Those who are already crazy about Cameroonian musicians Richard Bona and Blick Bassy are guaranteed to trip out on Bant\u00fc Salsa! The March 11 performance at Lion d’Or is the first official release of this groove-obsessed octet, which brings together seven nationalities (a possible record even by Montreal\u2019s standard of multi-ethnic crosspollination). It\u2019s also the launch of an eponymous debut album of ten original compositions with \u201call the best to come from the streets\u201d, as Zebda would say. The album also features an steaming hot brass section, a real Mandingo kora played by an authentic Malian and, in the role of the leader who gives it his all, the excellent bassist and singer Just W\u00f4an, a native of Yaound\u00e9. <\/p>\n\n\n\n