French Band Graces Music Day In Bafut

The World Music Day celebration on June 21 in the North West Region was a rare moment for artistes of this part of the country to prove their worth to their darling fans.

The crowd puller event in Bafut also hosted the Babel Brass Band from France.The band came all the way from France to exchange experiences with their colleagues in the North West Region. The event that was organized by the Regional Delegation of Arts and Culture with sponsorship from Les Brasseries du Cameroun saw the performance of local artistes like Lady Santana, Ice Eric, John Minang, Akanwi Josephine, George Memba, JM of Africa, Alfred Nkende, Wanjo Junior, Chop Samuel, Chiangeh Veronica, Zuluman, Ezao and a host of others.

The Mayor of Bafut, Langsi Abel was around to welcome the guests, saying that all was in place to ensure a hitch free event. He said the world would have been a very dull place without music and urged all to relax and enjoy the day. On her part, the Regional Delegate of Arts and Culture for the North West, Mrs Lukong Ernestine Tomla, said it was high time the population of the region consumed local music since it is original. She called on the population to avoid buying pirated CDs and help the North West artistes in promoting culture through music.

Initiated in France some 32 years ago, she said the World Music Day is celebrated to promote the culture of music. Under the theme "Voice", this year's festival of music will permit artistes to perform live on the streets free of charge, and all-night long without any restriction of noise by inhabitants. Music is said to be food to the soul, so let the music play on.