Marie-Claire Matip Marie-Claire Matip Marie-Claire-Eléonore-Débochère Matip (born 1938) is a Cameroonian writer living in Paris. The daughter of a tribal leader, she was born in Eséka; her father had about fifty children from several different mothers. She was schooled at home at first and then attended school locally. Then, she studied at a college for girls in Douala, where she wrote her novel "Ngonda". In 1956, she won a contest sponsored by "Elle" magazine and Air France that allowed her to travel to France; she returned the following year. In 1958, she studied for her baccalauréat at the Lycée Général Leclerc in
Marie-Claire D'Ubaldo London at The Kashmir Klub and The Bedford, performing the tracks she had written for herself and other artists. In 2002, Marie Claire did the vocals for two songs on the self-titled debut album by Conjure One, "Manic Star" and "Sleep" Label: Teichiku Japan Label: Polygram Label: Polydor This is the English-language version of "Alma De Barro"; whilst both albums share some of the same songs, but both have exclusive new tracks, so both are essential for fans. Credits Label: Edel This album has only been released in Italy (to date) in December 2009, on the back of the success