| Tendon | |
| Type: | Studio |
| Artist: | Reniss |
| Cover: | Tendon_Cover_Art.jpg |
| Released: | 24 October 2016 |
| Studio: | New Bell Music Studios |
| Genre: | Mboko |
| Language: | English, French, Pidgin, Nguemba |
| Label: | New Bell Music |
| Producer: | Le Monstre |
| Prev Title: | Milkish EP |
| Prev Year: | 2015 |
| Year: | 2015 |
| Next Title: | Reniss Chante Les Classiques |
| Next Year: | 2017 |
Tendon is the first studio album by the Cameroonian artist Reniss. Released by New Bell Music on 24 October 2016, Tendon is a ten-song album, featuring Reniss' hit song "La Sauce." The album was produced by Jovi under his pseudonym "Le Monstre."[1] "Michael Jackson", "La Sauce", and "Pilon" were released as singles for the album. Reniss sings in multiple languages on the album, including English, French, Pidgin, and Ngeumba.
The popularity of the single and video "La Sauce" and the album Tendon earned her multiple nominations for awards, including winning the 2017 "Best Central African Artist" at the Kunde Awards (Burkina Faso)[2] and the 2017 "Best Female Urban Artist" at the Canal d'Or Awards (Cameroon).[3] Peabody-Award-winning Afropop Worldwide described Tendon as, "a remarkable piece of work...with the kind of ferocious creativity and assertiveness that suggests an international pop luminary in the making."[4] The album is described on iTunes as a "breathtaking introduction to a sonic innovator who's carving out a singular musical path."[5] Dekashu MacViban of Bakwa Magazine calls "La Sauce" "a refreshingly original take on a dominant Cameroonian genre, and Reniss’ version is urban, full of recognizable social commentary and slang."[6] In 2017, "La Sauce" became the fans' and players' unofficial anthem for the Cameroon's Indominable Lions as they rose to win the 2017 AFCON championship.[7] [8] Reniss released five music videos from the album, including "Michael Jackson" (2015), "La Sauce" (2016), "Dashiki" (2016), "Manamüh" (2017), and "Pilon" (2017).