Category: Music
AFROBEATS HAS NO SUBSTANCE: IS BURNA BOY RIGHT?
A few days before the release of his 7th album, Burna Boy made a statement that did not sit well with many Africans. He talked about Afrobeats lacking [...]
HIP HOP IS 50 YEARS OLD TODAY
On the morning of August 11th 1973, in the New York City borough of the Bronx, 18 year old Clive Campbell woke up early to prepare for a party he had [...]
DEATH OF MEDIOCRITY PART 5: THE NET WORTH OF CAMEROONIAN ARTISTS
“It took me 27 years of Hard work to set aside 12 Million Dollars.” - Richard Bona
When we talk of Cameroonian artists that are financially buoyant [...]
DEATH OF MEDIOCRITY PART 1: TRYING TO CONQUER FRENCH AFRICA IS THINKING BACKWARDS
In recent outings, Nabil Fongod, who is one of the pioneers of what we call urban culture/entertainment in Cameroon has been firing shots against what [...]
MEET VAGABON; CAMEROON’S FIRST INDIE ROCK MUSICIAN?
If you streamed her music online or looked at the CD cover of her album, the label will tell you her name is Vagabon. However this young lady was born [...]
IS THERE SPACE FOR INTELLECTUAL RAP IN CAMEROON?
Tino Foy had once published an article right here on PoiseSocial where he explored the relevance of culture in Cameroonian rap music. He briefly exami [...]
How Father Nsay Ki La is Making Priesthood Cool Again
Father Nsaikila Wanyu Elvis Njong is not your typical Roman Catholic priest. Although his duties involve prayers, homilies, and church business, he is [...]
𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐀𝐍 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐒𝐓 𝐔𝐒𝐄𝐃 𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐂 𝐓𝐎 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐂𝐄 𝐀 𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐎𝐍 𝐎𝐍 𝐂𝐔𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐑 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐕𝐈𝐂𝐄
In 2008, musician Dave Caroll was traveling aboard a United Airlines flight from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Omaha, Nebraska to play a show with his band [...]
THE CULTURAL REFERENCES IN TINO FOY’S ‘ABOUT TIME’ EP
Besides serving as an accompaniment to our daily activities, music does very many other things for us. Music as a vehicle of culture is one function o [...]
CAN MBOLE GROW TO BECOME A STRONG MOVEMENT?
Mbole music has been around for a decade and is only just starting to take shape and form as a brand of music of its own. 90% of that time, it has liv [...]