Thursday, February 26, 2009

A NEW JOINT IN TOWN!

Hello boys and girls, there's a new Cameroonian/African pub with extended license being launced on friday March 13th in Northampton town!

According to the owners, Antoine Nkwenti, an engineer and Neville Etube, a banker, this joint is designed to satisfy the needs of the young professional whether Cameroonian or African.

Their standards are high and so are their expectations!

If you live around the Northampton area, please go and support and check it out.

The address: Grafton Street Ind Est, Upper Harding Street, Northampton NN1 2PL.

For more info contact:
Antoine: 07787 182 714
Neville: 07799 412 807

Stay sweet and watch out for my next interview.
Dulce
xxx

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

MANU DIBANGO, THE LION OF CAMEROON ON SHOW!

Manu Dibango is many things to many people and no wonder in a career spanning over half a century the Lion of Cameroon has proved himself a remarkably versatile force, an African ambassador, a world music pioneer, a creator of disco, a champion of new talent, a media-savvy style icon, a humanitarian and philosopher, a reporter and anthropologist, a lover of everything from funk, hip-hop and cabaret to chanson, gospel and reggae; from Latin, Caribbean and West African rhythms to Congolese sounds and his very own Cameroonian derivative, makossa soul.

At 73 Dibango is still wielding his colour co-ordinated set of saxophones, still rippling his hands over the length of a marimba/xylophone, still improvising melodic lines from behind his circular black specs. Above all else, he is a jazzman and his annual residencies at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club in London are the stuff of legend.

Dressed inevitably in a sharply-cut shirt, his bald pate shining in the spotlight, the Paris-based Dibango leads his trim jazz combo through sets that combine fresh African and Western grooves with good old-fashioned musicianship. Buoyed by the ability to find the right phrase at the right time, Dibango’s effortless, articulate sax playing has got even better with age, ripened by a penchant for experimentation – one of fame’s luxuries – that has seen him alongside jazzers such as Art Blakey, Don Cherry and Herbie Hancock and African musicians including Salif Keita, Baaba Maal and the great Congolese band leader, Joseph Kabasele. His big-band shows are similarly legendary. His grin is as wide as ever.

Date: Wednesday 25th February 2009 - Friday 27th February 2009
Where: Ronnie Scotts Jazz Club
Address: 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1D 4HT
Time: 7pm
Ticket: £20-£36
Info: To book please call 0207 439 0747 or go to http://www.ronniescotts.co.uk/
Nearest Station: Tottenham Court Road
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Support y'all and stay sweet!
Dulce
xxx

A CAMER WINS AFRICA STAR!

Sidney Tum was born on the 24 December 1980 in Nkongsamba to parents originally from the North West Province of Cameroon. He is the last child of a family of seven brothers and sisters.

Last year, he won the very first Africa Star competition which took place in Libreville, Gabon. The show was similar to the Pop Idol shows we see in the UK and USA. His prize was a recording deal with Sony Classic & Jazz label.


Sexual Healing (AfricaStar)


Live at Wouri
Ce Soir


Camer is going places y'all!
Stay sweet
Dulce
xxx

Friday, February 6, 2009

UPCOMING GIGS!

Name: Muntu Valdo
Date: 24 February 2009
Where: Momo's
Address: 25 Heddon Street, London W1B 4BH
Time: 7pm-11pm
Ticket: FREE
Info: Please contact Momo's on 0207 434 4040 for any other information.

Support guys and girls, and it is FREE so no excuse not to attend ;-)






Name: Menoosha
Date: 12 April 2009
Where: The Bedford Corn Exchange
Address: St Paul's Square, MK40 1SL
Time: 12 noon
Ticket: £6
Info: Please send a message to info@menoosha.com to request a ticket or call 07809 500 353 or 07956 940 179

She is taking part in the Live & Unsigned 2009 music competition where she made the rounds to this final show. Well done girl!

Support her y'all!


Stay sweet and have a fab weekend
Dulce
xxx