TIPTOPSTARS

The Celestial Chorus choir of the St Peter and Paul Parish, University of Buea, is organizing a musical concert this Sunday June 12, 2016, at the Dorothy Limunga Amphitheatre. The concert which will kick off at 5pm is dubbed “I’m bound for the promised land."

Tambe Joel, emeritus music director, stated that this theme was chosen because Celestial Chorus is a host of Angels in heaven and as such, the choir is bound for the promised land.

“The choral group has a mission to evangelize,” the Vice President, Mfon Lizette further highlighted. “Music is food for the soul and people feel relieved when they listen to music,” Mfon went further.

According to the chorister, the choral group which is made entirely of young people, preaches to the public through concerts. “In the process, we invite people from different domains to come and be blessed,” Mfon stated.

Saturday’s concert will run in two phases - eating competition with members as contestants and singing proper.

Ahead of the concert, there have been a few challenges face. "Some new choristers are inexperienced and it has not been quite easy to drill them,” Lawrence Nwoke, the music director said. He said further: “Also, since the choir is affiliated to a church, there were activities that hindered the smooth functioning of practice sessions.” Nwoke howeevrer said rehearsals were intense and the Celestians are ready for the concert of Sunday.

One of the choristers, Larissa will be on stage and in front of a mass audience for the first time. Her excitement could not hide. “It’s my maiden performance and I cannot wait for Saturday,” she told TIPTOPSTARS. Also featuring at the concert will be St Peter and Paul Parish Choir, Martin Choir and Choeur D'Anges.

 

Zigoto is back! The ingenious Cameroonian filmmaker, whose ability to invent a new approach in cinematographically telling each of his stories has been great admired, has reappeared, after a break. His latest feature length fiction film, Calendar, is the biggest anxiety within film circles in Cameroon, as we write.

“When it comes from Zigoto, I can press my fingers on the table to conjecture that it will be an impeccable production,” Praxedis, a Yaounde-based Cameroonian movie lover told TIPTOPSTARS soon after the wallpaper of the film went public. “I have watched all Zigoto’s films and each of them have impacted me differently and I’m convinced Calendar will be another masterpiece,” she went on.

According to the Yaounde-based filmmaker who doubles as film educator at the University of Yaounde I, Calendar, written by Nancy Kienyo seeks to celebrate differences in cultural values that give room for understanding and tolerance. It tells the story of Golda, an American woman, who goes through a three-week matrimonial drilling calendar in order to meet the approval of her Cameroonian husband’s family. Golda’s strength is highlighted in every context.

“This high-action drama is a blend of Cameroonian, American, French and German actors who have decided to support the growing Cameroonian film industry,” the production team of Calendar writes in a press release sent to TIPTOPSTARS.

Featuring amongst others in the film, produced by Aime Dinayen Selamo, are Maryam Abdi, Leleity Keuzeubou, Esther Tsefoin, Ruth Akwi, Evi Jones, Cordella Ngonde, Bernard Wirsiy and Nelian Bame.

Shot on locations in Kribi, Ngambe Tikar, Yaounde and Bamenda, Calendar, directed by Zigoto Tchaya Tchameni, sees the light of day officially on July 31, 2016 during a red carpet premiere billed for Djeuga Palace in Yaounde.

Stunning! That’s how a Daphne fan described Mother’s Love, the artist’s previous track that sent young girls regurgitating their filial love for their mums. More than stunning! The same fan came back, this time giving Daphne’s latest single, a bigger qualifier. Allez, the said track that arrived in the music market on Wednesday, April 13, 2016 like a shooting star, has already permeated Cameroonian circles abroad with immeasurable vigor. This is a clear indication that the author of Rastafari and Ndolo has kept to her tradition – crafting only the kind of songs that possess the capacity to move their consumers.

If we go by the rhythm, words and dance flare in Allez, then the fervent Daphne fan who sees Allez beyond just being a stunning track is unarguably on point. But let’s stay with the third aspect – the dance. Allez by every ramification, spots on a front seat position when it comes to comic dancing in videos released in Cameroon of late.

In a rare occasion, the singer, known for her glaring seriousness while in activity, is noticed in an exciting comic mood as she displays the ‘Bend Skin a la Daphne et Les Featurists’. This is certainly resulting from a video set inspiration from the starring clown duo whose ingenuous approach in dramatizing the story in Allez, gives the video the grandeur it is now feasting on.

Described by its makers as fun and playful, Daphne’s Allez, produced by Mr. Winney and AnyKindBeats, is dance-in, dance-out, with the potential of mobilizing much more attention than could be remotely imagined. The song/ video features Les Featurists, a Cameroonian band that has been in the headlines for quite some time now. “It was a lot of fun working with Les Featurists, both in the studio and on the video set,” Daphne said. She added: “I hope our fans will have as much fun, listening, watching and dancing to the Allez just as much as we did while making it.” To Steven’s Music Entertainment (SME), Les Featurists’ role in the project was a great asset. “They add a balanced touch to the story of the song,” the production outfit wrote in a release sent to TIPTOPSTARS.

Allez is directed by Dr. Nkeng Stephens who has done previous Daphne jobs, including Mother’s Love, Gunshot and Rastafari.

Meantime, Daphne is currently nominated for the 2016 edition of the prestigious KORA Awards.