TIPTOPSTARS

Ernest Kanjo / ••Friday•, 02 •April• 2010 04:03•

BAAM All roads will lead to Buea on 17 April 2010. Blessed are those who will be there. For, they shall see the wonders of BAAM. BAAM, the Cameroonian group that recently won hundreds of thousands of hearts, following the great show down on TRACE will be launching its maiden album.

According to the boy and two girls, Arise Africa is already packaged and is ready tfor consumption. "It took us three months to compile Africa Arise," BAAM's Mabel revealed. During this time, Buea's M-One studio was constantly active.

It is the result of sleepless nights spent voicing and turning the buttons that the public of Buea and guests to the launching will be savouring come 17 April at the Alliance Franco Camerounaise (AFC) performance hall. "I feel nervous ahead of the event since it's the first time we are going to be putting an album in the market," Mabel said on the line to Buea. "I keep asking myself how the public is going to react to the album and that makes me panic," she said further. "However, I am convinced Arise Africa is a good packaged."

Songs in the album include, BAAM Prayer, Bounce to This, Arise Africa, Dance to My Culture, Stand Up, Be Strong, Wind Break and Twist and Paddy Man. The theme of struggle is prominent across the songs. "We are simply telling young people to dream and see such dreams come true. Not to be obstructed by detractors," said the BAAM singer.

Featuring at the 17 April launch will be Willy de Paris and Elchic Echondong aka Amumba. Soon after the launch, we were told, BAAM will embark on a six African countrries tour (27 April to 17 July). "Then we shall be ready for any other proposal thereafter," Mabel said.

It should be recalled that BAAM came to the limelight in 2007 when the group won the NESCAFE song competition whose final took place in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Part of the fallouts of the victory was a TRACE-sponsored single, Stand Up that hit the airwaves of the popular Parisian entertainment channel last year, causing the Buea group to attract hundreds of thousands of new fans worldwide.

Catch a view of Caug…
When organizers of the opener edition of the Nollywood and African Film Critics Awards declared last September that Cameroon was fast closing up with Ghana and Nigeria on movie production,…
Fresh: Naomi Achu’s …
Many are urban music lovers who have hardly had a stable mind, waiting for the release of the video of Naomi Achu’s latest single, since the song went public…
"My motivation is bu…
Cameroonian Born Adiang Assoue Thomas Germain who left Cameroon for an adventurous journey to South African is today one of Brazil's shining stars and celebrity.Tommy Germain started his career as…
“I now see filmmakin…
Specialization and professionalization! These are the watch words that have guided the vision of the Cameroon Film Industry, CFI, the 2008-created structure that has been overseeing operations in the industry…
Epic movies: Beyond …
African epic movies are a sensation to lovers of cinema. The extra-ordinary costumes and make-ups give them a special coloration, making these movies particularly different from other types. With over…
APEX1RADIO : ON AFRI…
Promise Akanteh is a refined Journalist who also takes interest in promoting arts and culture. On her radio show, CULTURAL VIBES, produced on Royal FM Yaounde, the host and her…
CFI: Otia-led board …
The board which has since Saturday March 23 been at the helm of the film industry in Cameroon has been tasked to draft a suitable and befitting constitution for…
“We need to return …
One of the most memorable moves that came alongside the liberalization of the audio-visual sector in Cameroon is the featuring of local music (Cameroonian music in this case) on the…
Kosy’s Moni single h…
This reporter vividly recalls Kosy buttressing his non-negotiable ambitions of staying at the top of his art – singing, call it music! Releasing songs on a regular basis is one…

•Prev• •Next•

418293622 7484176181616363_8241778451874313913_n

LATEST COMMENTS

Well, I think the CEA was a very shallow and misgu... More...
This is creativity we are talking about, this are ... More...
Lovelyn,your pre-selection criterias are ok but i'... More...
camhood 4 the better More...
fame is gd More...
CONGRATULATION. THANK GOD FOR YOU GUYS. CAMEROON S... More...
cool girls dat was great but this year we the cons... More...

•Profile Information•

Application afterLoad: 0.000 seconds, 0.41 MB

Application afterInitialise: 0.026 seconds, 2.88 MB

Application afterRoute: 0.033 seconds, 3.56 MB

Application afterDispatch: 0.088 seconds, 6.94 MB

Application afterRender: 0.868 seconds, 9.51 MB

•Memory Usage•

10044712

•46 queries logged•

SELECT *
FROM jos_session
WHERE session_id = '3l6s8aa7eu0u1k9kp95b8ja8d5'
DELETE
FROM jos_session
WHERE ( TIME < '1776986435' )
SELECT *
FROM jos_session
WHERE session_id = '3l6s8aa7eu0u1k9kp95b8ja8d5'
INSERT INTO `jos_session` ( `session_id`,`time`,`username`,`gid`,`guest`,`client_id` )
VALUES ( '3l6s8aa7eu0u1k9kp95b8ja8d5','1776987335','','0','1','0' )
SELECT *
FROM jos_components
WHERE parent = 0
SELECT folder AS TYPE, element AS name, params
  FROM jos_plugins
  WHERE published >= 1
  AND access <= 0
  ORDER BY ordering
SELECT *
FROM jos_migration_backlinks
WHERE url LIKE 'archives/247-baam-to-bounce-with-new-album.html%' OR sefurl LIKE 'archives/247-baam-to-bounce-with-new-album.html%'
SELECT m.*, c.`option` AS component
  FROM jos_menu AS m
  LEFT JOIN jos_components AS c
  ON m.componentid = c.id
  WHERE m.published = 1
  ORDER BY m.sublevel, m.parent, m.ordering
SELECT *
FROM jos_jcomments_settings
SELECT template
  FROM jos_templates_menu
  WHERE client_id = 0
  AND (menuid = 0 OR menuid = 146)
  ORDER BY menuid DESC
  LIMIT 0, 1
SELECT a.*, u.name AS author, u.usertype, cc.title AS category, s.title AS SECTION, CASE WHEN CHAR_LENGTH(a.alias) THEN CONCAT_WS(":", a.id, a.alias) ELSE a.id END AS slug, CASE WHEN CHAR_LENGTH(cc.alias) THEN CONCAT_WS(":", cc.id, cc.alias) ELSE cc.id END AS catslug, g.name AS groups, s.published AS sec_pub, cc.published AS cat_pub, s.access AS sec_access, cc.access AS cat_access
  FROM jos_content AS a
  LEFT JOIN jos_categories AS cc
  ON cc.id = a.catid
  LEFT JOIN jos_sections AS s
  ON s.id = cc.SECTION
  AND s.scope = "content"
  LEFT JOIN jos_users AS u
  ON u.id = a.created_by
  LEFT JOIN jos_groups AS g
  ON a.access = g.id
  WHERE a.id = 247
  AND ( ( a.created_by = 0 ) OR ( a.state = 1
  AND ( a.publish_up = '0000-00-00 00:00:00' OR a.publish_up <= '2026-04-23 23:35:35' )
  AND ( a.publish_down = '0000-00-00 00:00:00' OR a.publish_down >= '2026-04-23 23:35:35' ) ) OR ( a.state = -1 ) )
UPDATE jos_content
SET hits = ( hits + 1 )
WHERE id='247'
SELECT id
  FROM jos_menu

  WHERE link LIKE '%option=com_search%'

  AND TYPE = 'component'

  AND published = 1
  LIMIT 0, 1
SELECT id, title, module, POSITION, content, showtitle, control, params
  FROM jos_modules AS m
  LEFT JOIN jos_modules_menu AS mm
  ON mm.moduleid = m.id
  WHERE m.published = 1
  AND m.access <= 0
  AND m.client_id = 0
  AND ( mm.menuid = 146 OR mm.menuid = 0 )
  ORDER BY POSITION, ordering
SELECT m.*, SUM(CASE WHEN p.published=1 THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) AS cnt

  FROM jos_menu AS m

  LEFT JOIN jos_menu AS p
  ON p.parent = m.id

  WHERE m.menutype='mainmenu'
  AND m.published='1'
  AND m.access <= '0'

  GROUP BY m.id
  ORDER BY m.parent, m.ordering
SELECT m.*
  FROM jos_menu AS m

  WHERE menutype='mainmenu'
  AND m.published='1'
SELECT cc.id, cc.userid, cc.comment, cc.name, cc.username, cc.email, cc.DATE, cc.object_id, cc.object_group, '' AS avatar

  FROM jos_jcomments AS cc

  LEFT JOIN jos_content AS c
  ON c.id = cc.object_id

  WHERE cc.published = 1

  AND c.access <= '0'

  AND (c.publish_up = '0000-00-00 00:00:00' OR c.publish_up <= '2026-04-23 23:35:35')

  AND (c.publish_down = '0000-00-00 00:00:00' OR c.publish_down >= '2026-04-23 23:35:35')

  AND cc.object_group = 'com_content'

  ORDER BY cc.DATE DESC

  LIMIT 7
SELECT a.id, a.sectionid, a.access, CASE WHEN CHAR_LENGTH(a.alias) THEN CONCAT_WS(":", a.id, a.alias) ELSE a.id END AS slug, CASE WHEN CHAR_LENGTH(cc.alias) THEN CONCAT_WS(":", cc.id, cc.alias) ELSE cc.id END AS catslug
  FROM jos_content AS a
  LEFT JOIN jos_categories AS cc
  ON cc.id = a.catid
  WHERE a.id = 555
SELECT a.id, a.sectionid, a.access, CASE WHEN CHAR_LENGTH(a.alias) THEN CONCAT_WS(":", a.id, a.alias) ELSE a.id END AS slug, CASE WHEN CHAR_LENGTH(cc.alias) THEN CONCAT_WS(":", cc.id, cc.alias) ELSE cc.id END AS catslug
  FROM jos_content AS a
  LEFT JOIN jos_categories AS cc
  ON cc.id = a.catid
  WHERE a.id = 591
SELECT a.id, a.sectionid, a.access, CASE WHEN CHAR_LENGTH(a.alias) THEN CONCAT_WS(":", a.id, a.alias) ELSE a.id END AS slug, CASE WHEN CHAR_LENGTH(cc.alias) THEN CONCAT_WS(":", cc.id, cc.alias) ELSE cc.id END AS catslug
  FROM jos_content AS a
  LEFT JOIN jos_categories AS cc
  ON cc.id = a.catid
  WHERE a.id = 575
SELECT a.id, a.sectionid, a.access, CASE WHEN CHAR_LENGTH(a.alias) THEN CONCAT_WS(":", a.id, a.alias) ELSE a.id END AS slug, CASE WHEN CHAR_LENGTH(cc.alias) THEN CONCAT_WS(":", cc.id, cc.alias) ELSE cc.id END AS catslug
  FROM jos_content AS a
  LEFT JOIN jos_categories AS cc
  ON cc.id = a.catid
  WHERE a.id = 483
SELECT a.id, a.sectionid, a.access, CASE WHEN CHAR_LENGTH(a.alias) THEN CONCAT_WS(":", a.id, a.alias) ELSE a.id END AS slug, CASE WHEN CHAR_LENGTH(cc.alias) THEN CONCAT_WS(":", cc.id, cc.alias) ELSE cc.id END AS catslug
  FROM jos_content AS a
  LEFT JOIN jos_categories AS cc
  ON cc.id = a.catid
  WHERE a.id = 306
SELECT a.id, a.sectionid, a.access, CASE WHEN CHAR_LENGTH(a.alias) THEN CONCAT_WS(":", a.id, a.alias) ELSE a.id END AS slug, CASE WHEN CHAR_LENGTH(cc.alias) THEN CONCAT_WS(":", cc.id, cc.alias) ELSE cc.id END AS catslug
  FROM jos_content AS a
  LEFT JOIN jos_categories AS cc
  ON cc.id = a.catid
  WHERE a.id = 386
SELECT DISTINCT
c.id AS ID,
c.SECTION AS SID,
c.title AS name

  FROM
jos_categories AS c

  LEFT JOIN
jos_content AS content

  ON
c.id = content.catid

  WHERE
( c.id = 1 OR c.id = 13 OR c.id = 14 OR c.id = 15 OR c.id = 903 OR c.id = 904 OR c.id = 905 OR c.id = 907 OR c.id = 908 OR c.id = 909 OR c.id = 910 OR c.id = 913 OR c.id = 914 OR c.id = 915 OR c.id = 916 OR c.id = 918 OR c.id = 920 )

  AND
c.published = 1

  AND
c.access <= 0;
SELECT DISTINCT
cats.title AS cat,
users.name AS author,
users.email AS author_email,
cats.SECTION AS SID,
content.title AS title,
content.introtext AS text,
content.created AS DATE,
content.publish_up AS date_publish,
content.images AS images,
content.id AS IID,
content.hits AS hits,
content_rating.rating_sum AS rating_sum,
content_rating.rating_count AS rating_count,
CASE WHEN CHAR_LENGTH(content.alias)
THEN CONCAT_WS(":", content.id, content.alias)
ELSE content.id END AS ID,
CASE WHEN CHAR_LENGTH(cats.alias)
THEN CONCAT_WS(":", cats.id, cats.alias)
ELSE cats.id END AS CID

  FROM
jos_content AS content

  LEFT JOIN
jos_categories AS categories

  ON categories.id = content.catid

  LEFT JOIN
jos_sections AS sections

  ON sections.id = content.sectionid

  LEFT JOIN
jos_users AS users

  ON users.id = content.created_by

  LEFT JOIN
jos_content_frontpage AS frontpage

  ON content.id = frontpage.content_id

  LEFT JOIN
jos_categories AS cats

  ON content.catid = cats.id

  LEFT JOIN
jos_content_rating AS content_rating

  ON content_rating.content_id = content.id

  WHERE
content.state = 1

  AND categories.access <= 0

  AND content.access <= 0

  AND categories.published = 1

  AND ( content.publish_up = '0000-00-00 00:00:00' OR content.publish_up <= '2026-04-23 23:35:35' )

  AND ( content.publish_down = '0000-00-00 00:00:00' OR content.publish_down >= '2026-04-23 23:35:35' )

  AND ( content.catid = 1 OR content.catid = 13 OR content.catid = 14 OR content.catid = 15 OR content.catid = 903 OR content.catid = 904 OR content.catid = 905 OR content.catid = 907 OR content.catid = 908 OR content.catid = 909 OR content.catid = 910 OR content.catid = 913 OR content.catid = 914 OR content.catid = 915 OR content.catid = 916 OR content.catid = 918 OR content.catid = 920 )

  ORDER BY
RAND()

  LIMIT
0,30;
SELECT COUNT(*)

  FROM jos_jcomments

  WHERE object_id = 930

  AND object_group = 'com_content'

  AND published = 1
SELECT COUNT(*)

  FROM jos_jcomments

  WHERE object_id = 1037

  AND object_group = 'com_content'

  AND published = 1
SELECT COUNT(*)

  FROM jos_jcomments

  WHERE object_id = 956

  AND object_group = 'com_content'

  AND published = 1
SELECT COUNT(*)

  FROM jos_jcomments

  WHERE object_id = 737

  AND object_group = 'com_content'

  AND published = 1
SELECT COUNT(*)

  FROM jos_jcomments

  WHERE object_id = 654

  AND object_group = 'com_content'

  AND published = 1
SELECT COUNT(*)

  FROM jos_jcomments

  WHERE object_id = 482

  AND object_group = 'com_content'

  AND published = 1
SELECT COUNT(*)

  FROM jos_jcomments

  WHERE object_id = 688

  AND object_group = 'com_content'

  AND published = 1
SELECT COUNT(*)

  FROM jos_jcomments

  WHERE object_id = 740

  AND object_group = 'com_content'

  AND published = 1
SELECT COUNT(*)

  FROM jos_jcomments

  WHERE object_id = 880

  AND object_group = 'com_content'

  AND published = 1
SELECT COUNT(*)

  FROM jos_jcomments

  WHERE object_id = 1009

  AND object_group = 'com_content'

  AND published = 1
SELECT COUNT(*)

  FROM jos_jcomments

  WHERE object_id = 785

  AND object_group = 'com_content'

  AND published = 1
SELECT COUNT(*)

  FROM jos_jcomments

  WHERE object_id = 1001

  AND object_group = 'com_content'

  AND published = 1
SELECT COUNT(*)

  FROM jos_jcomments

  WHERE object_id = 579

  AND object_group = 'com_content'

  AND published = 1
SELECT COUNT(*)

  FROM jos_jcomments

  WHERE object_id = 824

  AND object_group = 'com_content'

  AND published = 1
SELECT COUNT(*)

  FROM jos_jcomments

  WHERE object_id = 983

  AND object_group = 'com_content'

  AND published = 1
SELECT COUNT(*)

  FROM jos_jcomments

  WHERE object_id = 799

  AND object_group = 'com_content'

  AND published = 1
SELECT COUNT(*)

  FROM jos_jcomments

  WHERE object_id = 304

  AND object_group = 'com_content'

  AND published = 1
SELECT COUNT(*)

  FROM jos_jcomments

  WHERE object_id = 605

  AND object_group = 'com_content'

  AND published = 1
SELECT COUNT(*)

  FROM jos_jcomments

  WHERE object_id = 1061

  AND object_group = 'com_content'

  AND published = 1
SELECT COUNT(*)

  FROM jos_jcomments

  WHERE object_id = 1051

  AND object_group = 'com_content'

  AND published = 1
SELECT COUNT(*)

  FROM jos_jcomments

  WHERE object_id = 764

  AND object_group = 'com_content'

  AND published = 1

•Language Files Loaded•

/home/ketrp/public_html/mtdv/language/en-GB/en-GB.ini 1
/home/ketrp/public_html/mtdv/language/en-GB/en-GB.plg_system_debug.ini 1
/home/ketrp/public_html/mtdv/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_jcomments.ini 1
/home/ketrp/public_html/mtdv/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_content.ini 1
/home/ketrp/public_html/mtdv/language/en-GB/en-GB.plg_content_pagebreak.ini 1
/home/ketrp/public_html/mtdv/language/en-GB/en-GB.tpl_tiptopstars.ini
/home/ketrp/public_html/mtdv/language/en-GB/en-GB.mod_facefans.ini
/home/ketrp/public_html/mtdv/language/en-GB/en-GB.mod_jcomments.ini 1
/home/ketrp/public_html/mtdv/language/en-GB/en-GB.mod_news_pro_gk4.ini 1
/home/ketrp/public_html/mtdv/language/en-GB/en-GB.mod_adsense_joomlaspan_3_ClickSafe.ini
/home/ketrp/public_html/mtdv/language/en-GB/en-GB.mod_breadcrumbs.ini 1
/home/ketrp/public_html/mtdv/language/en-GB/en-GB.mod_search.ini 1

•Untranslated Strings Diagnostic•

•None•

•Untranslated Strings Designer•

•None•

TIPTOPSTARS

TTS/MTDV ARCHIVES

New: Dadson decries hate in hit single

TO THE HOTJEM BOSS ON HER BIRTHDAY

Retour: C-Boyz release Feel My Pain toda…

Cameroon: Actors celebrate truce

Music : Jovi creates own label

Kumba: CFI executive members to plan 5th…

VIDEO PREMIERE : Pandita Life Don Better…

Cameroonian print media: The HillTopian…

“Pound of Flesh pricked my adrenaline” …

Cuisine: Anita Etta diversifies art menu

Snapshots around CMMA II nominations

Myra Maimoh’s uniqueness in Uniq

Movie: Mairo Sanda crushes opponents

No freezing for Vreezy Ville

Cameroon International Film Festival: Fi…

Giving back: Kang Quintus honours fans i…

"Dulce Camer seeks to refine the Cameroo…

The world of black magic Wins at Serbian…

The African Children of The Year Awards …

Instructors Break Financial myths

Ninah’s Dowry: Media tagged for blackout…

Catch a view of Caug…

Fresh: Naomi Achu’s …

"My motivation is bu…

“I now see filmmakin…

Epic movies: Beyond …

APEX1RADIO : ON AFRI…

CFI: Otia-led board …

“We need to return …

Kosy’s Moni single h…