“NATIONAL ARTISTIC RECOGNITION REJUVENATES THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY”

Following the ministerial communique of the minister of Arts and Culture on the national recognition of all artistic disciplines by the Head of State, Grand Master of National Orders, recently validated certain icons of the Arts, Women and Men of Culture whose names are mentioned below to benefit exceptionally from honorary distinctions.

These decorations were solemnly presented to them during the opening ceremony of the Days of Artistic and Cultural Resilience of Cameroon (JRACC) last Friday, November 27, 2020 from 11 a.m. at the esplanade of the National Museum in the presence of the personal representative of the head of state HE Dr Chief Dion Ngute with other members of government and some international organisations. The list of those artists who benefited from this exceptional recognition from the state are as follows:-

ORDER OF VALOR

1. Rank of Commander

– Mr. Henri NJOH NJOH Joe, Artist musician;

2. Officer rank

– Madame NDOMA DECCA Grace marries NANA, Artist musician;

– Madame NGOUA Catherine marries ASSO’O known as K-TINO, Musician Artist;

– Mr. BEKOLO OBAMA Jean Pierre, Filmmaker;

– Madame DIVAYE SADEY BEKO, Artist musician;

– Mr. DJACHE NZEFA Sylvain, Heritage Curator;

– Mr. MBIA EBENE Ambroise, Artist / Theater;

– Mr. John SALLE, Musician Artist;

– Prof. ETABA ETOA Didier, Professor Emeritus of the Universities;

3. Rank of Knight

– Mr. ABANDA MAYE Armand, Principal Journalist Hors Echelle, Director of Development and Promotion of the Arts / MINAC;

– Madame DOUALA TOTO Marthe, Artist / Poetry, Theater;

– Mrs EKA NTCHOUMBANE ASSAM Christa, filmmaker;

– Mrs NGWINSANG SHEY marries EWING Brenda, filmmaker;

– Mrs NIBA Mary Noel, filmmaker;

– Madame WHASSOM Marie Christine marries DEUTOU, Woman of culture;

– Mr. AMOUGOU BIVINA Siméon Auguste, Plastic Artist;

– Mr. ATEH Francis NGONG said ATEH BAZORE, Artist;

– Mr. AWONO Jean Claude, Writer;

– Mr. ETOUNDI Lazare, Cultural Journalist;

– Mr. KONO ATEBA Joseph, Artist / Theater;

– Mr. LIETCHE Jean Paul, Musician Artist;

– Mr. MANGA EPANYA Arthur François, Musician Artist;

– Mr. MBALLA Adolphe Claude, Artist / cinematography;

– Mr. NDIFONKA NDE, Musician Artist;

– Mr. AMA NGOA Marcel dit AMA PIERROT, Musician artist;

– Mr. Marcel EPPE MONNY DICKA AKWA NYA BONAMBELA, Artist actor;

– Mr. MEVA’A Martin Magloire aka AIJO MAMADOU, Musician Artist;

– Mr. TAKAM Michel said TAKAM II, Musician Artist;

– Madame FOUDA OMGBA Marthe Marceline, Artist, Director of the Museum of the People of the Forest in Elig-Essono, Visual Artist, Cultural Promoter, Vice-president of the Board of Directors of SOCADAP;

– Mrs. Grace EWANG NGOBIESALAKA marries NGO, Principal Adviser of Youth and Animation, Regional Delegate of Arts and Culture of the South-West;

– Madame MANIGOUE Bernadette Cécile, Visual Artist / Cultural Promoter, Founding Member of SOCADAP / Communication Officer at Cameroon Plastic Art, Trainer of Arts and Culture;

– Mr. ANDANG Jean Gaston, Photographer, decorated by the French President François MITTERAND to the rank of Knight of the French Order;

– Mr. Lawrence CHI NYAM NGOH, Photographer (coverage of State visits);

– Mr. NKWANYUO ENO ENO Joseph, Editor;

– Mr. WOUKOACHE François, Man of Culture.

 

ORDER OF MERIT

1. Grade of Grand Cordon

– Mr. EBOGO Emerent Ange, Musician Artist;

2. Rank of Commander

– Mr. BENE NKOUMA, Traditional Games, Author-Composer-Interpreter;

3. Officer rank

– Mr. ESSOME Jean Pierre, Musician Artist;

– Madame MASSAM A BIROKO, Actress Artist;

4. Rank of Knight

– Mr. SALMANA AMADOU ALI, Musician Artist;

– Madame EPOUHE Madeleine, Esthetician;

– Madame FONG NGONO Suzanne marries AVIOLAT;

– Mr. ABANDA NGANGUE Clément Georges, Artist musician;

– Mr. ANDEGUE Godefroy dit DIEU NGOLFE, Musician artist;

– Mr. ANGOULA ANGOULA Joseph, Musician Artist;

– Mr. ATANGANA ABEGA Rémi, Artist / cinematography;

– Mr. ENOW Stanley EBAI said STANLEY ENOW, Artist musician;

– Mr. EKANGHAZI NZO;

– Mr. FONYUY Leonard NSOHBURINKA aka MISTER LEO, Musician artist;

– Mr. KEPOMBIA Ebenezer, Actor Artist;

– Mr. HAMAN François, Graphic artist;

– Mr. LONGO André Stéphane, Musician Artist;

– Mr. NDIVE LIFONGO Billy Bob, Filmmaker;

– Mr. NDONGO Jean Bosco, Artist actor;

– Mr. Godwin NGANAH, Artist / cinematography;

– Mr. MUSING DERIK TENNING;

– Mr. MVONDO Daniel Stywhite Sylvain;

– Mr. NOUBISSI Dieudonné, Musician Artist;

– Mr. OWONA Roger, Cultural journalist;

– Mr. Salatiel LIVENJA BESSONG dit SALATIEL, Musician artist;

– Mr. SANDIO NEMBOT Thierry, Musician Artist;

– Mr. TOHNAIN Anthony NGUO said MAGASCO, Artist musician;

– Mr. WA’A KENG MUSI, Musician / filmmaker.