Prince Eyango

Prince Eyango (born Ndedi Eyango; 27 April 1960 in Nkongsamba) is a Cameroonian singer, guitar player, songwriter, performer, and record producer. Popularly known as KING MOUAN NKUM, Le Roi Des Montages is the 3rd child of Eyango family. He made his professional debut in 1983. By 1986 Ndedi Eyango developed a musical style merging both pop and traditional Cameroonian Makossa music. The son of a pastor, Ndedi Eyango sings in French, Pidgin English, Douala, and Mbo'o languages. His biggest hit, "You Must Calculer" won best song of the year in 1987, best selling album of the year and Eyango won the Cameroonian "Best Artist of the Year Award" .

Prince Eyango
Birth nameNdedi Eyango
Born (1960-04-27) 27 April 1960
Nkongsamba, Cameroon
Occupation(s)
  • Singer-songwriter
  • Record producer
Years active1983–present

As the founder and leader of his band "Les Montagnards", he revolutionized Makossa music by transforming it into a much more danceable form. He moved to the United States in 1993, where he has been based since. He is also a producer and owns a production company, "Preya Music" which has produced Longue Longue, Jacky Kingue, Tanus Foe, Papa Zoe, Marole Tchamba, Junior Eyango, Ndema System, and much more. All these accomplishments have brought him to be called one of the most influential music personalities in Cameroon.

Prince Eyango is a great entertainer who continues to fuse world beat and African rhythms with a vibrant display of intricate choreography, never failing to bring audiences to their feet.

In 2000, he was nominated for the World Music category at the Los Angeles Weekly Music Awards. In 2007 Prince Eyango recorded an album called "On Tourne La Page" and won the "Best Artist Come-back" award.

In 2009, he returned to Cameroon with one goal "to bring his U.S. music knowledge to expand his career as a musician and producer, and to promote the vibrant culture and musical talent in his country of birth", as he has said in many interviews. In 2012 his album "Apelle Moi" won the Canal D'or Music Award for the Best Male Artist of the Year.

IN 2014 WITH ASCOVIME IN YAOUNDE ON 10 May 2014 PRINCE NDEDI EYANGO ORGANISED A FUNDRAISER GALA TO CELEBRATED THE CNN HEROES AWARD FROM A CAMEROONIAN DOCTOR,DR BWELLE

In 2015 after his big 4 months concerts tour from Europe to canada and the USA ,Prince Eyango released his first gospel song "MERCI SEIGNEUR" and was nominated at FIRMA award in Nigeria for the best male artist

With this latest honor, musical historians are certain to note Prince Eyango for his lifelong achievements.

Family

Has a daughter Mina Eyango who is close friend with Cameroon's president's daughter Anastasia Brenda Biya Eyenga.[1]

Discography
  1. Nweringa (1983) Ondoua records
  2. Service libre (1985) – Dicks Records (LP)
  3. Saluts les maries (1986) – BMCA Records (LP)
  4. You Must Calculer (1987) – Tougata (LP)
  5. Soul Botingo (1989) – (CD) preya music (LP)
  6. Les problèmes (1991) – Toure Jim's Records (LP, CD reissue 1996)
  7. Greatest Hits vol. 1 (1994) – Preya (CD)
  8. Another Part of Me (1996) – Preya (CD)
  9. Si tu me mens (1998) – [Preya Music' (CD)
  10. You Go Pay (2000) – Preya Music (CD)
  11. Métamorphose (2002) – Preya Music(CD)
  12. The Very Best of Prince Eyango (2005) – (2 CD)
  13. On Tourne la Page (2007)Preya Music (CD)
  14. Ecole D'amour (2009) Preya Music (CD)
  15. Une Autre enfance est possible (2010) SINGLE preya music
  16. Apelle Moi (2013) Preya Music (CD)
  17. la femme enceinte (2011) preya music SINGLE
  18. Merci Seigneur (2015) preya music CD
  19. Je dis oui (2015) preya music SINGLE
  20. Les pleurs du Sahel (2016 Preya Music SINGLE
  21. Renaissance (2017) ALBUM)

References
  1. https://thehotjem.com/brenda-biya-and-mina-eyango-show-off-bff-status-in-these-photos/
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