Anacle Michael Ghounam Kiessou better known by his stage name Michael Kiessou[1] is a cameroonian singer and entertainer.[3] He came to wide public attention[4] with his song Bennam.[5][6] from his debut EP Partage[7] released in April 2, 2014. Twice-nominated for the Canal 2'Or Act 10 (Canal 2 International Awards), he won the Best video award with Tourner les reins.[8][9] and Best Male Artist at the 2015 GreenLights Awards.Born in Douala, he is a native from the MiFi and Koung-Khi from the West Region (Cameroon).
From a young age, he had been lulled by world music and traditional
rhythms of his native West. Early influenced by great Cameroonian
artists such as Sam Fan Thomas, Douleur, Richard Bona, and many others, throughout his high school studies, he fed his passion and developed his art in school competitions.After achieving his bachelor degree in organizations communication at the University of Douala,
Michael stepped into radio entertainment. During a training course at
the RTM Radio Douala, he met Joyce Fotso, who guided him in his debut as
radio and TV host. Two years later, he joined the television channel Canal 2 International in which he will host shows such as Sweet Surfer on Sweet FM radio, Comptoir dafrik and Urban listIn 2013
after signing to Hope Music Group, Michael returned working to studios
and focusing on his new music. Produced by Philjohn, Abele was released
on July 17, 2013 and became the first single from the EP. Michael
through the video concept, honored the festive movement found in Littoral Region (Cameroon) marked a happy event. To support this move, Michael also paid tribute to the famous Sam Fan Thomas's "Makassi dance" .[citation needed] The video was directed by NS Pictures and the world exclusive premiered on the Jambo show of Canal 2 International the 28 July 2013 and YouTube on August 3, 2013.
The cameroon musicians archives
Monday, 27 June 2016
michael kiessouu
Anacle Michael Ghounam Kiessou better known by his stage name Michael Kiessou[1] is a cameroonian singer and entertainer.[3] He came to wide public attention[4] with his song Bennam.[5][6] from his debut EP Partage[7] released in April 2, 2014. Twice-nominated for the Canal 2'Or Act 10 (Canal 2 International Awards), he won the Best video award with Tourner les reins.[8][9] and Best Male Artist at the 2015 GreenLights Awards.Born in Douala, he is a native from the MiFi and Koung-Khi from the West Region (Cameroon).
From a young age, he had been lulled by world music and traditional
rhythms of his native West. Early influenced by great Cameroonian
artists such as Sam Fan Thomas, Douleur, Richard Bona, and many others, throughout his high school studies, he fed his passion and developed his art in school competitions.After achieving his bachelor degree in organizations communication at the University of Douala,
Michael stepped into radio entertainment. During a training course at
the RTM Radio Douala, he met Joyce Fotso, who guided him in his debut as
radio and TV host. Two years later, he joined the television channel Canal 2 International in which he will host shows such as Sweet Surfer on Sweet FM radio, Comptoir dafrik and Urban listIn 2013
after signing to Hope Music Group, Michael returned working to studios
and focusing on his new music. Produced by Philjohn, Abele was released
on July 17, 2013 and became the first single from the EP. Michael
through the video concept, honored the festive movement found in Littoral Region (Cameroon) marked a happy event. To support this move, Michael also paid tribute to the famous Sam Fan Thomas's "Makassi dance" .[citation needed] The video was directed by NS Pictures and the world exclusive premiered on the Jambo show of Canal 2 International the 28 July 2013 and YouTube on August 3, 2013.
kaissa
In 2008, she joined David Byrne on the Songs of David Byrne and Brian Eno Tour.
sally nyllo
Born in the Lekié region of Cameroon in 1965, Sally Nyolo
left her homeland at the age of 13 to settle in Paris where she has
lived since. Nyolo started her professional career in 1982, first as a
backup-singer working with numerous French and African artists, and by
composing music for radio and cinema.[1]
In 1993, Nyolo joined the Belgian a cappella group Zap Mama for their
world tour. With Zap Mama she recorded the album "Sabsylma", and two
live records (in Japan, and at Montreux).
In 1996, Nyolo recorded her first solo album, entitled "Tribu" (Tribe), published by the Lusafrica Label. The album, awarded by Radio France Internationale in 1997, became a worldwide success, selling 300'000 copies.
After several other albums - "Multiculti" (1998), "Beti" (2000), "Zaione" (2002) - Nyolo finally returned to her native Cameroon, where she set up a studio, with the intention to explore and develop the local music scene. "I intend to sell the Cameroonian culture abroad by creating an international music association which will link young Cameroonian musicians to other artists around the world, " she said.[2] This effort resulted in the album "Studio Cameroon", published in 2006 by World Music Network.
Nyolo sings in French, Arabic, English, Spanish, and her native Eton. In her music, she mixes styles and rhythms, fusing forest sounds with urban beats. The Boston Herald stated, "Nyolo has gone out of her way to blend West Africa with cosmopolitan Paris." [3]
In 1996, Nyolo recorded her first solo album, entitled "Tribu" (Tribe), published by the Lusafrica Label. The album, awarded by Radio France Internationale in 1997, became a worldwide success, selling 300'000 copies.
After several other albums - "Multiculti" (1998), "Beti" (2000), "Zaione" (2002) - Nyolo finally returned to her native Cameroon, where she set up a studio, with the intention to explore and develop the local music scene. "I intend to sell the Cameroonian culture abroad by creating an international music association which will link young Cameroonian musicians to other artists around the world, " she said.[2] This effort resulted in the album "Studio Cameroon", published in 2006 by World Music Network.
Nyolo sings in French, Arabic, English, Spanish, and her native Eton. In her music, she mixes styles and rhythms, fusing forest sounds with urban beats. The Boston Herald stated, "Nyolo has gone out of her way to blend West Africa with cosmopolitan Paris." [3]
san fan thomas
Sam Fan Thomas (born 1952, Bafoussam) is a Cameroonian musician associated with Makossa. He began in the late 1960s and had his first hit with Rikiatou. His African Typic Collection was an international hit in 1984 and is perhaps his best known album.[1]
Thomas began his career in the early 1970s as a guitarist in the
Cameroonian band Tigres Noires. He stayed with that band until 1976,
when he launched his solo career.[2]He started his musical career in 1968 when he joined The Black Tigers, led by Andre Marie Tala. He stayed with Tala for eight years, recording several singles.The band also recorded in Paris and toured Senegal and other African countries. During this period Tala developed his Tchamassi rhythm, a modern music style based on Bamilike folklore.
In 1976, Sam's first solo LP was Funky New Bell, recorded in Benin on the Satel label. A second LP, on the same label, followed in 1977. On this album Sam was supported by the Black Santiagos from Benin. His third release came in 1982 in Nigeria, with the hit song "Rikiatou", which established his reputation in Cameroon. In 1983 Thomas travelled to Paris to record Makassi. Makassi is the name of Sam's own music style, a type of uptempo Makossa blended with a touch of Andre Marie Tala's Tchamassi and other Bamilike influences.
The album contained the hit song "African Typic Collection". This song built around the melody of the classic Franco song "Boma l'heure" and became an international dance floor hit, with sales across Africa, France and the West Indies where it was also released as a 12-inch single. Makassi brought Sam a Golden Disc in 1984 and was followed by his fifth album 'Neng Makassi in 1985. The album retained the sophisticated production of Makassi, without matching his greatest hit. In 1986 he came with two albums, Funk Makassi and Makassi Plus. The latter became a hit. Together with "African Typic Collection", two tracks off Makassi Plus were released in 1987 on a compilation by the British Earthworks record label. Makassi Plus was followed in 1988 by Makassi Again that was distributed internationally by the Celluloid record label. Thomas also toured with his band MBC (Makassi Band Corporation) in West and East Africa, Europe and the Americas.
From the early 90's Thomas changed his focus from recording his own material, to promotion and guiding new talented Cameroonian singers and musicians. He gathered talented musicians, including the late Kotto Emotion and 1999's No Satisfaction. None of these CD's brought him the success of his earlier work.
Bass, Ebelle Jeannot, K.Godefroy, Fabo Claude, Guy Bilong and Tala
Jeannot, at Makassi Plus Studio in Douala. He released a string of
records from various artists during the 90's. Thomas released new
material in 1993's He performed successful shows in Nairobi (2007), the US (2009) and Abidjan (2010).
anne marie nzié
Anne-Marie Nzié (c. 1932 – 24 May 2016) was a Cameroonian bikutsi singer. In the 1940s, Nzié began performing bikutsi, the music native to her home in central Cameroon. She signed with Pathé Marcom
Nzié was a supporter of both of Cameroon's presidents, Ahmadou Ahidjo and Paul Biya.[6] For example, she dedicated the song "Liberté" to Paul Biya and his Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (CPDM) political party. In 1992, the Social Democratic Front used the song during John Fru Ndi's presidential campaign; Nzié said that she was "vehemently opposed" to the move.[7] In another incident, student protesters changed the lyrics of the song to say, "Paul Biya go away". Nzié responded by saying that the song was always intended to be pro-Biya and pro-CPDM.[1]
After a long absence, Nzié released the album Béza Ba Dzo in 1999. Coco Mbassi sang backup on the album
jean pierre essome
francis bebey
Francis Bebey (15 July 1929 in Douala, Cameroon – 28 May 2001 in Paris, France[1]) was a Cameroonian artist, musician, and writer.Bebey attended the Sorbonne, and was further educated in the United States. In 1957, Bebey moved to Ghana at the invitation of Kwame Nkrumah, and took a job as a broadcaster.[2]
In the early 1960s, Bebey moved to France and started work in the arts, establishing himself as a musician, sculptor, and writer. His most popular novel was Agatha Moudio's Son. He also worked as a consultant for UNESCO.[2]
Bebey released his first album in 1969.[3] His music was primarily guitar-based, but he integrated traditional African instruments and synthesizers as well. His style merged Cameroonian makossa with classical guitar, jazz, and pop[3] and was considered by critics to be groundbreaking, "intellectual, humorous, and profoundly sensual".[2] He sang in Duala, English, and French.[3] Bebey helped launch the career of Manu Dibango.[4] Bebey released more than 20 albums over his career.[5]
John Williams' piece "Hello Francis" is written as a tribute to Bebey: "The piece is based on the Makossa, a popular dance rhythm from Cameroon often used by Francis, and includes a quote from his piece The Magic Box and a hidden bit of J.S. Bach."
lapiro de mbanga
Lambo Sandjo Pierre Roger (7 April 1957 – 16 March 2014), better known as Lapiro de Mbanga,
was a Cameroonian singer who is noted for his 1985 recording of "Pas
argent no love" and for being imprisoned in 2008 after criticising
Cameroon president Paul Biya in the song "Constitution constipée" ("Constipated Constitution")
For several years, Lapiro's music career took him to West African countries like Nigeria
and Benin where he recorded his first single that made no headway. He
returned to Cameroon and then quickly moved to Gabon where he did his
first popular song "Pas d'argent, no love" with Haissam Records. He
returned in 1985 to Cameroon, where he proceeded to compose and record
what Index on Censorship has described as "a long list of biting texts
on the socio-economic realities in his beleaguered country." His first
song in this regard was "No Make Erreur".
Nicknamed "the guitar man," Mbanga became "the idol of the downtrodden and forgotten workers who people the slums and bus stations of Cameroon" and "the spokesman for the youth of his country." His hits of that period included "No Make Erreur," “Surface de Reparation" “Kop Nie," “Mimba We," and "Na You." He was regularly censored by the Cameroonian government.[1][2]
In 2008, Mbanga criticised Cameroon president Paul Biya in the song "Constitution constipée" ("Constipated Constitution"). The song denounced the proposed amendment of Cameroon's constitutional clause, which limited presidents to two seven-year terms. The Cameroonian government banned "Constitution constipée" from the airways, however thousands of Cameroonians students used the song as an anthem as they rallied and rioted in the streets in February 2008 in protest against the proposed constitutional change, which would allow Biya to run for a new term in 2011.[2]
Mbanga was arrested on 9 April 2008, and charged with "complicity in looting, destruction of property, arson, obstructing streets, degrading public or classified property, and forming illegal gatherings." Two days later, the Cameroonian parliament adopted the new constitution that Mbanga had attacked in "Constitution constipée.”
On 24 September 2008, Mbanga was sentenced by the Tribunal de Grande Instance (TGI) to three years in the New Bell prison near Douala. In December 2009 he contracted typhoid fever and nearly died of that disorder and respiratory complications. When authorities refused to send him to a hospital, his wife brought medications that helped save his life. In an interview, Mbanga said that he and his fellow prisoners had "penal rations twice a day. At 1pm we are given boiled corn and at 5pm there's rice in some warm water. It's the same every day. It's way below minimum requirements.”
Freemuse, a Danish-based NGO, mounted an international campaign for Mbanga's release. In a 2010 interview from prison, he said that "If my wife didn't travel four hours here and four hours back every day to give me food and if Freemuse hadn't publicised my case worldwide, I'd have been dead long ago."
In addition to Freemuse's campaign, the US-based lawyers' organisation Freedom Now monitored Mbanga's case throughout his incarceration. In April 2010, the Writers in Prison Committee of International PEN also launched a campaign to help win Mbanga's freedom. In 2011, the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention declared that Mbanga's arrest was an infringement of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
During his detention, Mbanga repeatedly appealed his conviction to the Supreme Court. On 17 March 2011, he refused to take advantage of an offer from the Supreme Court to be released on bail.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Mbanga was released from prison on 8 April 2011, one day before the official end of his sentence.[
In a July 2011 interview, Mbanga described the prisons in which he had been incarcerated as "rotten" and insisted that he had never encouraged young people to damage and steal other people's property. "I've never done anything of the sort. Instead, I did everything to prevent that from happening." He called his trial "Kafkaesque", saying that his fate had been "decided in advance," despite the utter lack of evidence against him.
On 13 July 2011, in Lille, France, Mbanga returned to the stage for
the first time since his release from prison. During the summer of 2011
he also played in Lausanne, Brussels, Paris, Barcelona, and at various
venues in the United States, Canada, and Britain.[11]
On 2 September 2012, Mbanga, his wife, and three of their children left Cameroon for the United States, where they had been granted asylum. They arrived in the US on 14 September.[9]
In late 2012 it was reported that Mbanga was seeking a publisher for his book Cabale Politico-Judiciaire Ou La Mort Programmée D'Un Combatant De La Liberté (Politico-Judicial Cabal or the Planned Death of a Freedom Fighter).[9] The book is set for release late this year.[12]
In 2013 Mbanga's case was reopened before the Cameroonian Supreme Court.[10] He died on March 16, 2014.[13] The Supreme Court in June 2013 annulled the TGI judgment and ordered a retrial.[14]
Nicknamed "the guitar man," Mbanga became "the idol of the downtrodden and forgotten workers who people the slums and bus stations of Cameroon" and "the spokesman for the youth of his country." His hits of that period included "No Make Erreur," “Surface de Reparation" “Kop Nie," “Mimba We," and "Na You." He was regularly censored by the Cameroonian government.[1][2]
In 2008, Mbanga criticised Cameroon president Paul Biya in the song "Constitution constipée" ("Constipated Constitution"). The song denounced the proposed amendment of Cameroon's constitutional clause, which limited presidents to two seven-year terms. The Cameroonian government banned "Constitution constipée" from the airways, however thousands of Cameroonians students used the song as an anthem as they rallied and rioted in the streets in February 2008 in protest against the proposed constitutional change, which would allow Biya to run for a new term in 2011.[2]
Mbanga was arrested on 9 April 2008, and charged with "complicity in looting, destruction of property, arson, obstructing streets, degrading public or classified property, and forming illegal gatherings." Two days later, the Cameroonian parliament adopted the new constitution that Mbanga had attacked in "Constitution constipée.”
On 24 September 2008, Mbanga was sentenced by the Tribunal de Grande Instance (TGI) to three years in the New Bell prison near Douala. In December 2009 he contracted typhoid fever and nearly died of that disorder and respiratory complications. When authorities refused to send him to a hospital, his wife brought medications that helped save his life. In an interview, Mbanga said that he and his fellow prisoners had "penal rations twice a day. At 1pm we are given boiled corn and at 5pm there's rice in some warm water. It's the same every day. It's way below minimum requirements.”
Freemuse, a Danish-based NGO, mounted an international campaign for Mbanga's release. In a 2010 interview from prison, he said that "If my wife didn't travel four hours here and four hours back every day to give me food and if Freemuse hadn't publicised my case worldwide, I'd have been dead long ago."
In addition to Freemuse's campaign, the US-based lawyers' organisation Freedom Now monitored Mbanga's case throughout his incarceration. In April 2010, the Writers in Prison Committee of International PEN also launched a campaign to help win Mbanga's freedom. In 2011, the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention declared that Mbanga's arrest was an infringement of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
During his detention, Mbanga repeatedly appealed his conviction to the Supreme Court. On 17 March 2011, he refused to take advantage of an offer from the Supreme Court to be released on bail.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Mbanga was released from prison on 8 April 2011, one day before the official end of his sentence.[
In a July 2011 interview, Mbanga described the prisons in which he had been incarcerated as "rotten" and insisted that he had never encouraged young people to damage and steal other people's property. "I've never done anything of the sort. Instead, I did everything to prevent that from happening." He called his trial "Kafkaesque", saying that his fate had been "decided in advance," despite the utter lack of evidence against him.
On 2 September 2012, Mbanga, his wife, and three of their children left Cameroon for the United States, where they had been granted asylum. They arrived in the US on 14 September.[9]
In late 2012 it was reported that Mbanga was seeking a publisher for his book Cabale Politico-Judiciaire Ou La Mort Programmée D'Un Combatant De La Liberté (Politico-Judicial Cabal or the Planned Death of a Freedom Fighter).[9] The book is set for release late this year.[12]
In 2013 Mbanga's case was reopened before the Cameroonian Supreme Court.[10] He died on March 16, 2014.[13] The Supreme Court in June 2013 annulled the TGI judgment and ordered a retrial.[14]
Personal life
In 2014, Lapiro died of cancer in Buffalo, New York.At the time of his death, Lapiro de Mbanga was married to Louisette Noukeu. They had no children but Lapiro reportedly had children from previous relationships including his first marriage.k tino
k-Tino (born 12 October 1966 as Cathérine Edoa Ngoa) is a Cameroonian singer who shot to fame in her home country with her energetic bikutsi music.[1] This music from the central part of the country, around the capital Yaoundé,
became very popular in Cameroon during the 1980s and 1990s. As the
political power basis shifted from the north to the south, a cultural
renaissance of the Beti-Pahuin people living in the south, i.e. the Ewondo, Beti and Bulu, occurred.
Bikutsi music is characterized by an up-tempo 6/8 rhythm,
danced with energetic pulsations of shoulders and/or pelvis. For more
than ten years now, K-Tino (on earlier albums Catino) has been one of
the main exponents of bikutsi. Her lyrics are quite explicit, although
she herself denies that she is "vulgar": "dire que ma musique est obscène, c'est dire que la langue ewondo est obscène"
("to say that my music is obscene, is like saying that the Ewondo
language itself is obscene" ICCnet Cameroun, 2000). Song titles such as
"Action 69", "Viagra", "Ascenseur" ("Elevator"), "Casse Bambou", "La
queue de ma chatte" ("My pussy's tail") etc. can be interpreted as
explicitly as you wish though.
She is one of the most consistent and exciting performers in modern Bikutsi. Bikutsi has always been known to push boundaries with its lyrics, and K-Tino is a modern day master of the genre. Her song, Condom, c'est bon, advocates the use of condoms in the struggle against HIV/AIDS in a light-hearted fashion.
As of 2013 she is married and resided between Libreville, Gabon and Paris, France with regular stop overs in her native country of Cameroon.
In early 2014 K-tino stated that she has stopped doing obscene music and has now given her life to god.[citation needed]
In May 2014 K-tino stated that she had cancer in her past year but refused to tell that to her fans, and that she is now pregnant
Bikutsi music is characterized by an up-tempo 6/8 rhythm,
danced with energetic pulsations of shoulders and/or pelvis. For more
than ten years now, K-Tino (on earlier albums Catino) has been one of
the main exponents of bikutsi. Her lyrics are quite explicit, although
she herself denies that she is "vulgar": "dire que ma musique est obscène, c'est dire que la langue ewondo est obscène"
("to say that my music is obscene, is like saying that the Ewondo
language itself is obscene" ICCnet Cameroun, 2000). Song titles such as
"Action 69", "Viagra", "Ascenseur" ("Elevator"), "Casse Bambou", "La
queue de ma chatte" ("My pussy's tail") etc. can be interpreted as
explicitly as you wish though.She is one of the most consistent and exciting performers in modern Bikutsi. Bikutsi has always been known to push boundaries with its lyrics, and K-Tino is a modern day master of the genre. Her song, Condom, c'est bon, advocates the use of condoms in the struggle against HIV/AIDS in a light-hearted fashion.
As of 2013 she is married and resided between Libreville, Gabon and Paris, France with regular stop overs in her native country of Cameroon.
In early 2014 K-tino stated that she has stopped doing obscene music and has now given her life to god.[citation needed]
In May 2014 K-tino stated that she had cancer in her past year but refused to tell that to her fans, and that she is now pregnant
pit baccardi
Pit Bacardi was born June 9, 1978 in Yaounde, Cameroon. He was raised by his grandmother, his mother died at his birth. He arrived in France in 1982, he returned to Cameroon in 1986, but returned to his home country in 1990, to study and live with his older brother in the 19th district of Paris,. Resulted in different shots during adolescence (flights snatching and petty crime), he stopped his studies in the second year of BEP3.
At Ménilmontant, he attended all the eastern neighborhoods of groups and became a member of ATK collective in 1995. In 1996, he met the future members of Time Bomb and Oxmo Puccino through the X-Men, the 20th arrondissement group. The group is also responsible for meeting with Melissa Mars, K-cey and Ricky doing their audition at the Jedi. The team then made the X-Men, Lunatic, Hi-Fi, and the Jedi, became Time Bomb. It will make appearances on the team freestyles Time Bomb on the handlebar and Time Bomb explodes. In 1997, X-Men and Lunatic parties, Pit Bacardi remains with Oxmo Puccino in Time Bomb. A year before the split in 1996-19974, he met Stéphane Patou and First Class at a Time Bomb in concert in La Rochelle. They present to Jacky and Ben J of Neg'Marrons. They start together a first set of songs, including the title We do things. Thus First Class label was born. Tandem is released their EP Those who know me and listen to The Skadrille there will be a passage.
Pit Bacardi published his first eponymous solo album 22 July 19995, which will put the piece away from you if in tribute to his dead mother; There invite Doc Enema, IAM, Ärsenik, Kery James or Rohff. The album reached 14th place French6 rankings. In 2000, he released the EP Ghetto ambianceur where one can find the first piece of hard core The public respects, originally on the compilation Ä Area All Stars, as well as a duet with Joe, American singer R'n'B; collaboration on the initiative of the American singer, which enabled him to be more know the general public.
He published his second solo album, The weight of ills in 20027, which reached the 55th place French.8 rankings. He then participated in the album Hard Core comes out in late 2005 after appearing on compilations, heavy Hall Street Stars (November 2004), Illicit project (beginning 2005) and Rap Performance (2005). He released a mixtape in 2004 involving many pieces and in 2007, a collector's album retracing his career in which he adds a few new tracks, with Medine holdings, Lino, Hamed Daye, Stomy Bugsy and others. Also in this context to announce her best album he released the song and the clip Just me in featuring with Gen Renard in June 2008. In 2008, Pit Bacardi collaborated with his half-brother Dosseh artistically, for the title brothers on the mixtape Vol.2 Bolide of Dosseh. This song announces his return which is materialized by the exit Just me in May 2010.
In 2015, he was announced as resident currently in his home country, Cameroon, where he produced local artists as Maleya X, Z Duke and Magasco on its Company1 Empire structure. In late 2015, it was announced in the studio recording a new album7.
henri dikongué
Henri Dikongué (born 1967) is a Cameroonian singer and guitarist.[1]Dikongué was born in Douala to a family of musicians. He attended a music school in Paris, where he attempted unsuccessfully to release a first album. He started a music/acting troupe and worked with actor Martin Yog and musicians Alfred M'Bongo and Manuel Wandji, as well as Maranatha, a South African chorus.
After finally choosing to settle in Paris in 1989, he perfected his skills with classical guitar and collaborated with African musicians such as Manu Dibango and Papa Wemba. In 1995 he released his first album, Wa. His music mixes elements from makossa, bikutsi, reggae and rumba. He sings in his native tongue, Duala.
His second album, C'est la vie, was released in 1997 (in the US under the Tinder Records label) and sold about 10,000 copies. Between 1997 and 1998, he toured Germany and the United States.
His third album, N'oublie jamais, was released in 2000. This album incorporated more musical styles such as reggae and flamenco, but the album wasn't as successful as his previous works.
moni bilé
Monday, 20 June 2016
eboa lotin
Emmanuel Eboa Lotin, born August 6, 1942 in Douala (Cameroon) and died on 6 October 1997 in Douala, is a cameroonian artist.Eboa Lotin was born of a housewife mother and a pastor father. Reverend Adolphe Lotin was a religious pastor who renovated the Cameroon Baptist church. He has written over 400 songs. His parents die while he was only 3 years. Atrophy due to the quinine injection paralyzed his left leg at a very young age. Very young, Eboa Lotin experienced moments of discouragement and despair, he began music at the age of eight. In 1962, he was then only 20 years old when he composed his first song Mulema mam (my heart). He says in this song the story of a young couple with no experience in which the husband gives his wife a divorce because he has not enough money to satisfy the inordinate ambitions of his wife. He recorded this masterpiece in the studios of Radio Douala, enjoyed great success but not reporting him very little satisfaction matérielle.Il remains confident and cultivates his love for the gift he has by birth, he continues to work day and night until he met with success. He then made five more songs, including the famous Mbemb'a Mot'a sawa, title with which he won the 1st price of Vick's Featured (with Duke Ellington, president of the jury and Myriam Makeba juror), as that allows him discover the city of Paris. He took the opportunity to record his greatest hits (the Philips editions). Matumba Matumba and Bésombe wins Pan-African and international success.He then invited the 1st Pan-African Festival of Algiers in July 1969 where he represents Cameroon.
Eboa Lotin is invited in 1969 by: The Emperor Bokassa 1st, the Central; Marien Ngouabi, Republic of Congo, at the birth of the PCT;
Omar Bongo, Gabon, during the 10th anniversary of the renovation (March 1970);
Mobutu Sese Seko, the Zaïre.Il died October 6, 1997 in Douala, about 17 hours, the Laquintinie hospital. His latest work will be released some time later, posthumously, entitled "Forever" ( "Forever"). It includes seven songs including Ave Maria, who could not be interpreted by its author before his death.
Father of five children, Lynda, Henry, Jackie, and Cathy Samuel, he shared his time between his family, his faith, his music (about 70 songs) and his sculpture.
Former student of the primary school Akwa, He never knew benches school since he left school in the sixth year of primary school (middle course 2nd year). He said of himself
"regular illiterate".
Thursday, 16 June 2016
magasco
Tohnain Anthony Nguo better known as Magasco aka "Bamenda Boy" is a Cameroonian Afro-pop/afro-beats artist from the northwestern part of Cameroon.Magasco's
love for music started at the age of 6 when he used to attend the
Catholic church in Bamenda. he was present to most of the singing
University of Yaoundé I. From there he decided to go professional with his music career since his love for music was growing stronger by the day.Magasco first public appearance was at a talent show called Positive Vibrations
back in 1999. He formed a group of rappers in 2000 called "T-Drops"
with longtime besties DaBlu and Klone. as In 2009 the group separated
because DaBlu left for the U.S where he is currently doing music. After
getting his A-level he was then selected to be among the candidates for
the NW region at Nescafé singing competition along with Joys and Nasty.
At the beginning of his career Magasco worked with label (Mumak) Where
after releasing his debut single Line loba (land rover), same exposure
let him to be signed under a biggest Cameroonian urban company Empire.
Also Magasco has been part of end of year events At Palais de sport
Yaoundé with crowds of over ten thousand. In 2013 Magasco was nominated
for best urban artist for Cameroon did not win but he keeps his head
high for better achievements. Magasco now under Empire, has released two
singles so far (Fine BOY) and (Marry Me) which are currently hitting
the world under the influence of National and international media. The
remix of his song "Fine Boy " with DUC Z was included in the Mboa Tape
Vol2 [1]
Magasco is currently making several appearances in Cameroon starting in
his home town Bamenda where he will be performing at the (In the Moov)
concert. Magasco is currently working on his first album which was
announced for early 2015.activities of the church. He got his A level certificate in art then studied history at the
krotal
Krotal is a Cameroonian songwriter. Born October 2, 1975 Krotal (Paul Edouard Etoundi Onambele real name) is a pioneer of hip-hop movement in Cameroon.
He worked with Anonym groups (the group) and the Magma fusion (collective groups including his own)
with which he participated in 1997 at the
Rencontres Musicales de Yaoundé (REMY), made the first part of the
Senegalese group Positive Black Soul on tour in Cameroon at the time, and later in Dakar, Senegal, he participated
in the Dakar Festin Rap 'alongside artists like Fabe, Koma Daddy Nuttea,
Supernatural ...
Four years later, in November 2003, he released an album of 16 tracks, "Green Red Yellow" which is doubly-winning Cameroonian Music Award (Album of the Year, Best Direction and musical composition) [ref. necessary]. Krotal evokes incisively the situation in his country and particularly young people.
In 2010, Krotal is sponsoring the project "Urban Waves This draft socio-cultural cooperation between France and Cameroon is being undertaken by the association Labo Goutte d'Art (Paris) and Ngoti Company (Yaoundé).
In January 2012, the rapper announced the upcoming release of his new album, "The soundtrack of our life". This one came out on February 11 the same year and receives criticism rather mixed from the press.
He worked with Anonym groups (the group) and the Magma fusion (collective groups including his own)
Four years later, in November 2003, he released an album of 16 tracks, "Green Red Yellow" which is doubly-winning Cameroonian Music Award (Album of the Year, Best Direction and musical composition) [ref. necessary]. Krotal evokes incisively the situation in his country and particularly young people.
In 2010, Krotal is sponsoring the project "Urban Waves This draft socio-cultural cooperation between France and Cameroon is being undertaken by the association Labo Goutte d'Art (Paris) and Ngoti Company (Yaoundé).
In January 2012, the rapper announced the upcoming release of his new album, "The soundtrack of our life". This one came out on February 11 the same year and receives criticism rather mixed from the press.
jovi
Ndukong Godlove Nfor, (born 24 October 1983, in Douala), known by his stage name Jovi, is a Cameroonian rapper, songwriter, sound engineer, entrepreneur and record producer - under the pseudonym Le Monstre.[1] (Jovi the rapper and Le Monstre the producer.) Jovi graduated from University of
Yaoundé II (Soa), with a BA Hons in Economics and Business Management.
Jovi's debut album H.I.V (Humanity is Vanishing), was described by Kangsen Feka Wakai in Bakwa magazine as “the long awaited arrival of a self-assured emcee very conscious of his abilities, the vacuum in the genre, his audience’s expectations, and the right dose of hustle to assert his place.”[2]
Cameroon's music industry has remained conventional for a very long time with genres like, Makossa and Bikutsi dominating the musical scene. Jovi's first single 'Don 4kwat', followed by 'Pitié', featuring Congolese musician Tabu Ley Rochereau, released under Mumak record label, which he co-founded, is part of a new wave of musical content in Cameroon. “Don 4 Kwat” received heavy airplay on Trace TV and Channel O, his second single, “Pitié” featuring Tabu Ley Rochereau, stayed on the charts for months on pan-African BBC’s Destination Africa hosted by DJ Edu, staying in the top 5 at its peak.[3][4]
Jovi produces all his records, and is renowned for his compelling fusion of traditional hip hop, classic Cameroon/ African, sounds and instruments with new contemporary sounds. Jovi's lyrics, like many other Cameroonian musicians, use the hybrid language called francanglais (a fusion of French, English and Pidgin-English lingo). Le Monstre produces beats for all the artist in New Bell Music as well as for international artists.Jovi's team consist of director, Ndukong Bertrand Nwang, who is also his younger brother and the owner of February 16 Production Company is responsible for all the art work and videography on the H.I.V album and also Jovi's current projects.[citation needed]
In May 2012, Jovi left Mumak record label to launch New Bell Music, with Rachell Applewhite. The record label's mission statement is, “We love music, and we aim to bring you the most unique artists from Cameroon, Africa, and around the world...“Le trou noir”– There is space for everybody.”.[5] Both Jovi and Applewhite are signed to their label New Bell Music. Other artist signed to New Bell are: Reniss,Shey and Pascal. In 2015 SadraK left the label after an altercation with Jovi and Tilla Raps left for personal reasons.
In the wake of Jovi's nomination for the 2015 MTV Africa Music Awards, controversy broke out over Jovi's non-attendance of the ceremony which took place in Durban, South Africa in July 2015, leading to contradictory press releases being published by New Bell Music and Magali Palmira Wora (French Talent Representative at MTV Base).[6]
Jovi's debut album H.I.V (Humanity is Vanishing), was described by Kangsen Feka Wakai in Bakwa magazine as “the long awaited arrival of a self-assured emcee very conscious of his abilities, the vacuum in the genre, his audience’s expectations, and the right dose of hustle to assert his place.”[2]
Cameroon's music industry has remained conventional for a very long time with genres like, Makossa and Bikutsi dominating the musical scene. Jovi's first single 'Don 4kwat', followed by 'Pitié', featuring Congolese musician Tabu Ley Rochereau, released under Mumak record label, which he co-founded, is part of a new wave of musical content in Cameroon. “Don 4 Kwat” received heavy airplay on Trace TV and Channel O, his second single, “Pitié” featuring Tabu Ley Rochereau, stayed on the charts for months on pan-African BBC’s Destination Africa hosted by DJ Edu, staying in the top 5 at its peak.[3][4]
Jovi produces all his records, and is renowned for his compelling fusion of traditional hip hop, classic Cameroon/ African, sounds and instruments with new contemporary sounds. Jovi's lyrics, like many other Cameroonian musicians, use the hybrid language called francanglais (a fusion of French, English and Pidgin-English lingo). Le Monstre produces beats for all the artist in New Bell Music as well as for international artists.Jovi's team consist of director, Ndukong Bertrand Nwang, who is also his younger brother and the owner of February 16 Production Company is responsible for all the art work and videography on the H.I.V album and also Jovi's current projects.[citation needed]
In May 2012, Jovi left Mumak record label to launch New Bell Music, with Rachell Applewhite. The record label's mission statement is, “We love music, and we aim to bring you the most unique artists from Cameroon, Africa, and around the world...“Le trou noir”– There is space for everybody.”.[5] Both Jovi and Applewhite are signed to their label New Bell Music. Other artist signed to New Bell are: Reniss,Shey and Pascal. In 2015 SadraK left the label after an altercation with Jovi and Tilla Raps left for personal reasons.
In the wake of Jovi's nomination for the 2015 MTV Africa Music Awards, controversy broke out over Jovi's non-attendance of the ceremony which took place in Durban, South Africa in July 2015, leading to contradictory press releases being published by New Bell Music and Magali Palmira Wora (French Talent Representative at MTV Base).[6]
stanley enow
Stanley Ebai Enow is a Cameroonian rapper, radio and TV presenter, voice actor, and co-owner of the record label Motherland Empire.[5][6] He is best known for his 2013 single "Hein Père".[1] By getting nominated and subsequently winning the Best New Act category at the 2014 MTV Africa Music Awards, Enow became the first Cameroonian to achieve this feat.[7][8]
Enow was born in Bamenda, the capital of the Northwest Region of Cameroon.[2] He is Bayangi from the Southwest Region, giving rise to his nickname "Bayangi Boy".[9] Enow grew up in Bafoussam, the capital of
the West Region, where he completed his primary and his secondary school at the Government Bilingual High School.[2][4] In 2007, he relocated to Douala, the capital of the Littoral Region, where he graduated in business journalism from the University of Douala.Enow started writing rap lyrics and break-dancing while in high school. He later performed on Groove and Cocktail Hit Parade,
two popular night shows in Cameroon. He also performed on several
private radio stations, where he worked as an animator and director.[10] Enow hosted the television music show Mboa,[4] and has done voice-over advertising for the Pan African telecommunications company MTN Group.[11]
Enow released his first song "Hein Père" in June 2013,[12] prompting Trace TV to label him "African music Revelation of the Year."[13] The "Hein Pere" music video won the award for Best Video of the Year at the 2013 Balafon Music Awards.[14][15] The song was ranked at number 1 on Reverbnation's Cameroon list,[16] and on Trace Africa's Top 10 Songs.[17] The remix of the song features South African artist F.A.B.[18][19] Enow's second single, "TumbuBoss" or "Toumbou Boss Deluxe", was released in April 2014.[20][21]
At the first Cameroon Academy Awards in 2013, Enow took home two plaques: Male Artist of the Year and Urban Artist of the Year.[22] Enow is the only Cameroonian to be nominated for the MTV Africa Music Awards, where he won the Best New Act award in 2014.[7][8][23] He also won Best New Act and was nominated for Best Male Central Africa at the 2014 African Muzik Magazine Awards.[24]
Enow released "TumbuBoss" as the second single from his upcoming debut studio album, Soldier Like My Papa. The music video for the single was shot and directed by Shamack Allharamadji.[25] In March 2014, Enow told Pulse that he worked with Nyanda on the song "In The Middle" which was produced by Jamaican producer Black Lion.[26] On 5 October 2014, he released the music video for "Njama Njama Cow" which was directed by Shamack Allharamadji [27]
In July 2015, he dropped his maiden album titled 'Soldier Like My Papa.' He later on released the video for one of his songs off the album, titled 'Work hard' which was directed by Max Ngassa.
Enow was born in Bamenda, the capital of the Northwest Region of Cameroon.[2] He is Bayangi from the Southwest Region, giving rise to his nickname "Bayangi Boy".[9] Enow grew up in Bafoussam, the capital of
Enow released his first song "Hein Père" in June 2013,[12] prompting Trace TV to label him "African music Revelation of the Year."[13] The "Hein Pere" music video won the award for Best Video of the Year at the 2013 Balafon Music Awards.[14][15] The song was ranked at number 1 on Reverbnation's Cameroon list,[16] and on Trace Africa's Top 10 Songs.[17] The remix of the song features South African artist F.A.B.[18][19] Enow's second single, "TumbuBoss" or "Toumbou Boss Deluxe", was released in April 2014.[20][21]
At the first Cameroon Academy Awards in 2013, Enow took home two plaques: Male Artist of the Year and Urban Artist of the Year.[22] Enow is the only Cameroonian to be nominated for the MTV Africa Music Awards, where he won the Best New Act award in 2014.[7][8][23] He also won Best New Act and was nominated for Best Male Central Africa at the 2014 African Muzik Magazine Awards.[24]
Enow released "TumbuBoss" as the second single from his upcoming debut studio album, Soldier Like My Papa. The music video for the single was shot and directed by Shamack Allharamadji.[25] In March 2014, Enow told Pulse that he worked with Nyanda on the song "In The Middle" which was produced by Jamaican producer Black Lion.[26] On 5 October 2014, he released the music video for "Njama Njama Cow" which was directed by Shamack Allharamadji [27]
In July 2015, he dropped his maiden album titled 'Soldier Like My Papa.' He later on released the video for one of his songs off the album, titled 'Work hard' which was directed by Max Ngassa.
manu dibango
Emmanuel "Manu" N'Djoké Dibango (born 12 December 1933) is a Cameroonian saxophonist and vibraphone player. He developed a musical style fusing jazz, funk and traditional Cameroonian music. His father was a member of the Yabassi ethnic group, though his mother was a Duala. He is best known for his 1972 single "Soul Makossa".
Dibango was born in Douala, Cameroon. His father, Michel Manfred N'Djoké Dibango[2] was a civil servant. The son of a farmer, he met his wife travelling by pirogue to her residence, Douala.[3] A literate woman, she was a fashion designer, running her own small business.[4] Both her ethnicity, the Duala, and his, the Yabassi, viewed this union of different ethnic groups with some disdain.[3] Emmanuel had no siblings, although he had a stepbrother from his father's previous marriage[5] who was four years older than he was.[6] Three Kilos of Coffee, that he has "never been able to identify completely with either of [his] parents."[5]
In Cameroon, one's ethnicity is dictated by their fathers, though he wrote in his autobiography,
Dibango's uncle was the leader of his extended family. Upon his death, Dibango's father refused to take over, as he never fully initiated his son into the Yabassi's customs. Throughout his childhood, Dibango slowly forgot the Yabassi language in favour of the Duala. However, his family did live in the Yabassi encampment on the Yabassi plateau, close to the Wouri River in central Douala.[5] While a child, Dibango attended Protestant church every night for religious education, or nkouaida. He enjoyed studying music there, and reportedly was a fast learner.[4]
In 1941, after being educated at his village school,[7] Dibango was accepted into a colonial school, near his home, where he learned French. He admired the teacher, whom he described as "an extraordinary draftsman and painter."[8] In 1944, French president Charles de Gaulle chose this school to perform the welcoming ceremonies upon his arrival in Cameroon.[9]
He was a member of the seminal Congolese rumba group African Jazz, and has collaborated with many other musicians, including Fania All Stars, Fela Kuti, Herbie Hancock, Bill Laswell, Bernie Worrell, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, King Sunny Adé, Don Cherry, and Sly and Robbie. In 1998 he recorded the album CubAfrica with Cuban artist Eliades Ochoa.
The song "Soul Makossa" on the record of the same name contains the lyrics "makossa", which means "(I) dance" in his native tongue, the Cameroonian language, Duala). It has influenced several popular music hits, including Michael Jackson's "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'", as well as his re-recording of that song with Akon, the Fugees' "Cowboys", and Rihanna's "Don't Stop the Music". The 1982 parody song "Boogie in your butt" by comedian Eddie Murphy interpolates Soul Makossa's bassline and horn charts while "Butt Naked Booty Bless" by 1990s hip-hop group Poor Righteous Teachers heavily samples its musical bridge and drum patterns.
He served as the first chairman of the Cameroon Music Corporation, with a high profile in disputes about artists' royalties. Dibango was appointed a UNESCO Artist for Peace in 2004.[10][11]
His song "Reggae Makossa" is featured on the soundtrack to the 2006 video game Scarface: The World Is Yours. In August 2009 he played the closing concert at the revived Brecon Jazz Festival. In July 2014 he made an 80th anniversary concert at Olympia, France which was broadcast by TV5Monde.
On the 8 Septembre 2015, Michaëlle Jean, Secretary General of the Organisation Internationale de la
Francophonie, honours Manu Dibango with the title of Grand Témoin de la Francophonie aux Jeux Olympiques et Paralympiques de Rio 2016[12] (Special Representative of Francophonia to the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games).
Dibango was born in Douala, Cameroon. His father, Michel Manfred N'Djoké Dibango[2] was a civil servant. The son of a farmer, he met his wife travelling by pirogue to her residence, Douala.[3] A literate woman, she was a fashion designer, running her own small business.[4] Both her ethnicity, the Duala, and his, the Yabassi, viewed this union of different ethnic groups with some disdain.[3] Emmanuel had no siblings, although he had a stepbrother from his father's previous marriage[5] who was four years older than he was.[6] Three Kilos of Coffee, that he has "never been able to identify completely with either of [his] parents."[5]
Dibango's uncle was the leader of his extended family. Upon his death, Dibango's father refused to take over, as he never fully initiated his son into the Yabassi's customs. Throughout his childhood, Dibango slowly forgot the Yabassi language in favour of the Duala. However, his family did live in the Yabassi encampment on the Yabassi plateau, close to the Wouri River in central Douala.[5] While a child, Dibango attended Protestant church every night for religious education, or nkouaida. He enjoyed studying music there, and reportedly was a fast learner.[4]
In 1941, after being educated at his village school,[7] Dibango was accepted into a colonial school, near his home, where he learned French. He admired the teacher, whom he described as "an extraordinary draftsman and painter."[8] In 1944, French president Charles de Gaulle chose this school to perform the welcoming ceremonies upon his arrival in Cameroon.[9]
He was a member of the seminal Congolese rumba group African Jazz, and has collaborated with many other musicians, including Fania All Stars, Fela Kuti, Herbie Hancock, Bill Laswell, Bernie Worrell, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, King Sunny Adé, Don Cherry, and Sly and Robbie. In 1998 he recorded the album CubAfrica with Cuban artist Eliades Ochoa.
The song "Soul Makossa" on the record of the same name contains the lyrics "makossa", which means "(I) dance" in his native tongue, the Cameroonian language, Duala). It has influenced several popular music hits, including Michael Jackson's "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'", as well as his re-recording of that song with Akon, the Fugees' "Cowboys", and Rihanna's "Don't Stop the Music". The 1982 parody song "Boogie in your butt" by comedian Eddie Murphy interpolates Soul Makossa's bassline and horn charts while "Butt Naked Booty Bless" by 1990s hip-hop group Poor Righteous Teachers heavily samples its musical bridge and drum patterns.
He served as the first chairman of the Cameroon Music Corporation, with a high profile in disputes about artists' royalties. Dibango was appointed a UNESCO Artist for Peace in 2004.[10][11]
His song "Reggae Makossa" is featured on the soundtrack to the 2006 video game Scarface: The World Is Yours. In August 2009 he played the closing concert at the revived Brecon Jazz Festival. In July 2014 he made an 80th anniversary concert at Olympia, France which was broadcast by TV5Monde.
On the 8 Septembre 2015, Michaëlle Jean, Secretary General of the Organisation Internationale de la
RICHARD BONA
Richard Bona (born 28 October 1967 in Minta, Cameroon) is a jazz bassist and musician.[
Bona was born into a family of musicians, which enabled him to start learning music from a young age. His grandfather was a griot – a West African singer of praise and storyteller – and percussionist, and his mother was a singer. At 4 years old, Bona started to play the balafon. At the age of 5, he began performing at his village church. Not being wealthy, Bona made many of his own instruments: including flutes and guitars (with cords strung over an old motorcycle tank).[3]
His talent was quickly noticed, and he was often invited to perform
at festivals and ceremonies. Bona began learning to play the guitar at
age 11, and in 1980 aged just 13, he assembled his first ensemble for a
French jazz club in Douala.[4] The owner befriended him and helped him discover jazz music, in particular that of Jaco Pastorius, which inspired Bona to switch his focus to the electric bass.[5]
Bona emigrated to Germany at the age of 22 to study music in Düsseldorf,[4] soon relocating to France, where he furthered his studies in music.
Whilst in France, he regularly played in various jazz clubs, sometimes with players such as Manu Dibango, Salif Keita, Jacques Higelin and Didier Lockwood.
In 1995, Richard left France and established himself in New York, where he still lives and works. In New York he played bass guitar with artists like Joe Zawinul, Larry Coryell, Michael and Randy Brecker, Mike Stern, George Benson, Branford Marsalis, Chaka Khan, Bobby McFerrin, and Steve Gadd.
In 1998, Richard was the Musical Director on Harry Belafonte's European Tour.
His debut solo album, Scenes from My Life, was released in 1999. He has also been prominently featured in Jaco Pastorius Big Band albums, as well as many other albums by various top-tier jazz musicians.
In 2002 Bona went on a world tour with the Pat Metheny Group. The release of the successful Speaking of Now album that year had marked a profound change in the group's direction by adding younger musicians to the band, notably with Bona as bassist, vocalist, guitarist and percussionist, along with drummer Antonio Sanchez and trumpet player Cuong Vu.
In 2005 Bona released his fourth solo album Tiki, which included a collaboration with John Legend on one track, entitled "Please Don't Stop." The album was nominated for Best Contemporary World Music Album at the 49th Grammy Awards.
He held a professorship of jazz music at New York University.[6]
In 2015, with restaurateur Laurent Dantonioin, he opened Club Bonafide the Best Room in NYC
Bona was born into a family of musicians, which enabled him to start learning music from a young age. His grandfather was a griot – a West African singer of praise and storyteller – and percussionist, and his mother was a singer. At 4 years old, Bona started to play the balafon. At the age of 5, he began performing at his village church. Not being wealthy, Bona made many of his own instruments: including flutes and guitars (with cords strung over an old motorcycle tank).[3]
Bona emigrated to Germany at the age of 22 to study music in Düsseldorf,[4] soon relocating to France, where he furthered his studies in music.
Whilst in France, he regularly played in various jazz clubs, sometimes with players such as Manu Dibango, Salif Keita, Jacques Higelin and Didier Lockwood.
In 1995, Richard left France and established himself in New York, where he still lives and works. In New York he played bass guitar with artists like Joe Zawinul, Larry Coryell, Michael and Randy Brecker, Mike Stern, George Benson, Branford Marsalis, Chaka Khan, Bobby McFerrin, and Steve Gadd.
In 1998, Richard was the Musical Director on Harry Belafonte's European Tour.
His debut solo album, Scenes from My Life, was released in 1999. He has also been prominently featured in Jaco Pastorius Big Band albums, as well as many other albums by various top-tier jazz musicians.
In 2002 Bona went on a world tour with the Pat Metheny Group. The release of the successful Speaking of Now album that year had marked a profound change in the group's direction by adding younger musicians to the band, notably with Bona as bassist, vocalist, guitarist and percussionist, along with drummer Antonio Sanchez and trumpet player Cuong Vu.
In 2005 Bona released his fourth solo album Tiki, which included a collaboration with John Legend on one track, entitled "Please Don't Stop." The album was nominated for Best Contemporary World Music Album at the 49th Grammy Awards.
He held a professorship of jazz music at New York University.[6]
In 2015, with restaurateur Laurent Dantonioin, he opened Club Bonafide the Best Room in NYC
Prince Eyango
Ndedi Eyango, known for his stage name Prince Eyango, is a musician from Cameroon.[1][2]
In the 80's and early 90's he was based in Cameroon but recorded his first five albums in France. Eyango sings both in French and in English. His biggest hit, "You Must Calculate", was released in 1987. The same year he was awarded "best artist of the year" by Minister of Culture of Cameroon.[3]
Eyango, founder and leader of his band "Les Montagnards",
revolutionized makossa music by transforming it into a much more
danceable form. Eyango moved to United States
in 1993, where he has been based since. He is also a producer and owns a
company, Preya Music which has produced Longue longue, Jacky Kingue,
Tanus Foe, Marcel Bwanga, Ndema System, Papa Zoe and many more. Eyango
toured in Africa, Europe, Asia, and North America.[4] In 2000, he was nominated for World music category at the LA Weekly Music Awards[5]
He continues to fuse world beat and African rhythms with a vibrant
display of intricate choreography, never failing to bring audiences to
their feet. He has continued to expand his repertoire to incorporate a
wider range of musical genres, thus bringing with it a more global
scope. In 2007 he recorded an album called "on tourne la page" and won
the best Artist "come-back" award.
In 2009,Prince Eyango returned to Cameroon with one goal--to bring his U.S. music knowledge to expand his career as a musician and producer, and to promote the vibrant culture and musical talent in his country of birth. His latest 2012 album "Apelle Moi" brought him a nominated for best male artist of the year; this nomination came to fruition on the Cameroon's Music Award night when Cameroon's Minister of culture announced the 2013 winner: Prince Ndedi Eyango.
With this latest honor, musical historians are certain to note Prince Eyango for his lifelong achievements.
In the 80's and early 90's he was based in Cameroon but recorded his first five albums in France. Eyango sings both in French and in English. His biggest hit, "You Must Calculate", was released in 1987. The same year he was awarded "best artist of the year" by Minister of Culture of Cameroon.[3]
Eyango, founder and leader of his band "Les Montagnards",
revolutionized makossa music by transforming it into a much more
danceable form. Eyango moved to United States
in 1993, where he has been based since. He is also a producer and owns a
company, Preya Music which has produced Longue longue, Jacky Kingue,
Tanus Foe, Marcel Bwanga, Ndema System, Papa Zoe and many more. Eyango
toured in Africa, Europe, Asia, and North America.[4] In 2000, he was nominated for World music category at the LA Weekly Music Awards[5]
He continues to fuse world beat and African rhythms with a vibrant
display of intricate choreography, never failing to bring audiences to
their feet. He has continued to expand his repertoire to incorporate a
wider range of musical genres, thus bringing with it a more global
scope. In 2007 he recorded an album called "on tourne la page" and won
the best Artist "come-back" award.In 2009,Prince Eyango returned to Cameroon with one goal--to bring his U.S. music knowledge to expand his career as a musician and producer, and to promote the vibrant culture and musical talent in his country of birth. His latest 2012 album "Apelle Moi" brought him a nominated for best male artist of the year; this nomination came to fruition on the Cameroon's Music Award night when Cameroon's Minister of culture announced the 2013 winner: Prince Ndedi Eyango.
With this latest honor, musical historians are certain to note Prince Eyango for his lifelong achievements.
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