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Cameroon: a hundred artists at Domaf, the largest urban music festival in Central Africa
In Cameroon, the "Douala music art festival", the largest festival in Central Africa dedicated to music and so-called urban culture, ends this Sunday, November 19 in Douala. This twelfth edition saw the participation of a hundred artists from Chad, Côte d'Ivoire and Martinique.
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Salatiel at the Domaf: "It's always a pleasure to play in front of the Douala public. So for me it's like a giving back. It's an honour for me." © Facebook Salatiel
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With our correspondent in Douala, Richard Onanena
For this penultimate evening, the public was present, despite the grey sky. The "Douala music art festival" (Domaf) vibrates to the rhythm of Afro-urban sounds. Tonight, the headliner is the Cameroonian singer Salatiel: "It's always a pleasure to play in front of the audience in Douala. So for me it's like a giving back. It's an honour for me.
»« I received communion »
Salatiel, who is also a producer propelled to superstardom after his collaboration with Beyonce and Pharell Williams in 2020, shares the bill with artists like Rodzeng from Gabon: "I communed once again with my audience in Douala. Big up to the Gabonese community in Douala who made a huge trip." With his eyes glued to the stage, Tinto, who comes from the Ivory Coast, doesn't miss a thing of the show: "He makes good music, so I like it. It is not for nothing that I came here to Cameroon.
»In addition to its very attractive musical line-up, the festival, which is held on five sites in the city of Douala, is also the field of expression for dancers, fashion creators and visual arts. Brice style Cameroonian fashion designer: "Fashion is also called a form of visual art. So the artist, beyond the singing he offers to the public, he also needs this visual.
»Theme of Sharing
This year's edition is being held around the theme of sharing, as Jean Pierre, the festival's marketing director, explains: "To make a successful festival like this, you need an overall dynamic. It takes a lot of people coming together to be able to do that." After four days, the festival ends this Sunday with a carnival, followed by a great musical evening.
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