Who is Daddy Black? Daddy Black is a Cameroonian singer/songwriter and mentor to many up and coming artists who is well respected in the Cameroonian music industry and one of his kind. He has worked with many artists in the game and recently featured in Afrobeat Artist Dolly Pearl’s latest song called CADO. Daddy Black also recently released two new songs with lyrics videos for them which are currently on YouTube called Your Love and Ground Cargo. So we were curious to know who is Daddy Black and to understand where he came from that got him to where he is now. Here is his short Biography:
“Daddy Black” was born in Edea, Cameroon in 1985 and his family later moved to Mbengwi where he was raised. In the face of it, an unending passion for music and an apparent scour for rhythms probed him to gain genial experience in juvenile choral societies, traditional dance milieus and other related media at a very tender age.
From the scribbling of ideas into exclusive lyrics, to the peculiar performances of his compositions, as early as 14, Daddy Black earned an invitation to the September 2002 Bamenda Trade Fair where he was not only exposed to the gleam of limelight but held the audience on the tip of their toes.
The result was fascinating. A fresh deal with a club called Las Vegas was brought up to him which he quite appreciated and reached terms with. This seemed to have opened new doors for him but he preferred to relent no efforts as it occurred to him that a move to the capital city could have his music fibers woven into a mesh of success.
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He attended a music academy, got a part-time job with a club and on more than one occasion received invitations from popular TV and Radio programs. As time went on, he satisfied himself by conceiving, composing and recording songs on a daily bases and this enthusiastic venture was concise enough to appeal to fans who acknowledged and praised his vocal resonance stemming from an untamed conceptual strength.
This person actually gave him the heart to venture into a couple of music festivals and other popular public events like those organized at the Centre Cultural Français (CCF) and the International African Film Festival aka “Ecran Noirs”.
Consequently, he was adorned with an award of skill and excellence during the Youth Day music festival in 2007 by the Minister of Youth Affairs. Since then an excessive improvement and a distinct dynamism has put him on the topmost rings of collaborations, record deals and public relation within and without the country.
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Presently he is a budding artist of the Solomon Tandeng Muna Foundation and intensive preparations of his upcoming single with the Ethiopian award winning singer Johnny Ragga will be prior to the release of his album.
Daddy Black equally plays in several Cabarets in town with the most frequent one being “Awale“, La Cabane Bamboo and Petit Tam Tam where he launched a weekly performance called “Daddy Show” and his clothing line branded “Daddy Black”. On July 6th 2009 Daddy Black did a wonderful performance at the America Embassy in Cameroon .
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Daddy Black also sang the English urban song of the 7th edition of the National Festival of Arts and Culture (FENAC), and also put up a very strong and highly acclaimed performance at the same festival in Maroua where other great musicians like Manu Dibango, Henry Dikongue, Jay Lou Ava, Nubians, Kaissa Ndoumbe, Gino Sitsun, Manuel Wandji, Henry Njoh, Meiway and many others thrilled the crowd from the 17th to the 23rd of December 2009. Daddy black has been releasing EP’s and singles, personal projects and collaborations with local and international artists. So there you go everyone… all you needed to know about Daddy Black. Be on the look out for his work by following him on social media to stay up to date on his upcoming projects and show dates.
