Who Is Émile Kangue

Nationality / Origin: Cameroonian.
Wikipedia, emilekangue.com

Born: April 25, 1953, in Édéa, Cameroon.
Wikipedia
Profession: Singer, composer, bassist.
emilekangue.com, Agenda Culturel du Cameroun

Genre: Makossa (a popular music genre in Cameroon). Wikipedia

📚 Career Highlights
Early life: He started in a choir with his mother and later joined a school orchestra called Les Bandeaux Noirs. emilekangue.com

Black Styl: In the early 1970s, he joined the influential makossa group Black Styl, playing bass alongside other big names like Nkotti François and Toto Guillaume.
Wikipedia, emilekangue.com

Solo Career: He went solo and released Dikom Lam La Moto in 1980. The song was very successful and sold over 50,000 copies, earning him a gold record. emilekangue.com, Actu Cameroun

Albums & Songs:
Massa Chop Chop — released in 2016 to celebrate 50 years of his music career.
Apple Music – Web Player

Notable songs: “Dikom Lam La Moto”
Apple Music – Web Player
“Douala Info”
Apple Music – Web Player
“Je plains ton sort” (on SoundCloud)
SoundCloud

Collaborative album: Emile Kangue & Penda Dalle (1997).
Apple Music – Web Player

Featured on more recent songs, e.g., Mun’Ekwa by X Maleya (feat. Émile Kangue).
Apple Music – Web Player

Legacy & Recognition:

Considered a pioneer of modern makossa.
Actu Cameroun

Celebrated in Cameroon for decades; at one point, his 45 years of career were publicly honored.
Culture Bene

Source: ChatGPT