Category: Makossa

Les Institutions du Cameroun

    Le Président de la RépubliqueLe Président de la République est la clé de voûte du système politique camerounais. Chef de l’Etat, il incarne l’unité nationale.

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    Tourisme

      L’avion vous dépose à Douala. Vous faites votre entrée au Cameroun. C’est ici que le fleuve Wouri rencontre la mer. Goûtez dans les ” circuits

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      Emile KANGUE

        Who Is Émile Kangue

        Nationality / Origin: Cameroonian.
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        Born: April 25, 1953, in Édéa, Cameroon.
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        Profession: Singer, composer, bassist.
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        Genre: Makossa (a popular music genre in Cameroon).
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        📚 Career Highlights

        Early life: He started in a choir with his mother and later joined a school orchestra called Les Bandeaux Noirs.
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        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.
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        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.
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        Albums & Songs:

        Massa Chop Chop — released in 2016 to celebrate 50 years of his music career.
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        Notable songs: “Dikom Lam La Moto”
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        , “Douala Info”
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        , “Je plains ton sort” (on SoundCloud)
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        Collaborative album: Emile Kangue & Penda Dalle (1997).
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        Featured on more recent songs, e.g., Mun’Ekwa by X Maleya (feat. Émile Kangue).
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        Legacy & Recognition:

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

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