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Georges Dickson
(Cameroon)
Biography
Georges Dickson (on older records "Dikson"), is a well known makossa singer in Cameroon,
popular in the late 1980s, early 1990s. His fame does not really reach far beyond the Cameroonian border, which is a pity,
because his makossa is fresh and up-tempo.
His album « Ville Morte » was a hugh success at a time when opposition forces managed to shut down economic life in cities like Douala during so-called ghost town actions (opération ville morte). This was done as a means of protest against the government's reluctance to give way for political reforms and free elections in the early 1990s.
Musicians on the album "Zambé":
Ndedi Eyango, Rigo, Lapiro de M'Banga, Pablo Lubadika: guitar
Aladji Touré: bass
Justin Bowen :keyboards
Alain Hatot: sax
Eric Giausserand: trumpet
Jacques Bolognesi: trombone
Guy Bilong, Ti Jean: drums
Jean-Pierre Coco, Ti Jean: percussion
Marilou Seba, Georges Seba, Dada Hekimian, Georges Dickson: backing vocals.
Born: as Georges Dikongue
Style: Makossa, makozouk
His album « Ville Morte » was a hugh success at a time when opposition forces managed to shut down economic life in cities like Douala during so-called ghost town actions (opération ville morte). This was done as a means of protest against the government's reluctance to give way for political reforms and free elections in the early 1990s.
Musicians on the album "Zambé":
Ndedi Eyango, Rigo, Lapiro de M'Banga, Pablo Lubadika: guitar
Aladji Touré: bass
Justin Bowen :keyboards
Alain Hatot: sax
Eric Giausserand: trumpet
Jacques Bolognesi: trombone
Guy Bilong, Ti Jean: drums
Jean-Pierre Coco, Ti Jean: percussion
Marilou Seba, Georges Seba, Dada Hekimian, Georges Dickson: backing vocals.
Born: as Georges Dikongue
Style: Makossa, makozouk
Georges Dickson
Discography
| Title | Year | Label | Remarks |
| Djodji - Ambiance 2000 | 1995 | TJR CDAT 139 | |
| Ville Morte | 1991 | Haissam Records MH 222 | |
| Kiss Kossa | 1990 | Haissam Records MH 120 | LP |
| Zambé | 1987 | BMCA 8701 | LP |
| Makozouk | 1986 | BMCA 8601 | LP |
Sources
Page added February 2002