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The Golden Sounds originate from the Orchestra of the Republican Guard of Cameroon's Presidency. Four gendarmes from the orchestra provided comical musical entertainment, often dressing in military uniforms, wearing pith helmets and stuffing their clothes with pillows to appear like they had swollen bottoms from riding the train and fat stomachs from eating too much.
By then, Golden Sounds had disbanded and Zé Bella had retired. [2] In a 2010 interview with the Cameroon Tribune , he said that he was honored, "because Shakira is an icon of world music", while expressing that the band deserved royalties for the song.
This is a list of musicians and musical groups from Cameroon ... Zangalewa (or Golden Sounds), makossa group This page was last edited on 28 November 2024 ...
An indirect result of the coup was the foundation of Golden Sounds (also known as Zangalewa) in November 1984, identifying as a makossa group formed from by active members of the presidential guard. It originally included musicians such as Jean Paul Zé Bella, Dooh Belley, Luc Eyebe and Emile Kojidie. [ 4 ]
He attended police school from 1972 to 1973, and officer's school from 1987 to 1988. Throughout his education he was interested in sports and music (German label Analog Africa has released a compilation of his songs called "Hamad Kalkaba and The Golden Sounds 1974-1975"), and played handball and athletics. He finished his army service as a ...
The ethnicities of Cameroon include an estimated 250 distinct ethnic groups in five regional-cultural divisions. An estimated 38% of the population are Western highlanders–Semi-Bantu or grassfielders including the Bamileke, Bamum, and many smaller Tikar groups in the northwest. 12% are coastal tropical forest peoples, including the Bassa, Duala, and many smaller groups in the southwest.
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Released in English and Spanish (with the title "Waka Waka (Esto es África)"), the song samples the original Cameroonian makossa song "Zamina mina (Zangaléwa)" by Golden Sounds and the lyrics encourage the players to aim for goals like soldiers on a battlefield. It received generally favourable reviews from critics.