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Jean-Paul Zé Bella: the cunning Cameroonian soldier who became a global music legend

Jean-Paul Zé Bella: the cunning Cameroonian soldier who became a global music legend

ONE of Cameroon’s most influential music stars – Jean-Paul Zé Bella – passed away on 15 January at the age of 71 after a battle against cancer. The singer and drummer was a founding member of the band Zangalewa and performed with it until he retired from the military. Part of the texture of Cameroonian popular culture, he continued making music until he fell ill. He lived an extraordinary life, from starting out as a lowly soldier to shaping the global hit song Waka Waka. We asked media studies professor Lyombe Eko to tell us more. Author LYOMBE EKO, Professor…
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