Cameroon’s new international music label, Calabash Music, has announced the signing of its first hip hop artist, Stanis Born Chi Tata Stanislas in Bamenda, in 1988, Stanis ‘Le Dragon’ is a Buea-based guitarist, rapper and singer from a family of five.

Stanis’ music can be described as Afro-trap. He attended primary and secondary school in Yaounde and Douala, which has enabled him to express himself and sing perfectly in English and French.

But he was forced to drop out of University of Yaoundé 2 (Soa) because of financial difficulties.

Having nothing to turn to, he poured his emotions into music and started recording demos in Buea.

One of his songs fell on the hands of Cornel, a South African based Cameroonian music producer signed to Calabash Music.

The A&R committee at Calabash auditioned his music and were impressed by his…