background music for the corporate world.
Tracklist:
1-1. Esa - A Muto (07:04)
1-2. Esa - A Muto (Instrumental) (07:04)
1-3. Esa - A Muto (Dubstrumental) (06:12)
1-4. Esa - A Muto (Keys Mix) (07:04)
1-5. Esa - A Muto (Acapella) (06:47)
‘A Muto’ was originally released in 1986 on the ‘Atesa’ album and became an instant hit in Cameroon and Africa. The lyrics tell the story of a woman who abandons her husband, complaining of being alone as the keeper of the house. ‘A Muto’ is a blend of Makossa, a style originating in the French Cameroons characterised by prominent brass arrangements, and Ambasse Bey, traditional fast paced dance music from Cameroon. Martin assembled a team of session musicians in Paris in 1985 and programmed the drums and synths himself on the Linn Drum and Yamaha DX 7.
The Esa project ground to a halt in 1989 following a legal dispute which saw Martin win a court case in France regaining the rights to his music. In the intervening years Martin has continued to work in music studying jazz for 4 years at the American school of modern music in Paris and providing background music for the corporate world.
Tracklist:
1-1. Esa - A Muto (07:04)
1-2. Esa - A Muto (Instrumental) (07:04)
1-3. Esa - A Muto (Dubstrumental) (06:12)
1-4. Esa - A Muto (Keys Mix) (07:04)
1-5. Esa - A Muto (Acapella) (06:47)
Year 2024 | World | Disco | FLAC / APE
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