as in that of the forest guitarists." In 1990, Kristo Numpuby got back into the music he had somewhat left behind. "After finishing high school in Douala, I went to the University of Yaoundé, before heading off to Paris in 1986. I wanted to be a TV director. There were such beautiful posters in the metro and TV ads that left you breathless "Generation Mitterrand, Citroen cars, Dim stockings... I was completely subjugated. There were advertising schools everywhere. I got a technical qualification and then for four years, I was an advert wonder kid. This is how I wound up in the studio to oversee the recording of adverts that I was responsible for. We had a problem finding musicians. I reacted quickly, and Morning Limbé, a blues piece composed in 1982, became the soundtrack." Eventually, music replaced advertising. Kristo began hanging out in recording and rehearsal studios, and became a studio bass player. "In December 94, I was touring in Ghana with an African star for the Panafest. At the hotel, I ran into Stevie Wonder. I had about 20 of his records at home. When we finished talking, he asked me if I had some work of mine he could listen to. I had nothing to show him what I had been doing musically. That's when I understood that I had to record my compositions." In his first two albums "Assiko City" (Night & Day, 1997) and "An Sol Mè" (Night & Day, 2001), Kristo varies in style from sharp traditional African rhythms to the folk sounds of African-Americans, played on acoustic instruments. On stage, accompanied by a percussionist/bottle player and two other musicians, he is one of those artists who excites and surprises his audience at every concert. Kristo also recorded with drummer Denis Tchangou (Mory Kanté, Papa Wemba ...) an album entirely devoted to the chanson legend Georges Brassens. The result is "Brassens in Africa" (Lon Yes/Mosaic Music), an album that illustrates the beauty of cultural crossovers but also a warm tribute to the French poet on African rhythms. Discography Assiko City (1997, Lon Yes/Night & Day) An Sol Mè (2001, Lon Yes/Night & Day) Brassens en Afrique (2007, Lon Yes/Mosaic Music) References External links Official Website MySpace Cameroonian guitarists Living people Year of birth missing (living people)