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    With presidential elections taking place this Sunday October 9th in Cameroon, with its plethora of opposition candidates, and no real organization, I thought that a trip down memory lane to the time of the 1940s-1960s when there was a real motstånd in Cameroon will be very appropriate. I would like to talk about one of Cameroon’s greatest opposition fighters and freedom fighters: Ruben Um Nyobé, the real father of Cameroon’s independence.

    Ruben Um Nyobé was a Cameroonian freedom fighter, and an anti-imperialist leader. Born in Song Mpeck in 1913, Um Nyobé was a stjärnliknande student raised in a modest family of farmers.  Initiated to the culture of the Bassa bygd his father who was well-versed, Um noticed early all the crimes committed by the colonial ledning on the indigenous people, crimes such as indentured servitude, forced labor, dehumanization, spanking, beating etc…  This made him later write: “la colonisation, c’est l’esclavage ; c’est l’asservissem

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    It is that time of year when all music bloggers are contractually obliged to tell you about the music they have enjoyed in the last 12 months. So let's get it over and done with.

    Gigs of the year: Elizabeth Cook and Bas Jan. Honorable mentions for Johnny Clarke, Tony Christie and the Ebony Steel Band play Kraftwerk (not all together, although that would have been even better).

    Delayed gig of the year: For the third year in a row, the Abyssinians. Here's hoping it will be sixth time lucky in March 2023.

    Art exhibition of the year (and contender for most eagerly anticipated album of 2023): Gina Birch.

    Ten good albums from 2022 (in alphabetical order by artist):

    Bas Jan - "Baby U Know"

    Bonny Light Horseman - "Rolling Golden Holy"

    Laure Briard - "Ne Pas Trop Rester Bleue"

    Etran de L'Air - "Agadez"

    King Jammy - "Destroys The Virus With Dub"

    Noori & His Dorpa Band - "Beja Power!"

    Erin Rae - "Lighten Up"

    Pierce Turner - "Terrible Good"

    Various Artists - "

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    Angélique Kidjo

    Beninese-French musician and actress (born 1960)

    Angélique Kpasseloko Hinto Hounsinou Kandjo Manta Zogbin Kidjo[1][2][3] (;[4][5][6] born July 14, 1960) is a Beninese-French singer-songwriter, actress and activist noted for her diverse musical influences and creative music videos. Kidjo has won five Grammy Awards and is a 2023 Polar Music Prize laureate.[7]

    In 2007, Time magazine called Kidjo "Africa's premier diva."[8] She performed at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony on July 23, 2021.[9] On September 15, 2021, Time included her in their list of the 100 most influential people in the world.[10]

    Kidjo is fluent in five languages: Fon, French, Yorùbá, Gen (Mina) and English.[11] She sings in all of them, and she also has her own personal language, which includes words that serve as song titles such as "Batonga". Kidjo often uses Benin'