So many are asleep under the ground, When we dance at the festival Embracing the earth with our feet. Maybe the place on which we stand Is where they also stood with their dreams. They dreamed until they were tired And handed us the tail with which we shall dance. Excerpt from “Cycle”, Mazisi […]
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We trace our ancestry and the circumstances leading to the creation of Bakwa Magazine
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Reniss’ musical range in Tendon spans diverse genres such as RnB, Bend Skin, Bikutsi, Makossa, folk music dancehall, afropop and gospel, a gumbo of sounds described by her label as Mboko Pop.
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Music piracy has acquired an almost legal status in Cameroon, with burnt copies of albums on display in various markets countrywide. This has been going on for so long, such that many of those who buy aren’t aware that they are buying pirated CDs. If one goes from the premise that music piracy is the
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The last few years have been exciting for Cameroonian writers. At the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2014, Random House signed a seven-figure deal for the North American rights to The Longings of Jende Jonga, a novel by Cameroonian writer Imbolo Mbue. The book, which will be available in August is now titled Behold the Dreamers.In
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Christening hereself “Makedah” shortly before the release of her Peace, Love and Light LP in 2013, Cameroon’s neo soul queen seeks to walk on the steps of the Queen of Sheba, “…a strong feminine icon, who represents wisdom and the vision of a proud Africa which is independent and royal.”
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When Sadrak and the Sassene brothers (Evindi and Sundjah) decided to form Negrissim’ in 1995, little did they know that they’d created what would become one of Cameroon’s most influential pioneering hip hop crews, which would later win accolades from Senegal to France. Sometime later, Boudor joined the group and in 2000 they released their
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Ayriq Akam’s experimental hip hop goes from soulful to minimalist Perhaps best known for “Bienvenue au Cameroun”, a hip hop song with a soulful influence released in 2010 to wide acclaim, Ayriq Akam can be considered as a lynchpin of the underground hip hop/rap scene in Cameroon. “Bienvenue au Cameroun” is shot around the Central
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As far back as 1995, SadraK (a member of Negrissim’) stood out as a musician whose experimental lyrics and wordplay inspired a whole generation, and Negrissim’s album Appelle Ta Grand-Mère, released in 2000 solidified the group’s position as pioneers of Cameroonian hip hop. Two decades later— after a sojourn in Europe and Senegal, during which
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Dzekashu MacViban profiles Eka Christa, showing how her style eschews stereotypical narratives and goes for stories which are simple, delirious, funny, and highly reflective of the Cameroonian society.
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