Re: MUSICIANS, ARTISTS...AND OTHERS EACH HAVE A ROLE TO PLAY IN NATION BUILDING

Massa Brice

Who the heck is "Mussong Medjo"? I know you grew up in a house with "grammaphone" playing " ~^o^~ cheer

Cee why Cee-why Cee-why my boy" and the biggest "Brass Band" that ever came to your Bangante localite was headed by massa John Ngassa. That is why those ya ears only pick up wowo njukssa music...like "Mon calecon oh fait quoi chez toi?"

The idea here was not to name every human being who has gone infront of a microphone and "Knack Ndengue". Cameroon alone can boast of famous names like Anne Marie Nzie, Toto Guillaume, Bebey Black, Jacob Nguni, Bebey Manga, Nkotti Francois...yes the one and only Lapiro Katika Ndinga Man himself and a plethora of others. Do you even know Johnny Tezano, Elvis Kemayou, Pierre Didi Tchakounte, Tim&Foty, Peter Mpuoli Makossa, Kotto Bass, Eko Roosevelt, Ngia Mulu, Pa Nkwenti and Ngia Paul of Bagmande ana bottro dance?

Mr broda, we are talking the whole of Africa here...Not Local heros.

You should start listening to real Music when you are home to relax ana Madame. That ya Radio One Battery will never play real songs.

Mishe Fon

From: Brice Nitcheu <bnitcheu@yahoo.co.uk>
To: "cameroon_politics@yahoogroups.com" <cameroon_politics@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 1, 2012 10:45 AM
Subject: Re: [cameroon_politics] MUSICIANS, ARTISTS...AND OTHERS EACH HAVE A ROLE TO PLAY IN NATION BUILDING

How did you came up with you list Massa Mishe Fon? Where is Medjo Messong Jacob? Where is Nami Jean de Boulon? Where is Nelle Eyoum? Where is Jean Bikoko Aladin? Where is Ndinga Man?...

From: Lambo Samdjo Pierre Roger <lapirodembanga@yahoo.fr>
To: "cameroon_politics@yahoogroups.com" <cameroon_politics@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, 1 November 2012, 13:21
Subject: Re: [cameroon_politics] MUSICIANS, ARTISTS...AND OTHERS EACH HAVE A ROLE TO PLAY IN NATION BUILDING

L'Afrique, continent culturel par excellence est riche de son art et de ses Artistes-musiciens. Sur ce plan, faire une liste d'Artistes-musiciens est bien prétentieux car chaque génération a ses Artistes-musiciens et chaque génération ne marque que son époque avec sa part de nostalgie. Dans l'ensemble, les Artistes-musiciens Africains chantent l'amour dont ils écrivent les textes à partir de tout les points. La musique ne l'oublions surtout pas en Afrique, est une affaire des griots par conséquent pour les louanges des chefs et autres rois. Chanter l'amour et les louanges des chefs d'Etats et des rois, vous ne serez que de bons amuseurs publics et des griots qui n'aurez en rien contribué à l'épanouissement de l'humain sur terre; vous serez bien sûr un être sans histoire et sans palabre. Lorsque vous écrivez vos chansons pas à la gloire des rois et autres chefs, lorsque vous mettez votre talent d'Artiste-musicien au service de votre peuple alors, vous êtes un héro et non un griot. La panoplie des listes d'Artistes-musiciens que l'on peut retrouver ici oú là, cite ces chanteurs et/ou griots qui ont marqué leurs époques. Les héros, marquent toutes les époques et ceci est valable dans tous les domaines.

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Le Nov 1, 2012 à 7:40 AM, Albert Usumanu <njoyaus@yahoo.com> a écrit :

From Congo: no Franco, Dr Nico, Pepe Kalle, Diblo Dibala, madilu , Sam Mangwana, Zaiko Langa Langa etc etc
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On Nov 1, 2012, at 2:43 AM, Mishe Fon <mishefon@yahoo.com> wrote:

Africa is blessed with a plethora of talented Artists/Musicians who in their various ways have helped to shape the destinity of their various populations. According to an online tracking website of the most influential African Musicians of the past fifty years, the following names were documented:

1)    Mali: Habib Koite, Oumou Sangare, Salif Keita

2)   South Africa: Myriam Makeba, Brenda Fassie, Erza Ngoukana, Hugh Masekela

3)    Nigeria: Fela Ransome Kuti, Victor Uwaifor, Sunny Ade, Nico Mbarga, Sonny Okusun

4)    Congo: Papa Wemba, Rochereau, Kofi Olumide, Mbia Bel

5)    Senegal: Youssou N,dour, Baaba Maal, Thione Seck,

6)    Cameroon: Manu Dibango, Francis Bebe, Tchana Pierre, Sally Nyolo, Eboa Lotin

7)    Guinea: Mory Kante. Demba Camara (Bembeya Jazz Band)

8)    Benin: Angelique Kidjo, Wally Badarou

9)    Zimbabwe: Albert Nyathi, Zimbabwe Legit

10) Tanzania: Genevieve Mbangala (na which kind woman name dis sef)

There are definitely more Artists and Musicians who influence societal dystopian daily drama of human existence through carefully and even not so carefully crafted lyrical spoofs, polemical pieces and other forms of poetic presentations...giving an insight into the the role of expressive culture and mitigating societal ills and short-comings. They too have a role in society. Some are LUCKY to be famous, others...out of sheer "Malchance" and "Badluck" will continue to either be ignored or may never rise to stardom. That is still o,kay. The President of America is not the most intelligent American to have become the most powerful man on the face of the planet. It is called DESTINY. At least that is how me, Mishe Fon I see it.

Please feel free to add names of Musicians and Artists you think and believe should belong to this Hall of Famers List.

Mishe Fon

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