Culture of Monday, 11 May 2015

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Panelle & Co 2014 ‘Report on Urban Culture in Cameroon’

Panelle & Co., an agency based in France and Francophone Africa that specializes in Culture, Entertainment and Digital promotion of products, events, brands, music and all things African Entertainment and it is Cameroon’s turn now.

The report was compiled by the Editor and Marketing Communications specialist; Paola Audrey Ndengue. This is the 2nd annual report they are doing on the Cameroonian Urban industry and it is indeed a piece worthy of reading.

It details the Top 7 moments in Cameroonian Urban Culture in 2014, Trends in Urban Music in Cameroon in 2014, Music videos and producers who distinguished themselves in 2014, Fashion Tendencies like streetwear t-shirts to promote music.

They also report on issues that affected Cameroonian social media like the Dipman List of Influencers on Cameroonian Social Media, the Top Cameroonian Hashtags in 2014, the Top 10 most visited cultural sites in Cameroon, The Top 10 Cameroonian Cultural Facebook Pages, The Top 10 Most Followed Cameroonian Artistes on Social Media, The Top 12 Cameroonian Urban Artistes on Youtube in 2014/2015 and the 7 recommendations by Panelle to have a more effective online presence as well as the Top 25 most viewed TV Channels in Cameroon.

In it we find issues like Petit Pays' MTN Ifest rant, Stanley Enow's prizes in 2014, the absence of Duc Z in the music scene as compared to 2013, the rise of Numerica, Dynastie le Tigre and Magasco, Gasha's seperation from Steven's Music and X Maleya's ultimate concert at L'Olympia de Paris. You can also find info on Music Video Producers like NS Pictures, February 16th, Adah Akenji and Dr Nkeng Stephens.

You can also find info on the hashtags that rocked Twitter 237 like #MissCameroun2014, #StopBokoHaram, #ThierryNtamack, #VoteStanley Enow. You find an elaborate statistic on the most followed celebrities on Cameroonian social media with Stanley Enow at the top and the Culture Ebene leading the cultural sites both in monthly views and in Facebook Page likes. Other sites included are Les Ways Ndole, Douala CKoment Mag, VRJ Music and Kurbain.

The DipMan List of Influencers which included:Samuel Eto'o, Stanley Enow, Paola Audrey, M. J. Mpacko aka Chouchou Azonto, Edouard Tamba and many others. It is an intriguing piece for anyone interested in the Cameroonian Urban Industry and who would like more info or statistics as to how things operate on the scene.