Maezah

Maezah's music reflects equally the universality of women and the various musical influences and origins of the women in this trio. A musical intermarriage between the Orient, the West Indies and Africa, Maezah sings primarily in Kabye (from Togo, West Africa), managing to express the many emotions and cries of the body: injustice, intimacy, and the joy of life and love.

The group Maezah is:

Sandra Mandengue. Originating in Cameroon, Sandra is influenced by makossa, soukous, and African-American music.

Isabelle Belleau. From the Antilles, Isabelle is attracted by fusion of all kinds.

Sabine Kouli. From Togo, Sabine is influenced by gospel, neo-spirituals and soul.

The album Hey Man serves as an interjection and a call to everyone to come listen to this music. Although this title is in English, and not in any of our mother tongues, it is appropriate considering the scope of the ideas the group wishes to tackle. The songs are universal, defying the labels "Afro," "soul," "R&B" or "jazz," and indeed barely fitting inside the label "world."

Maezah has conceived some songs that are strictly vocal, in that they seek to reflect the polyphonies of the world of human sound. Other songs are willful attempts to reproduce the sounds of various instruments. However, rather than attempts to carry specific messages, these songs are pure transmission of emotion and feelings.

— Courtesy Calabash Music