It is in the Adamaoua plateau that everything began with three young people, Meknel, Petit Nono, and Big Willy. We are in the city of Ngaoundéré. A group passionate about graphic arts, music, cinema, and animation. They determine themselves and embark on the arts with borderline means. Behind the group a young man who asserts himself with immense determination, he is full of future. His talent was undeniable. This young person lives in Ngaoundéré, it is he who will give a certain flame in this province of Adamaoua which lacked the sounds of then. Nelson was a lively boy who believed in himself and did not dream of the West like the other friends. He had only one chance with his friends, I mean this group in which immersed and dedicated.
It is in them that he believed, it was his only family, his only country, his only universe. It is in friendship that he will draw all his method, his power, his strength and intelligence: no string is missing from his violin. Like any beginner, he has his models: the stars of this generation like P-Square or Tenor… who makes the news. They are also at the peak of their art. Nelson thinks to follow them, but it comes to him to create his own style. He is a patriot who loves the history of Africa, its traditions, he advocates Pan-Africanism, all this is revealed in his writings. In the animation, he defines himself as a “Moral Soldier”, it is a life punctuated by fraternity, he behaves besides like the big brother, a true champion of the protection of the youngest, he is really a spearhead among the young.
Cinema has always attracted him and it has become one of his passions, he embarks on it without much equipment, it is with old mobile phones that he films the first scenes that will make the sequences of his cine film, in the mockery of the group who sees it as something astounding, as in the middle ages, but nothing great is done without passion. It was in 2017 with Baladji ciné evolution & Meknel ciné, the time when they dreamed of being up to the great productions of Hollywood or Bollywoodian films that feed renowned cinemas like the Nord cinema or the large hall of the Adamaoua cinema. All emerge in the group. They master perfectly the special effects made with computers and software that they learn on the job. The jokes are going well. What to say otherwise «People always go Wanda on the Mgbaticians wherever they go, they are always the best» (a thought more excerpted from their FB page) The Mgabti we will come back to it, but move forward.
The group that evolves !
Months pass, men perfect themselves, eager for the beautiful things of the spirit, they gather together, they discover each other, they arrange and advance the convivial environment of life that they observe not without emotion, many among them will have thus learned. Motivated by this desire to always please on these great occasions and for the edification of all, Muss takes the lead, and he hurts to the point of representing Cameroon at the international competition Nescafé One Song where he emerges 3rd International.
The atypical voice of this great local artist will resonate in our homes for a long time. His texts are similar to those of Lamartine in poetic meditations. Texts that ensorcele because they are addressed to all of us, but give us the reflection of our soul, whatever its depth and torpidity. They appeal to all ages, men, women, children, young, old, all social classes combined, who spread out before our generous fantasy. Whether we are alone or in a group, we are concerned, from the upper class or the small one, peasant or urban, we are accompanied by the value of artists who nourish our sensibilities. What is touching is the naturalism that embodies their daily life. Listen to the simplicity of the speeches in this passage, but which is full of meaning. “If I didn’t post that, I would feel like I wasn’t going to sleep, that’s the whole burlesque of their animation in simple language.
I dream of being at the heart of an emulsion of artistic energy. Thanks to his gathered minds who made this work. It’s all diamonds and Sapphirs, it is categorically and ancestral powerful.
Bravo Floby! congratulations to the director, Africa is beautiful and rich in color.
These young people are not closed on themselves, but open and ready to open doors and paths for “yesterday” (the generation after). “They are full like that in our neighborhoods, they just need light.”
«If your activity is not profitable after 1 year, it doesn’t mean that you have failed, just change methods and above all be passionate, because it’s the fuel of success» With this other of their thoughts, we take a good step forward in time when they come to them with the idea of doing a revival of Abba Djaouro, an artist from the region (October 13, 2021). The principle was simple, to honor the elders, by picking up a song and bringing it back to the taste of the day with their gaze. Not only are they skilled, but also passionate workers and the result is fast. “The sound comes tomorrow Hoha we don’t waste any more time…” A sensual, intoxicating and full of African coquetry chatter, in a sung language that suggests the things of life. This allows the one who listens to it to give himself a reference according to his own knowledge and his own interpretation of the facts. But only the next day, a tragic event happens in Buéa and out of solidarity, they stop for a moment their epic. On October 15, 2021, the announcement is made ‘the thing is already outside ohhhhhh! Can we be road blockers without eating the money sal? the BALADJIEN family to the answer.
A poetic group.
– Mekinda Mekinda nelson alias Meknel lo GRIOT
– Wassande docko aka Dogui style
– Abraham Assogna aka Devastador
– Kedam Guissi alias Mr Muss
– Mohammadou Bayero Abbo alias Abbo amigo
– Belke yackwe alias Bleck, Others are “in the shadows” but remain part of the collective.
Here are people who put metaphors into song, going through wordplay and wordplay harmonies like this honey glove in jest.
Another temperament of the group regarding their song: the songs seem to be spoken. The one who listens believes it. In truth, he sings with a vivacity of seduction and finesse. This is the mystery of social networks. ‘A song comes out, VAP VAP, without promo without anything and it takes like this … Shit, even me it’s already beyond me. Thank you for the strength, the family »: Nelson. The latter invites followers for a common adventure, « Let’s write the clip together… Well guys, what would you like to see in the video?” The answers will flow with the membership of Alizaiin comedian, Fakala Richard Cameroonian superhero artist or Nelson’s mother who plays the game also “My own mother gave the blessing ohh! It’s important to Baladji, Come out ohhhhhh it’s the magic! …. It’s no longer the jokes, you gave the blessing the rest will follow.
This subtle way of involving one’s audience gives more melodies and makes the ambition of melody, harmony, high in color, in sounds, in contrasts. It allows to transgress the three important components of the social order: tradition, personality, and social structure.
The group is a master of words, a magician of verbs and forms. He juggles words with humor and makes dance through very rhythmic music. That’s why one might think he is a pioneer in the Adamoua, a style that does not make you laugh out loud, but makes you smile.
“You who contributed to your KOLO … You will be proud to say that you participated in this project, because your name will be mentioned in the project. It is a challenge for us to make this clip in full-scale NATURE in the city of N’Gaoundéré with all the originality of the Great North and the decorations from our home, in order to accompany our untamable lions! ouuii we too can speak with one voice for the realization of a project and thank you to those who trust us we will not disappoint you. “Make a project and you will see your real Brothers, your real friends, your good friends.
Vé rou zone the project will be done’. “We went to present the project to people, they categorically ignored us by despising us for it, we will surely achieve that hoha you will see.” Indeed, they did it with unwavering faith. Their only disappointment about this project: “The GRIOTs cannot be there, we would have liked them to come during the filming with the orrrrr world.”
They will follow and live this CAN like most Cameroonians with the passion of football, widely mentioned in our articles here in the sports section. They will go further responding musically and with a lot of humor to the opponents of the indomitable lions as the last scorer on the occasion of the return match Cameroon Algeria in Blida.
For the qualification for the 2022 Quatar World Cup, Cameroon loses its match against Algeria in Cameroon. A viral video of a fan from Algeria promises to Cameroonians that the game is over and that the return match in Algeria will not change anything. For those who have been on the lookout, a video of the Balajiens is posted where Nelson observes this supporter from Algeria and listens to him silently and in the end only one word or rather a simple “tchip” as an answer.
And the return match arrived, at the last minute of the game, Algeria is beaten and Cameroon snatches their ticket for the world championship in Qatar under the astonished eyes of the Algerians, it’s drama.
Immediately, it’s as if they had anticipated the victory of the lions, normal, they are Mgabticians (Sorciers), we discover the video of the Baladjians who respond to the famous supporter with this song which becomes a real Cameroonian hit on their label: ‘tchi-tchi’. This creation reaches Universal who offers them a contract and the filming of the clip.
It’s a promoter group. Naturally, everyone likes what they do. All that interested me was the sound, the simple, rhythmic and captivating music, they have one, the original style of the singer who said his sermons on a musical background and his onomatopoeias, these are artists we would still like to see again because they plunge us into a poetic flow, ; it makes us reflect on the beginnings of the groups. Their ascension begins from their first video. Started in an embryonic way
Thanks to this new musical approach, he is allowed to talk about love, sex and death with a touch of derision and humor. This very particular way produces tears of joy, an approach that made his music so appreciable and juicy.
By Georges Mbaah