| 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 |
''Zimbabweans are lousy readers.'' This is the quikest describtion you would hear when talking to a Zimbabwean publisher or writer. How severe is the problem... You can see from the... Read more
Ernest Kanjo Be the first to comment! 09 Jun 2010 Hits:6046 Latest
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:13482 MOVIE STARS
Dust is yet to settle on the February 28, 2015 polls that brought on board some fresh people to henceforth pilot the affairs of the National Actors’ Guild of... Read more
Ernest Kanjo Be the first to comment! 03 Mar 2015 Hits:9191 MOVIES
"Acting is just another form of art. A way of expressing one's emotions! Another way of exposing one's other skills," Richard Kings told me when I cornered him at his... Read more
TTS Be the first to comment! 02 Apr 2010 Hits:12142 MOVIE STARS
Keka Sylvester is a hope rising film director Cameroon will be proud of in future. Buraman as he is fondly called has several films to his credit: Principal Slaughter, Engwari,... Read more
Ernest Kanjo Comments(1) 16 Mar 2010 Hits:36521 STAR CORNER
If desperate cries and yelling have not been strong enough to scare the Ebola virus, silent voices from some of Africa’s most influential singers would definitely do the trick.... Read more
Ernest Kanjo Be the first to comment! 27 Nov 2014 Hits:6075 Latest
Yaounde has just hosted another edition of the African Film Festival dubbed Ecrans Noirs. The festival which brought together African filmmakers from all over the globe ran from June 29... Read more
Ernest Kanjo Be the first to comment! 13 Jul 2013 Hits:5213 Latest
George Breezy’s Je Suis Kolofata, directed by Romeo Olah is in itself a brilliantly woven weapon that easily dismantles the current insurgency that is clipping Cameroon’s wings from the Northern... Read more
Ernest Kanjo Be the first to comment! 12 Feb 2015 Hits:9446 Latest
January 2010 I boarded a Brussel Airways airbus shortly after 11pm on 01 January 2010, destined for the Belgian capital from where I was going to transit to Berlin,... Read more
Ernest Kanjo Be the first to comment! 18 Jan 2011 Hits:42336 Movies
February 4, 2012 will mark another turning point in the history of movie production in Cameroon. The industry will be one film richer. Triangle of Tears will be making its... Read more
Ernest Kanjo Comments(1) 24 Jan 2012 Hits:8678 MOVIES
Official nominationBarely two months to the maiden edition of the Cameroon Academy Awards (CAA), otherwise called Sonnah Awards, preparations have registered great progress. According to latest reports, the organizing... Read more
Ernest Kanjo Be the first to comment! 29 Oct 2013 Hits:6571 Latest
Later this January, what behind-the-scene observers have confidently described as one of the biggest Cameroonian home video productions of recent times will be made public. Tinted Roses, an emotionally-filled, yet... Read more
Ernest Kanjo Be the first to comment! 11 Jan 2014 Hits:8410 MOVIES
Numerous trips to West Africa might have inspired the young journalist, but it is more of Njie Mbonde Albert's zeal to sell the rich culture of his country that... Read more
Ernest Kanjo Be the first to comment! 04 Mar 2010 Hits:15544 TELEVISION
My names are Esaw Dilis Pembe Angwi. Am a fashion designer i design clothes for women and children in african fabrics. My line is called HERMOISE. The concept... Read more
TTS Be the first to comment! 27 Jan 2011 Hits:6455 Society
Shocked! That’s how I feel. That Chinua, the giant Achebe has fallen is no sweet news to me and surely to millions of literature lovers and fans of Achebe’s works.... Read more
Ernest Kanjo Be the first to comment! 22 Mar 2013 Hits:7332 Latest
Her name is Marie Barbara Matagnigni. She is 19 and a Law student in the University of Yaounde II, Soa. She is eloquent, intelligent, soft-spoken and humble. She is bilingual... Read more
Ernest Kanjo Be the first to comment! 13 Apr 2010 Hits:14919 STAR CORNER
Describe it as breaking news – you won’t be wrong! One of the frontline Nollywood actors Olu Jacobs is expected in Cameroon in the next couple of days. The... Read more
Samson Tarh Be the first to comment! 21 Mar 2013 Hits:11366 MOVIES
Rene Etta is not new in the film industry. He is one of the finest cinematographers on the continent and has worked as Director of Photography in some of Africa’s... Read more
Ernest Kanjo Be the first to comment! 12 May 2021 Hits:2848 Latest
“Whenever they have their names on something, know it’s going to be exceptional, special, and ground-breaking.†Malvis Ann Mohvu said this of Proxy Buh Melvin aka Baba Prox and... Read more
Ernest Kanjo Be the first to comment! 21 Oct 2022 Hits:3494 MOVIES
Buea: The décor is already being planted for the second edition of the Cam Movies Merit Awards, (CMMA). The organizing team (mostly young Cameroonians in the diaspora), led by Cam…
Sunday, May 17, breaking Monday, May 18, was one of the rare vigils Liberians had in a long while now. The ones who have been fans of AMERICAN IDOL and…
If she use to underrate herself, gone are those days. Sara is a completely new individual after emerging victorious at the 2013 Belgium-run Miss Elegance beauty pageant, thanks to the…
Washington DC, the world’s strongest political capital, is a very beautiful city. DC, as it is affectionately known will be more beautiful as from May 15, 2016. This will be…
More than ever, Bright Phase needs you votes now! The Cameroonian group who are finalists of the 2008 KORA Awards have smelled victory and would be declared best Arican musicians,…
Who says the film industry in Cameroon is not heading for glorious moments! There is definitely light at the end of the tunnel for young filmmakers, many of whom are…
Lyrically creative and meaningfully pregnant! This phrase pecks squarely into Busy Body, Naomi Achu’s latest single track whose official video is just a couple of hours old. This time, the…
The soothing glamour that often emerges as a conspicuous ingredient in screen acting has undoubtedly stood tall as the winning competitor in the race with other aspects in the business.…
Cameroon is living one of successful music eras, thanks to a host of young artistes who have explored their divine-given skills to the fullest. One of them is Gasha who…
