Ekambi Brillant

Ekambi Brillant
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Ekambi Brillant was born in the village of Dibombari in Cameroon in 1948. In 1962 he attended school in Yaounde and lear
 
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Son of Ekambi Brilliant, he is originally from Dibombari, a village close to Douala. When young, he spent his ch0ildhood with his maternal grandparents in Djébalè (suburb of Douala); this is when and where his passion for music first sparked,listening to the fishermen singing on the way back home from the sea. In 1962 he was admitted to the 6th grade in General-Leclerc High School 2 of Yaounde. This is where, under the careful attention of Mr. Daniel Zane 3 - French-born music teacher, he learns to play music and specially the guuitar. In 1971, at age 23, he stopped his studies and moved to Douala, where he joined the band The crack's as a guitarist. These occur in the nightclub Le Domino. He applied and won the music contest launched by the Office of French Broadcasting Television (ORTF) to which participated also other importatnt musical personalities such as Manu Dibango, Francis Bebey. It is thanks to this prize that he releases his first 45 rpm record calledJonguèlè the Ndolo that sold 20,000 copies. Arrived in France in January 1972 with the support of Jean Dikoto Mandengue (Cameroonian bassist), he produces and relases his second 45 rpm record on Phonogram, also this album becomes a big success which sold 25,000 copies. In 1975, he ends his deal with Phonogram and begins to collaborate with Slim Pezin with who he released the album Africa Oumba, included in the abum trakclist there's the song "Elongui", a big hit, that will become an incredible source of inspiration for several other artists both African and European. This album recorded a record of about 4 million sales (diamond disk). Follow collaborations with Slim Pezin as a producer for securities Soul Castel, Musunguédi. Stopping in Cameroon for a little while in 1976, Ekambi Brilliant gets together the members of what will become his band, The Ebis (Ekambi Brilliant Show), which he soon he brought to France. Ekambi Brillant has to his credit nearly 20 albums. He represented a proper motivator and inspiration for many artists both Cameroonian like Marthe Zambo, Valery Lobe, Alhaji Toure as African like Cella Stella, Angélique Kidjo 6.

 
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Fils d'Ekambi Brillant, il est originaire de Dibombari, un village tout proche de Douala. Tout jeune, il passe son enfance avec ses grands parents maternels à Djébalè (banlieue de Douala) ; c'est là que nait sa passion pour la musique à l'écoute des piroguiers chantant au rentour de leurs sortie en la mer. En 1962, et contre toute attente car son père le voyait difficilement réussir dans les études, il est admis au concours d’entrée en 6e au Lycée Général-Leclerc2 de Yaoundé. C’est de là, sous le regard de monsieur Zane Daniel3 - professeur de musique d’origine française, qu’il y apprend la musique et particulièrement à jouer de la guitare. En 1971, à l’âge de 23 ans, il arrête ses études, en classe de seconde et rejoint la ville de Douala où il intègre l’orchestre Les crack’s4 comme guitariste. Ceux-ci se produisent dans la boite de nuit Le Domino. Il se présente ensuite au concours de la musique lancé par l’Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française (ORTF) et avec d’autres candidats tels que Manu Dibango, Francis Bebey il en devient le lauréat. C’est grâce à ce prix qu’il sort son premier disque 45 tours intitulé Jonguèlè la Ndolo5 qui enregistra 20 000 ventes. Arrivé en France en janvier 1972, avec le soutien de Jean Dikoto Mandengué (Bassiste camerounais), il fut produit par Phonogram et sort son second disque 45 tours qui fut également un succès avec 25000 ventes. En 1975, il rompt son contrat avec Phonogram et se lie à Slim Pezin avec qui il sort l’album Africa Oumba avec comme titre phare Elongui qui par la suite a été repris par plusieurs autres artistes tant africains qu’européens. Cet album enregistra un record d’environ 4 millions de vente (Disque de diamant). Suivront des collaborations avec Slim Pezin comme producteur pour les titres Soul Castel, Musunguédi. De passage au Cameroun dans les années 1976, Ekambi Brillant crée son orchestre appelé Les Ebis (Ekambi Brillant Show) qu’il fait venir en France. Ekambi Brillant a à son actif près de 20 albums. Il a contribué à l’éclosion de plusieurs artistes aussi bien camerounais comme Marthe Zambo, Valéry Lobé, Aladji Touré qu’africains à l’instar de Cella Stella,

 
Releases: ASVN082: Ekambi Brillant : Elongi & Aboki
ASVN001: Various Artists : Africa Airways 01 (Funk Connection 1973-1980)
ASVN012: Ekambi Brillant : Africa Oumba
ASVN083: Ekambi Brillant : The Very Best Of Ekambi Brillant Volume 1
ASVN053: Ekambi Brillant : Ekambi Brillant
ASVN038: Ekambi Brillant : African Funk Experimentals (1975-1982) (Buy LP)
ASVN084: Ekambi Brillant : Djambo's Djambo's
ASVN084: Ekambi Brillant : Reverend
ASVN041: Various Artists : Afrosonique Vol 01 (Buy 2xLP)
ASVN088: Ekambi Brillant : Musiki Too Hot
ASVN079: Ekambi Brillant : Muenya Call
ASVN080: Ekambi Brillant : Donde Vas
 
Tracks: Ekambi Brillant : Elongi (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Aboki (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Africa Africa (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : On Reste Amis
Ekambi Brillant : Lambo Lena (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Su La Ndolo (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Sena (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : O Doli (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Oyi Biye (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Nye Ye Nyom (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Sessa Mulema (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Sango Bebe Na Wa (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Aboki (Live) (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Soul Castle (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Soucoudou Soucoudou (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Nyambe (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Nyongui (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Ngal'a Tanda (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Ashiko Edingue (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Ekila (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Ida (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Mouaye (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Ndolo Ndolo (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Mbembe Na Mbembe (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Go Like A Black Man (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Tao Abidjan (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Mother Africa (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Aiyo Mba (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Longue Lam (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Minya Ma Bobe (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Awolo (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Machine Ma Bwindea (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Londo (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Shokoloko (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Moussungedi (The Savion) (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Africa Africa (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Massoma (Remerciements) (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Aye N'dolam (Aie Mon Coeur) (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Atele (Ton Caractere) (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Aboki (Mon Copain) (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Lambo Di (La Jalousie) (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : N'kondo (La Joie Des Retrouvailles) (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Elongi (La Musique) (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Essangia (Le Malheur) (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : N'dutu (La Nostalgie) (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Mongele Ma Bobe (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Mouna Mouto (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Enangue (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Sango Bebe Na Wa (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Embe Moulema (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Wassa Moukoko (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Wouma Yin (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Africa Africa (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Aboki (Mon Copain) (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Nyambe (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : N'kondo (La Joie Des Retrouvailles) (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Ekila (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Soul Castle (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Massoma (Remerciements) (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Machine Ma Bwindea (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Mother Africa (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Lambo Lena (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Awolo (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Soul Castle (Silkie Edit Over Dub) (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Afrika Afrika (John Talabot & Pional 'Lost Scripts' Rerub) (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Baiko
Ekambi Brillant : O Doli
Ekambi Brillant : Yeye! Yeah! Massoma
Ekambi Brillant : Small Jomba
Ekambi Brillant : Mabene (Mambo)
Ekambi Brillant : Elongi
Ekambi Brillant : On Reste Amis (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : A Sango (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Londo N'eongi (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Shame On You (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Son Ya (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Poko Poko Ne Wa (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Donde Vas (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Fight for Freedom (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : Une Bise SVP (Buy Download)
Ekambi Brillant : So Yambe (Buy Download)