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Emile KANGUE

Émile Kangue
Profession: Singer, composer, bassist.
emilekangue.com, Agenda Culturel du Cameroun
Genre: Makossa (a popular music genre in Cameroon).
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.
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

Legacy & Recognition:
Considered a pioneer of modern makossa.
Celebrated in Cameroon for decades; at one point, his 45 years of career were publicly honored.
Source: ChatGPT

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