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Over 60 percent of Cameroonians have at least one person, who has, on countless occasions, declared their undying and laudable love for the music business. Some go further, confessing that they have always had this inexplicable need to hold a microphone and sing to thousands.
The modern day music business in Cameroon is no joke, absolutely no doubt about it. Since its birth, it has either intentionally or unintentionally, created the notion that some myths, that has for years been guiding the lives and sounds of a few upcoming acts, are the truth.
Today, we will be discussing 5 blatant lies told about the Cameroonian music industry.
1.You Must Be Signed To A Major Record Label.
In as much as we believe every upcoming artiste should be under a label, should the opportunity present itself, this does not mean that there are some acts that can not make it without having a huge record deal.
There are a few notable acts in Cameroon who gained popularity without having any form of support from big record labels, artists like Stanley Enow, Numerica, Blanche Bailly, are examples.
2. If You Can’t Afford To Feature An Established Artiste, “diss” one.
Okay, so guys, please let this sink, releasing a song with the sole aim of dissing a known artiste because you think doing that will make it a hit, is the deadliest thing you can do to your career.
Yes, a few might get away with it, making a name for themselves [Majorly because the song itself is good], some even create a little buzz at the beginning, then think it’s okay to “diss” an A-lister to go further but end up destroying their career. For those planning on going by this industry lie, do yourself a favour, steer clear, or you might just end up being a failed artiste.
3. You Don’t Have To Market Your Song Because It’s Good.
Lies. Just like the old days when good music wallowed in bitter and deep obscurity due to the lack of substantial backings needed to attain the popularity level, so will your music be forgotten should you rely on this fact.
You want your sound to remain on top charts and celebrated, yes? You need financial backings to push it to the consumers as many times and far as you can. Money does come in handy in the music business.
Majority of the country’s biggest songs, [Even if it does fade away with time] attained that level due to the massive marketing they received.
4. You Must Feature Popular Artiste For Your Song To Sell/Be A HIT.
We could continue forever, need we say much about this?. Let’s get serious now, ladies and gentlemen of the music industry, this is like the biggest lie, we have ever heard.
We doubt this needs to be expatiated upon…but again, Tenor,Daphne Jovi, Mr Leo etc
5. Your songs must be ‘Kpangolo’ music.
We’re sure from the name itself, you can already depict that such music is basically noise. ‘Kanpogolo’ music, [so to speak], has gained ground even more than intellectual music, in the Cameroon music industry. Our definition of this kind of music; ‘lazy lyrics voiced on an equally devastating poo of a beat.’
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