User talk:N'diboul Tossavi

N'diboul Tossavi nicknamed "The Diamond Voice"

N'diboul in EWE, a language spoken in Togo, Ghana and Benin region called the Mono also. This name, 'N'diboul' means Divine wisdom as it draws on African traditional music such as the Agbadja, the High life, the Teke, the Kamou.. .etc. He subtly mixes in all his other musical influences such as: Soul Music, rhythm and Blues, Gospel, New Jack Swing...This merger gave birth to a concept created by the artist himself called 'Soul - Agbadja'. A mix of Soul music and Agbadja rhythms.

The elder of a small child family discovered his love for music since her childhood and it is as well that he wrote his first songs soon and start singing. In 2008 he directed a first single entitled "My serenade" under the name of Gil-Baud'ler in which he sings in french in Rythms and Blues mixed with high life influences.

Thus begins a long quest for an authentic and deep musical identity. He met Queen Eteme during a master class of vocal technics that will become her voice coach, his godmother and later his second MOM. the African diva of Cameroonian origin. This artist of international reputation based in Paris for more than two decades and who has worked with major artists on the international scene such as: Manu Dibango, Ismaël Lô, Alpha Blondy, etc... will put his vast experience at the service of the career of N'diboul Tossavi. In 2009, he worked with her relentlessly his voice, his theatrical expression to strengthen his capacity in singing technics. N'diboul Tossavi career therefore took another turn as with his godmother, it changes direction artistically composed now essentially in African languages mixed with English... and refines his compositions. All these workshop will be born a much more structured and consistent directory. Deeper texts and licked property arrangements, and finally a most successful show.

His voice takes more prominence and orchestrations are purified in a unique style specific to the artist or come to mix colors and original sounds with a vocal timbre with a sensitivity and colorful texture. The title Tsoeke (Forgive) and Lonlon vanvan (True Love) out one after another been listening online. Two excerpts from his new repertoire in prelude to his album which represents the fruit of all this work thus symbolizing the passage from Gil-Baud'ler to N'diboul Tossavi. A true initiatory trip during which the artist has acquired an indisputable maturity and a State of mind which the real engine is the work and still work to achieve his dream, to follow the footsteps of seniors such as Papa Wemba, Ismaël Lô, Wes Madiko, Salif Keita, Lokua kanza, Richard Bona, R.Kelly, John Legend, Stevie Wonder, Laurin Hill and Manu Dibango, listen loop every day and which constitute its models. In October 2011 he was head of displays with his godmother Queen Eteme in the Concert KEKELIME MASTER CLASS and in December of the same year he performed the first part of Manu Dibango at the French Institute in Cotonou. He continued to do serious researches on the pentatonic and diatonic to create an incredible voice originality through several trips outside his country of origin. There is no doubt that this artist N'diboul Tossavi, will become a great World wide Ambassador which African culture can now count on the international scene.