Corneille

October 15th, 2007Dawoud (Bahrain/Japan)

I usually gravitate from one thing to the next depending on my mood. My music tastes and abilities are varied. As they say, take what you need and move on.

I came across a music video by a man named Corneille entitled “Too Much of Everything”, and the video is simple and doesn’t detract from the song and the lyrics. My interest was peaked, and I searched MySpace for him. Wow! Born in Fribourg, Germany to a Rwandan couple finishing their studies, lived there for a while, moved to Rwanda, got caught up in one of the worst genocides in recorded history, escaped and was taken in by a German couple who were friends of his parents, finished his studies there, faced a little bit of racial prejudice and moved on to Montreal, Canada and got picked up by Motown Records (a rarity, since Motown is known to not look outside the USA to sign on artists). By listening to his songs, this man is so full of love and you will hear the tinge of loss occasionally before it is moving back over to love.

Corneille is definitely a survivor, a person who questioned his identity before just accepting it as “just is”. If you like R&B, and this is definitely R&B with a twist, I think you will enjoy Corneille.