Prince Eyango
Ndedi Eyango (born 27 avril 1960) is a Cameroonian musician,song-writer and a singer who plays guitar records his own music . He developed a musical style fusing moderne and pop music and traditional Cameroonian Makossa music. His father was a Pastor of the Mbo’o ethnic group. Prince Ndedi eyango is best known for his 1987 hit “you must calculer”
Eyango sings both in French and in English. in 1987 his biggest hit, "You Must Calculer" ("Calculer" means calculate in French), won best song of the year, album of the year and Eyango won "best artist of the year award" .
Eyango, founder and leader of his band "Les Montagnards", revolutionized makossa music by transforming it into a much more danceable form. He moved to United States in 1993, where he has been based since. He is also a producer and owns a company, Preya Music which has produced Longue longue, Jacky Kingue, Tanus Foe, papa zoe,Marole Tchamba,Junior Eyango,Ndema System,and many more. Eyango toured in Africa, Europe, Asia, and North America.[1] In 2000, he was nominated for World music category at the LA Weekly Music Awards[2] He continues to fuse world beat and African rhythms with a vibrant display of intricate choreography, never failing to bring audiences to their feet. He has continued to expand his repertoire to incorporate a wider range of musical genres, thus bringing with it a more global scope. In 2007 he recorded an album called "on tourne la page" and won the best Artist "come-back" award.
In 2009,Prince Eyango returned to Cameroon with one goal--to bring his U.S. music knowledge to expand his career as a musician and producer, and to promote the vibrant culture and musical talent in his country of birth. His latest 2012 album "Apelle Moi" brought him a nominated for best male artist of the year; this nomination came to fruition on the Cameroon's Music Award night when Cameroon's Minister of culture announced the 2013 winner: Prince Ndedi Eyango.
With this latest honor, musical historians are certain to note Prince Eyango for his lifelong achievements.
Discography
- Nweringa (1983) Ondoua records
- Service libre (1985) - Dicks Records (LP)
- Saluts les maries (1986) - BMCA Records (LP)
- You Must Calculer (1987) - Tougata (LP)
- Soul Botingo (1989) - Toure Jim's Records (LP)
- Les problèmes (1991) - Toure Jim's Records (LP, CD reissue 1996)
- Greatest Hits vol. 1 (1994) - Preya (CD)
- Another Part of Me (1996) - Preya (CD)
- Si tu me mens (1998) - [Preya Music' (CD)
- You Go Pay (2000) - Preya Music (CD)
- Métamorphose (2002) - Preya Music(CD)
- The Very Best of Prince Eyango (2005) - (2 CD)
- On Tourne la Page (2007)Preya Music (CD)
- Ecole D'amour (2009) Preya Music (CD)
- Apelle Moi (2013) Preya Music (CD)
- Merci Seigneur (2015) preya music
References
- ↑ Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ http://www.laweekly.com/music/music/la-weekly-music-awards-2000/5659