RICHARD BONA
He sings in his dialete but yet he makes headline in Hollywood and tour with the biggiest names in world music.
Richard Bona (born October 28, 1967 in
Minta,
Cameroon) is a
jazz bassist and musician. His actual African name, as he said live in Montreal in a show with
Bobby McFerrin, is Bona Pinder Yayumayalolo
MANU DIBANGO
The father of Makossa he created the most popular music Africa has ever exported.Immitated and sampled by the biggiest names in music.
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. He is a member of the
Yabassi ethnic group, though his mother was a
Duala. He is best known for his 1972
afrobeat single "
Soul Makossa".
WEST MADIKO
He peformed at the fiffa world cup in france.Grace the scene in Monaco infront of prince albert and took home best selling album of the year at WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL.
Wes Madiko (born January 15, 1964), better known as
Wes, is a
Cameroonian musician.
[1] He is probably best known among Western audiences for "In Youpendi", a song from
The Lion King II soundtrack, as well as work with
Deep Forest and his own 1997 hit "
Alane".
PETIT PAY
Described as the most loved ever home based cameroonain artist he is one we dont need to introduce.
Petit-Pays (born
Adolphe Claude Moundi in
Douala,
Cameroon in 1969
[1])
is a Cameroonian musician. By 1996 he had sold over 50,000 cassettes.
He is also known as OMEGA, Rabba Rabbi, Turbo and famously Avocat
defenseur des femmes (advocate for women). He is one of the most
celebrated Cameroonian musicians of the late 1980s and 1990s. His music
has evolved over the years adapting to contemporary African genres. He
mixes native Cameroonian
makossa with
soukous,
zouk, and
salsa, leading to the
portmanteau label of
makozouk for some of his music.
[2] He launched his first album
Haoussa in 1987, after working with
makossa producers. In
Haoussa, he says his father is Haoussa and mother is Douala.
He has a band, known as
Petit Pays et Les Sans Visa,
which has seen several band members moving on to start their own solo
careers over the 1990s and 2000s (decade). It includes artists like Jojo
Moussio
Samy Diko,
Kaissa Pakito,
Samantha Fok,
Guy Manu,
Njohreur,
Xavier Lagaf
and lots of other successful Makossa musicians. It is rumored that he
gave the name Sans Visa to his band because he was deported from France
for not having a visa.
BLICK BESSY
Blick Bassy's second solo album 'Hongo Calling' entered World Music Charts from number 15.Blick Bassy formed his first band, The Jazz Crew, whose repertory already
reflected his penchant for bossa nova.In 1996, at the . age of 22, he took part
in the creation of Macase, one of the most inventive of the numerous “jazz
fusion” groups, inspired by local rhythms, which proliferated in the clubs in
Cameroon. This group collected
well-known
African prizes (Prix Découvertes RFI, Masa, Kora, etc.)
LADY POUNCE
She filled a 28000 capacity stadium in france and seduced Europe with original camer music.
With a name borrowed from
the upper echelons of goddesses and supporters of innovation in the art
of rhythm and sound if carefully designed, the Cameroonian "LADY PONCE"
of his surname Ngono Adele Rufina is undoubtedly one of the great stars
rising Song of Cameroon.
Singer-songwriter, the great dancer
silhouette slim inherited her strength of character and the workings of
tradition "Beti" his mother, great singer and presenter networks
village association and also namesake of our very dear diva (Ngono
Rufine Adele for mom).
Early initiated in the art of
singing that was then only 10 years old, succeeds his LADY PONCE first
time in the public square, replacing her mother, during a visit of the
Sub-Prefect of the locality. His strength of character and
accuracy of his performance will be a real rivalry that will spread like
wildfire in the surrounding communities and will make her the bouquet
of roses of all similar events. Shortly after her debut, she joined the order in hopes of becoming a nun. This education will eventually be his forge and develop its altruism.
SERGIO POLO
Sergio polo dominated cameroonanian music for some years before retiring to france and each time he comes back with a song it blows the continent.His collaboration with babara collected every award that was to collected in the catergories that were nominated.He has been compared with most of the above names and has lived up to camer expectation.
CHARLOT DIPANDA
Charlotte Dipanda (born in 1985,
Yaoundé,
Cameroon) is an
Afropop singer from Cameroon, who plays mostly acoustic music. Her lyrics are in
French, her native language
Bakaka, and in
Douala.Dipanda made her first record with
guitar player Jeannot Hens. It was released in 2002. She was spotted by
Congolese musician
Lokua Kanza, in an open-mic session at a Yaoundé club. She then moved to
France, where she has worked with Congolese singer
Papa Wemba. Dipanda has provided background vocals for
Manu Dibango,
Rokia Traoré and
Axelle Red. Dipanda does most of her gigs in
Europe, but has also performed in the
Palais des sports in her native Yaoundé. Her first solo album is called
Mispa, and was released in 2008.
LONGUE LONGUE
Longuè Longuè de son vrai nom Longkana Agno Simon est un artiste camerounais né en 1973 à Douala.
Son pseudonyme Longuè signifie en douala «vie».
Longuè Longuè a débuté par des tentatives dans les cabarets et les
bars de Yaoundé. Mais, il n'a connu le succès qu'avec la sortie de son
premier album baptisé "Ayo Africa" qui a rencontré la gloire musicale au
cameroun et ailleurs.
Son deuxième album "Privatisation" arrive en 2003 où son titre pieux 'demander à Dieu' a connu un très bon accueil.
NDEDE 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
[1].
[dead link]
Eyango moved to
United States
in 1993, where he has been based since. He has also been a producer and
owns a company, Preya Music(Longue longue,Jacky Kingue,Tanus Foe,Marcel
Bwanga,Ndema System,Papa Zoe) and much more. Eyango has toured in
Africa, Europe and North America
[2].
[dead link] In 2000, he was nominated for World music category at LA Weekly Music Awards
[3].
[dead link] Eyango founder and leader of his
Les Montagnards band.
Born in Cameroon, Ellie Foumbi moved to the United States at the age
of five. Growing up in the suburbs of New York City, she attended the
French-American School of New York where she was introduced to classic
French theatre and the richness of French cinema. She then attended
Fordham University, where her love for the arts deepened.
