Nanje Music Production Inc. is back again; this time around, we have gone to their native Oroko land to produce one of the best young artists, James Mukete Nanje, popularly known as “Betondi James”. Nanje Music Production has signed a five years contract with the artist to produce two new albums for this renowned artist. We are delighted to have Mr. Betondi James under the Nanje Music Label.
Under the terms of the contract, the artist and the Production Company have agreed to compose songs that will project the culture of the Oroko people and, shall widely advertise the Oroko music and tradition throughout the country and beyond. The Oroko people have seldom sold their rich customs and traditions to the rest of the world; talk less of selling it to the Cameroon people. Nanje Music Production Inc. sets the selling of the Oroko culture by way of its music, a priority.
Who is Betondi James?
Betondi James was born on April 3rd, 1975 in Betenge Balue a village in Ndian division of the South west region in the Republic of Cameroon. His father left the world when he was just four years old; and as intelligent as he was, Mr. Henry Ibue Elangwe also of blessed memory, and his wife, Mrs. Sarah Elangwe, adopted him as a son and took the responsibility of educating this talented young man with some help here and there from his biological mother, Mama Maria Bie. He attended Government High School Mbengwi and CCAS Kumba where he successfully obtained his ordinary and advanced level certificates in nineteen ninety-four and ninety-six respectively. With both his biological and adopted father deceased; Mr. Betondi James was unable to continue with his studies, so, he took employment with Brasseries du Cameroun shortly after completing his high school studies. And, it was while he was employed at Brasseries du Cameroun that he discovered a talent he never knew he had, and that which has brought him as much fame as he has enjoyed so far. Music has been that calling.
For a man who has been overly appreciative of the gift of life from people, he has never failed to express that gratitude in majority of his compositions. Betondi’s first album, Njomi Mama or thank you mother was widely appreciated by the Oroko people and others throughout Cameroon. There is expectation from fans in waiting for over two years now for his new album who want the artist to meet their expectations. We will not disappoint them. Nanje Music Production Inc., his new production company, understands the pressure and expectations of the artist’s fans and we are ready to exceed those expectations by releasing an exceptionally good quality album titled Ngomo ya Malle or the beats of a sacred tradition.
In Ngomo ya Malle the artist has released ten extra-ordinary songs with the following titles: Ngomo ya Malle, Rua, Esino, Mboka nga Mboka, Matono ma Ngoh, Dior, How we go do, Dinyangi, Dou and Mokousa. Nanje Music Production saw that the fans appreciated Malle ma Mabunu or O Ngenge and have therefore added three of such Malle songs in this new album to satisfy them. We have equally composed three Amekoko songs, a Dior song, and a song to celebrate the life of the dead, another to discuss the unfortunate situation of the Oroko people in Ndian and Meme divisions amongst others. We also have a special song thanking the Oroko people especially in the United States and elsewhere for their benevolence towards their Oroko people in Cameroon.
In Njomi Mama, the artist worked with the gifted Ngomba Emile of Great Soppo, Buea in programming and arranging the album; but in this new album we have gone beyond the confines of Buea to let the artist work with some of the best Cameroon has to offer. We have Mr. Polo Banlog who will work on “Rua, Esino, Mboka nga Mboka and Dou ”, Mr. Aubin Sandjo in “How we go do and Matono Ma Ngoh”, and we took our fans back to Ngomba Emile in “Ngomo ya Malle, Dior, Mokoussa and Dinyangi”. We did also import the legendary services of the renowned artists, Peugeot Bebey and Bemo Zina Basame, who did the chorus in Betondi’s previous album, Njomi Mama.The reason why Nanje Music Production sought these different artists, expensive as they were, to work with Betondi James is not only to provide the artist with a fresh perspective and add a new dimension to his talent pool but also to give his fans added variety, which was lacking in his previous work.
As much as we want to satisfy the fans, all our songs have specific message; the songs shall create awareness in our people and our government to start paying attention to the problems that afflict the Oroko people because we intend to bring these songs and our problems to the World Wide Web and other media outlets.
Two sets of products shall be available for sale: In Cameroon, we shall make products specifically for Cameroon market and its local price while in the overseas market, a more durable and little pricier than that sold in Cameroon. Wait while we prepare the album for its release in February of two thousand and twelve. Below are the interpretations of the forthcoming album tailared to give consumers a heads-up before the album is finally released.
1. NGOMO YA MALLE: This is a collection of juju songs from the Oroko land superbly arranged to put people on their feet. The song invokes the spirits to protect the indigenes of the Oroko land. Women do not partake in the malle ceremony as the men invoke the high spirit to protect the entire village from harm.
2. RUA: It is an expression of disappointment from a woman whose highly expected guest fails to show up in a village annual ceremony where other families were happily welcoming their loved ones. With despair and frustration, she asks the hawk to pick her up and drop her anywhere as a solution to her frustrations.
3. MBOKA NGA MBOKA: The artist is reminding his Oroko people especially those in the Diaspora that, despite the fact that the government has abandoned the Oroko land in terms of bringing development and uplifting the lives of his people, the Oroko people, he applauds those in the Diaspora for their continuous initiative to address the many problems of the Oroko land that the government ought to be addressing.
4. ESINO: This song evokes sympathy and raises the public consciousness to the problems of the physically challenged. If only we could understand the difficulties they go through every day, we will appreciate and see the need to help them, and avoid laughing at them out of ignorance. Meanwhile we thank the Almighty for our lives.
5. MATONO MA NGOH: It’s not because you got a Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD or Doctorate degree that you should be disrespectful of those who chose to ply their trade or talent in carpentering, hairdressing, tailoring, music etc, for theirs too is another type of education useful in our society and sometimes even more useful than the contemporary education. Everyone, despite their educational orientation does contribute to the wellbeing of society.
6. HOW WE GO DO? It is a song exposing certain injustices in our Cameroonian society and also the misconduct of some officials of the government of Cameroon especially as it relates to the appropriation of services to the Oroko people in the South west region, especially those in Ndian division.
7. NGOMO YA DIOR: This is a collection of juju songs from a very highly sacred society in the Oroko land.
8. DINYANGI: It is a collection of birth celebration (born-house) songs in the Oroko land carefully selected to keep people on their feet and shoulders. Some of the songs have some unnecessary humor, which only women are allowed to sing them and make merry of them.
9. DOU: A generic requiem for the dead, which is song during the celebration of life.
10. Ituka Ya MOKOUSA: The artist denounces some frustrating customs and traditions in the Cameroonian communities, especially in the Oroko tribe whereby, a widow is subjected to sufferings, humiliations and deprivation of the rights to possess the wealth she and her late husband worked for before his death. The law must protect the widow in doing away with these outdated customs and traditions, the artist cries.
The album is dedicated to the sons and daughters of late Tata Netongo Mukete of Betenge Balue. It is equally dedicated to my producer’s late father, Pah Denis A. Nanje of Dikome Balue and to Maureen Ngonde Nanje and Iya Maria Bie, my producer’s late sister and my mother respectively; and to the entire Oroko community in the Diaspora for their relentless effort of providing humanitarian aid to the Oroko people in Cameroon. If I am who I am today is because of my beloved adopted father, Late Papa Henry Ibue Elangwe and wife, Mami Sarah Elangwe, who both gave me everything a parent should give to their child(ren). Thank you.
Artist and composer of all songs: Betondi James feat. Peugeot Bebey(3 & 10) Irene Ngassa feat. (5 & 9)
Arranger: Ngomba Emile (1.7. 8 &10) Polo Banlog (2 3, 4 &9) Aubin Sandjo (5 &; 6).
Programmer: Ngomba Emile (1.7.8 & 10) Pala Bass (2.4&6) Emmanuel Dou (3 &; 9)
Mixer: M1 Studio Molyko, Buea (1.7.8 &;10) Polo Banlog (2,3 ,4 &; 9); Aubin Sandjo (5 &; 6)
Chorus: Bemo Basame (8 &; 10) Moka Monique(3.5 & 9) Peugeot Bebey; Betondi James (1 & 7) Irene Ngassa (2 &; 4)
Guitarist: Lady Bass (2 & 4), Martylo Njielo (10) David Mesumbe (Bass 1.7.10) Ngebo Solo (3&9); Rufen Lembe (5 & 6)
Mastering: Polo Banlog Mega-X Digital
Jacket Design: By Roosevelt Djatche
Production: Nanje Music Production, Inc. Nanjemusicproduction@gmail.com or United States: 1.404.834.1710
Cameroon: 01123774800650; 01123796529403. Canada: 1.647.868.2046
www.youtube.com/NanjeMusicProduction
Jackson Nanje is the Chief Executive Officer of Nanje Music Production Inc,. a music production company based in Cameroon.
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Incredible background...
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