| Eriko Ends Silence |
| Monday, 13 September 2010 21:31 |
|
Upon arrival in the country, the talented artiste was given a hilarious reception at the Douala International Airport as hundreds of fans jammed him with love and concern. This was followed a few days later by two massively attended concerts, staged first in Cameroon's economic capital Douala and then political stronghold Yaounde. Sponsored by one of the renowned mobile telephone network outfits, both concerts offered fans another great moment of entertainment the music star was noted to be good at. But more to that, Eriko's stage come-back emotionally rekindled sweet memories of the famous Djomboss, an album that did not only win several awards, but held the entire country spellbound. As he performed, some fans found it really hard to hold back tears. ''I can't help soaking my eyes, I am emotional. Thank God he is back,'' a female fan expressed herself at the Douala concert. To the young musician, it is God's might that saved him from the ugly hands of death. He told reporters that he was now physically apt and could continue practicing the art he knew best - singing. On whether Eriko intended to live in Paris, the makossa star said: ''I was born in Cameroon to sing and entertain Cameroonians. I can best do that living in my country.'' Eriko's single, Je sort de loin roughly translated as I'm coming from afar, tells the story of his ordeal and how he miraculously came out of it. It is packaged in Paris. Before the car he was driving crashed on a fateful Sunday morning, Eriko had just returned from Bafoussam to Douala where he had performed in a concert. Without resting, he headed for Yaounde for yet another rendezvous and probably because of exhaustion burst into an accident. News of the incident sent fans crowding the Yaounde University Teaching Hospital (CUSS) to confirm or discard rumours that he had died. Eriko became popular with his maiden album Djomboss that hit the charts in 2007. Yondo, another song on the album later attracted popular attention, making him one of the most celebrated budding artistes in recent times in Cameroon.
|
| Last Updated on Monday, 13 September 2010 23:07 |
It is now clear actors in Cameroon are determined to make acting a worthwhile occupation. Meeting in Buea recently in their second national convention, members of the Actor's Guild of... Read more
Ernest Kanjo Comments(1) 08 Dec 2010 Hits:7946 MOVIES
The D-July July is here! When Maybelle Boma, Anne Etape and other people who do the behind-the-scene tasks selected July 2012 as the month for the historic debut edition of... Read more
TTS Be the first to comment! 02 Jul 2012 Hits:6133 Latest
Scouting for the worthwhile personality who would carry the aspirations of Apex 1 Radio across the Central and West African sub regions was to say the least, the most effortless... Read more
TTS Be the first to comment! 05 Dec 2017 Hits:6735 Latest
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,... Read more
Ernest Kanjo Comments(1) 20 Feb 2012 Hits:10199 MOVIES
No one, except they are mentally deficient, can feed on their vomitus. It is even unimaginable that it could happen. Perhaps, the only such occurrence has been between the... Read more
Ernest Kanjo Be the first to comment! 18 Nov 2013 Hits:7098 Latest
When CLASH will start streaming on Netflix from Tuesday, May 18 this year, lovers of Merlisa Determined’s works, and fans of the actress would surely present yet another reason they... Read more
Ernest Kanjo Be the first to comment! 10 May 2021 Hits:3140 MOVIES
When a team of young Belgium-based Cameroonians involved in the seventh art set out on a production adventure, this group did not cast doubts on their ambitions. That was way... Read more
Ernest Kanjo Be the first to comment! 05 Jan 2014 Hits:8384 MOVIES
Little did Rita Zembe’s dad know his little daughter, though little was eyeing her father’s thing – drama. Before he knew it, his daughter was already pulling school crowds who... Read more
Ernest Kanjo Be the first to comment! 14 Mar 2011 Hits:13506 MOVIE STARS
Cameroon’s Minister of Culture has been praising the cast and crew of Pink Poison Reloaded. Pink Poison Reloaded is a Cameroonian movie currently being shot in the South West and... Read more
Ernest Kanjo Be the first to comment! 09 Mar 2013 Hits:9244 MOVIES
He may go by the name Baby, but Bankok-based Baby Angel’s musical carer had since graduated from the baby stage to a more mature grade. His angelic voice clearly... Read more
Ernest Kanjo Be the first to comment! 11 Jan 2013 Hits:7345 STAR CORNER
March 23 is in the next couple of days and there is growing anxiety among film makers and artists who as the Cameroon Film Industry election approaches. Since the... Read more
Ernest Kanjo Be the first to comment! 19 Mar 2013 Hits:7262 Latest
The slogan "I Can" has no copyright restrictions to it. Do not only use it, but do that as many times as you desire. Not doing so translates to being... Read more
TTS Be the first to comment! 25 Sep 2020 Hits:2289 Latest
Rita knows how much I hate dying minute invitations but she keeps sending them. Someone invites you for a party as though they wanted to send off an extra invitation... Read more
Ifaana Qualar Be the first to comment! 03 Aug 2016 Hits:31459 Latest
Arguably, I Don Win, the gospel hit track authored by Shalom wins in I Don Win video, is one of the best things that happened to the genre in 2016.... Read more
Ernest Kanjo Be the first to comment! 03 Jan 2017 Hits:10433 Latest
CIANA who kicked off her music career first as a songwriter before joining an all male rap group is the new and first ever female music artist to be signed... Read more
TTS Be the first to comment! 06 Jan 2014 Hits:6585 Latest
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... Read more
Ernest Kanjo Comments(3) 12 Mar 2012 Hits:22942 INTERVIEWS
Trade Fair Show is one thing its creator holds so tight at heart. This is apparently because Emile Tah invested her intellect and mind into. And that it has... Read more
Anang Christy Ijang Be the first to comment! 14 Jan 2013 Hits:11154 INTERVIEWS
Since she left Cameroon in April after shooting Far, a movie co-produced by Agbor Gilbert Ebot’s AGE Productions and Mathew Eyong’s Cradle Rocks` Productions Int’l, little has filtered to her... Read more
Ernest Kanjo Be the first to comment! 21 Sep 2013 Hits:7896 Latest
TIPTOPSTARS is growing from lips and bound. The entertainment portal, call it online magazine now has a correspondent in Belgium. Journalist Titus Banyoh becomes our first correspondent and bureau... Read more
Ernest Kanjo Comments(1) 20 Apr 2012 Hits:13184 Latest
If you have visited Belgium’s metropolitan Antwerpen and haven’t had the chance to watch The Brothers United on stage, then you have missed out on one of the things that... Read more
Ernest Kanjo Be the first to comment! 23 Oct 2013 Hits:8229 Latest
In line with its mandate to tell under reported stories, Sisterspeak237 has instituted the National Storytelling Award. The event will be an annual feature that will celebrate excellence in journalistic…
Apart from being a gifted actor, Stephany Daniella is a Cameroonian film producer who is poised to make a difference in the seventh art. Her movie, THE FACE I NEVER…
Cameroon History scholars and fans of telefilms would find the rest of 2012 on national television quite exciting. One of the most eventful episodes in the country’s history, translated into…
That Shiri Achu is gifted in translating daily life into meaningful painting is no doubt is a perfect reality! Her paintings may not be like the sound-producing guitars, pianos, saxophones,…
Whether Cameroonians watch Cameroonian movies is a difficult question to answers. Yet, it is a fact that they have problems watching them. Not because the movies are not watchable…
I hated the moment (still hate it) I learned that Abega Theophile had passed on. That was 9.30pm Thursday. That was the first thing I came across on the…
Moma Pascal aka Bob and Vugah Samson alias Grandpa have insisted that they will take their country’s actors’ guild to exceptional heights. Both leaders of the Cameroon Actors’ Guild (CAMAG)…
There will be the birth of another child into the fast-growing Cameroonian movie family on June 28, 2013. The child has been named Switch Roles. Switch Roles is a movie…
Guests (from other African countries living in Europe and America) to this year’s Challenge Camerounaise, CC apart from the spectacular sporting events are going home with Fingon Tralala and X-Maleya…
