TIPTOPSTARS

1. Under the Mango tree
(News/POETRY)

Under the Mango tree I reminisce of the days of my father Days of folklore Palm wine and sweet talk Days of laughter and casting stones Days when boys became men Under the Mango tree I began my journey ...

2. Do not go gentle into that Goodnight
(News/POETRY)

Do not go gentle into that Goodnight Say a prayer, Take a leap, Let the night know your days struggles Of your dream and drive. Sip some wine, And toast to the gods, Smiling to sleep Do not go gentle ...

3. BLOCKED
(News/POETRY)

BLOCKED In every sip of wine, and tear drop I share my pain In every thong of tangled hair Is buried my agony My eyes filled with rage and pity As my burrowed chick shows forth my Fustration I ...

4. Naomi expresses God’s might in album extract
(News/Latest)

... gravitate, etc. The rapper intertwines these words magnificently to bring out the color of Power of God. In a rare black and white music video style, the rap heroine and Okudi perform the dance in the ...

5. Diaspora: Merlisa Determined to host top-rated awards show
(News/Latest)

... so over and over. “I can’t wait, I’m looking forward to meeting some of my best two actors as they host N.E.G.A,” Felwine, another Cameroonian in Maryland who says she hopes to get into acting soon, ...

6. Producers, directors are to blame for actors’ hind positions - Kesha Kena Emmanuel, NAGCAM President
(interviews/INTERVIEWS)

... not believe in inferiority complex. A good palm wine needs no bush. If you are a good actor, you would have a good role. Hard work again, I say, is the key, not back-door connections. EK: One last word ...

7. “Nigeria may seize your market” – Clem Ohameze warns Cameroonian filmmakers
(News/MOVIES)

... held Cameroon spellbound, just like The Blues Kingdom in 2007 by the same producer. Other Cameroon-Nigeria joint-cast productions have been Land of Shadows, Blood and Wine, Pink Poison, Far, Decoded, Royal ...

8. Stanley Enow, JOVI in-roads: A Look from the other side of the Mungo
(News/Latest)

... of just anything (plastic items, bottle corks, etc) picked from here and there, stock together, intertwined to produce what has been described as one of Cameroon’s most brilliant piece of art, at least ...

9. SONNAH enters event month
(News/Latest)

... is in serious gestation with organizers now spending sleepless nights to intertwine things. In Yaounde, where the event will take place, preparatory encounters are being held on a regular basis, since ...

10. Re-visiting John Dumelo's visit to Cameroon
(News/MOVIES)

... do and in a typical Cameroonian fashion. And just like the proverbial visitor to Egypt, he did what Egyptians do on sticks of 'soya' (barbequed beef twined on sticks), for instance.  This caught the ...

11. “Co-producing with Oprah is my greatest aspiration” - TALKTOLIA Show host
(News/STAR CORNER)

... and purpose is entwined around getting people connected to the source of their creation-God. I can never sacrifice that aspect for mere entertainment. Both Christians and non-Christians can still relate ...

12. Gospel: Sis Favour favoured with maiden album
(News/Latest)

... of songs intertwined to form a whole piece). It is arranged by Adolf Ntungwen aka Kumba Boy with the assistance of some collaborators at the Azi Studio, situated beside the popular Azi Motel in Kumba. ...

13. Neba Lawrence directs Jim Iyke movie starring Uche Jombo
(News/MOVIES)

When TIPTOPSTARS got Neba Lawrence on the line to Yaounde early Monday, the now celebrated Cameroonian film director was on his way to Asaba, Nigeria where editing of Blood or Wine, a Jim Iyke produced ...

14. “The Movie Industry Isn’t About Money” – Uche Jombo, Nollywood actress
(interviews/INTERVIEWS)

... reporter Nana Walter Wilson. Excerpts: Why are you in Cameroon? I am to make a movie called Blood or Wine. It has a background in Cameroon, of a young couple who are tired of their marriage. Just ...

15. UNIYAO I: African documentary festival programme released
(interviews/INTERVIEWS)

... For the homeowners, the land and houses they have legally purchased are a reward for their hard work. For the Ndolilas, the land is part of their family legacy and hence deeply intertwined with their identity. ...

16. The Cameroon film industry is young but promising” -Erick Ntang, Callywood boss
(interviews/INTERVIEWS)

... even though it is intertwined with messages that can help enlighten some of our youths. In some of the movies, we make youths to understand that America is not all gold as some may think. You have to work ...

17. Mega MC MOVES MOUNTAINS
(News/STAR CORNER)

... late for the event," she told us. "As if that were not enough, he poured wine on my dress," Mcbailys went further. The slight hitch was however taken care of and the self-confident speaker, as usual, impressed ...

18. “Promoting the Cameroonian film industry is our mission from the diaspora”
(Comments)

Keep up the spirit Ernest. I am so proud of your self-persuasive attitude turning water into wine with very litle resources and achieving such great results. I am positive you will go places. Keep the ...