Prince Eyango
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Ndedi Eyango, known for his stage name Prince Eyango, is a musician from Cameroon
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In the 80's and early 90's he was based in Cameroon but recorded his first five albums in France
. Eyango sings both in French and in English. His biggest hit, "You Must Calculate", was released in 1987. The same year he was awarded "best artist of the year" by Minister of Culture of Cameroon http://www.francophoniedc.org/evening.htm.
Eyango moved to United States
in 1993, where he has been based since. He has also been a producer and owns a company, Preya Music(Longue longue,Jacky Kingue,Tanus Foe,Marcel Bwanga,Ndema System,Papa Zoe) and much more. Eyango has toured in Africa, Europe and North America http://www.eyango.com/performances.html. In 2000, he was nominated for World music category at LA Weekly Music Awards http://www.laweekly.com/music/music/la-weekly-music-awards-2000/5659. Eyango founder and leader of his Les Montagnards band.
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...
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In the 80's and early 90's he was based in Cameroon but recorded his first five albums in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. Eyango sings both in French and in English. His biggest hit, "You Must Calculate", was released in 1987. The same year he was awarded "best artist of the year" by Minister of Culture of Cameroon http://www.francophoniedc.org/evening.htm.
Eyango moved to United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in 1993, where he has been based since. He has also been a producer and owns a company, Preya Music(Longue longue,Jacky Kingue,Tanus Foe,Marcel Bwanga,Ndema System,Papa Zoe) and much more. Eyango has toured in Africa, Europe and North America http://www.eyango.com/performances.html. In 2000, he was nominated for World music category at LA Weekly Music Awards http://www.laweekly.com/music/music/la-weekly-music-awards-2000/5659. Eyango founder and leader of his Les Montagnards band.
Discography
- Service libre (1985) - Dicks Records (LP)
- Saluts les maries (1986) - BMCA Records (LP)
- You Must Calculer (1987) - Tougata (LP)
- Soul Botingo (1989) - Toure Jim's Records (LP)
- Les problèmes (1991) - Toure Jim's Records (LP, CD reissue 1996)
- Greatest Hits vol. 1 (1994) - Preya (CD)
- Another Part of Me (1996) - Preya (CD)
- Si tu me mens (1998) - Sonodisc-Septocam (CD)
- You Go Pay (2000) - JPS Production (CD)
- Métamorphose (2002) - Preya Music / SonimaSonimaSonima is a village and seat of the commune of Alzouonoub in the Cercle of Goundam in the Tombouctou Region of Mali.-References:...
(CD) - The Very Best of Prince Eyango (2005) - (2 CD)