Kush… Ǹsíməzán… Reminescences…

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Kush… Ǹsíməzán… Reminescences… Tíga Ǹsíməzán… Ma símǝzán Ma síngi məzen məziŋ Ma síməzán məzen yã Kush Ma síngi məzen məziŋ Ma síməzán məzen yã Sí Bətará Sí minsúd mí bod Sí minfaŋ mí bod Məzen yã minnam míté TígaKush… Kush… Ǹsíməzán… Reminescences… Royal LegacyReminescences… There are some memories Who can not be erased No matter … Lire l’article…Kush… Ǹsíməzán… Reminescences…

African languages: How can we value them?

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African languages: How can we value them? I invite you to read this interview with the artist and author-composer Camerouanise Assako. The original interview is in Beti language (Ewondo). Here, excerpt from the French translation which you can consult in full on www.dzaleu.com, as well as the English version and of course, the original version … Lire l’article…African languages: How can we value them?

And if we stopped taking part in artist clashes?

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My 2 cents: And if we stopped taking part in artist clashes? Or to believe that the golden palm will return to the fan who will say the most negative thing to an artist? To all fans who spend their time insulting artists under the pretext that rivalry with their favorite artist and the one … Lire l’article…And if we stopped taking part in artist clashes?

RIP, DJ Arafat. Thank you for bringing Africa so high !

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RIP, DJ Arafat. Thank you for bringing Africa so high ! Big emotion in Africa today with the announcement of the death of the Ivorian artist DJ Arafat. It is proof that even for those of my generation who followed him from afar, as we observe something from the corner of the eye, he has … Lire l’article…RIP, DJ Arafat. Thank you for bringing Africa so high !

The discreet and inescapable walk to poetry

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Make up narrativesSee short stories popping upObserve the birth of a storySleeping words on the newsDissect a social factYes, I did all of this But to devote myself to poetry?For me she stayed thereCantoned to versesReduced to stanzas and quotesQuatrains of my school years Dissyllabes quadrisyllabes … Oh my!Pentameters heptameters … A Ǹti wama!Crossed rhymes … Lire l’article…The discreet and inescapable walk to poetry