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Koko Ateba

Koko Ateba
Born
Zoétélé, Cameroon
Died(2024-12-13)13 December 2024
Suresnes, France
Occupation(s)Singer, guitarist

Koko Ateba (died 13 December 2024) was a Cameroonian singer and guitarist.[1][2]

Life and career

Born in Zoétélé, Ateba was inspired by Elvis Kemayo [fr]. During her professional development, she was accompanied by sound engineer Ambroise Voundi and musician Sade Gide.[3] She was a multilingual artist and mastered the art of acoustic guitar.[4] She sang in French, English, Ewondo, and Cameroonian Pidgin English.[5] Her younger brother, Brice Ateba [fr], followed in her musical footsteps.[6][7]

Ateba released her first album, titled Talk Talk in 1986, which mixed elements of bikutsi, folk, and jazz.[8] In 1988, she was invited to the Presidential Palace in Yaoundé and performed the song "Atemengue", which dealt with issues of female infertility. However, she was wrongfully accused of mocking the First Lady Jeanne-Irène Biya and was imprisoned and exiled.[9] She later received an unofficial apology from President Paul Biya, but moved to France and signed with producer Jean Pierre Castellin.[10] She then appeared on the TV series Frou-frou [fr], hosted by Christine Bravo.[11] In 2010, she returned to Cameroon for the 50th anniversary of the country's independence, once again performing for the top authorities of the country.[12]

Ateba died in Suresnes on 13 December 2024.[13][14]

Discography

Albums

  • Koko Ateba (1986)
  • Koko Ateba (1993)

Songs

  • "Si t'es mal dans ta peau" (1982)
  • "Frou-Frou" (1993)
  • "Si Jeu" (1993)
  • "Taxi" (1993)
  • "Laisse-moi en toi" (1994)

References

  1. ^ "Koko Ateba : « Cette affaire m'a forcée à l'exile »". L'action prend corps (in French). 22 March 2010. Archived from the original on 18 June 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  2. ^ Nkodo, Monica (16 December 2016). "CAMEROUN :: Koko Atéba : « Le cabaret reste la meilleure école » :: CAMEROON". Camer.be (in French). Archived from the original on 19 February 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Koko Ateba". Afrisson (in French).
  4. ^ Nehdi, Dariche (7 November 2016). "Koko Ateba en spectacle ce 11 novembre à Yaoundé". Culturebene (in French). Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Koko Ateba ou le génie empêché". Agenda Culturel du Cameroun (in French). 15 April 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Brice Ateba en concert le 24 octobre 2015 à l'IFC Yaoundé". Culturebene (in French). 22 October 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  7. ^ "Nécrologie: la chanteuse et guitariste camerounaise Koko Ateba est morte". Actu Cameroun (in French). 13 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  8. ^ Clerfeuille, Sylvie (13 April 2011). "Talk Talk". Afrisson (in French). Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  9. ^ "Paul Biya : la carrière d'une artiste gâchée à cause d'une chanson interprétée devant le couple présidentiel". L-FRII (in French). 18 February 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  10. ^ "Koko ATEBA: La Renaissance". Cameroon-Info.net (in French). 15 April 2002. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  11. ^ "Frou-frou (générique de l'emission tv)". CD and LP (in French).
  12. ^ "KOKO ATEBA LIVE AU CINQUANTENAIRE". YouTube (in French). 24 July 2010.
  13. ^ Atcha, Marturin (13 December 2024). "Nécrologie: la chanteuse et guitariste camerounaise Koko Ateba est morte". Actu Cameroun (in French). Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  14. ^ 237online (13 December 2024). "Cameroun : Koko Ateba, l'icône de la musique africaine s'éteint après un combat acharné". 237online.com (in French). Retrieved 15 December 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koko_Ateba