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Dust is yet to settle on the 2013 Nollywood and African Film Critics’ Awards, NAFCA that ended in Washington DC a couple of weeks ago. To laureates, it was a wonderful experience picking up a prize at the prestigious recognition initiative (also known as African Oscars) which has fast become every movie person’s ultimate dream.

The world’s second biggest film industry, Nollywood constitutes a very huge community with hundreds of thousands of people involved. Amongst them are actors, film technicians, administrators and marketers. Nollywood has become so inflated that it is synonymous to the African film industry. It opens up to people in the seventh art from all over the continent. Provided they are registered with it, filmmakers and artists from other countries can officially be regarded as ‘Nollywooders’. This has been the case, reason why the Nigerian film industry has become a melting pot.

Simply put, Ikechukwu Onyeka’s Far, co-produced by Agbor Gilbert Ebot and Mathew Eyong befits the eyes. Its outcome as an excellently woven cinematographic piece should be no news. The unusual would have rather been the contrary. In short Far replicates its technical and artistic makers.

Cameroon is living one of successful music eras, thanks to a host of young artistes who have explored their divine-given skills to the fullest. One of them is Gasha who is fast becoming a singer no one would resist listening and dancing to. Gasha, a highly inspired as well as inspirational singer now rocks. Her latest single, Kaki Mbere is telling this young Afrobeats artist’s story better than the world’s knows her.

Officially released on October 3, 2013, Kaki Mbere is creating a deserved impact on its audience. “She got me with that one. I’m easily taken by good music – music that searches deep into my mind and Kaki Mbere is one of such,” Arnold, a Cameroonian living in Ohio, USA told TIPTOPSTATS. Arnold told us he has always had the strong conviction that Gasha will be one of her country’s music ambassadors as time unfolds. “She is just so talented and is making great use of her beautiful voice,” he said.

Reacting to the release, the singer herself thinks Kaki Mbere has achieved its intended impact. To Gasha, Kaki Mbere speaks directly to those the message in the song is destined to, reason why she is so excited. “It's been a lot of hard work, but I had enormous support from friends, fans, the Steven's family and most especially the indefatigable Dijay Pazzo,” she said. Gasha went on: “I have pressed on to bring forth this soulful, Afrobeat-inspired record and I’m quite convinced you’ll enjoy it.” “I’m glad this moment of celebrating with my record company, Steven's has finally come. We are beginning a journey to revitalize the African music which we call music reloaded,” Gasha said as she expressed her joy over the release of Kaki Mbere.

Produced under the Steven’s label, Kaki Mbere is expected to cover huge grounds in Africa’s music landscape and even beyond.
Born in Cameroon’s economic capital Douala in March of 1991, Gasha (her real names Nga-Ndo ashuembom Amabo) started singing at a tender age of 11. She is greatly inspired by legendary musicians such as Tracy Chapman, Sam Cook, Jason Mraz, Richard Bona, Cold Play, Eboa Lotin, Lauryn Hill, Kem, Donny Elwood, etc. Her music is heavily influence by Afro sounds but transcends all genres. 

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