00:00Injamina, Cameroonian Opera Senior Greg Bilobo joined young performers at the Cup 500, part of the At the Heart of
00:08Art Festival in Baraka.
00:12Founded by artist Celestine Mandoe, the festival brought together more than 500 trainees, 1,000 children for workshops aimed at
00:20promoting education and opportunity through art.
00:25It is so important because it also represents the future.
00:28We want to show a new generation that it is possible to live from the arts here.
00:33You are the new generation, know your audience, how to address it, and is it possible to live with this
00:40talent here?
00:41Above all, they have so much talent.
00:48For the closing concert, Mandoe brought together the best emerging talents of CHAS's new music scene.
00:55Among them is Kuchiri, an artist of Cameroonian Chinese heritage, blending R&B, Afro-Soul, and Afro-Beat, who sees
01:03her music as a return to her roots.
01:08The festival has allowed me to discover a new audience.
01:17Frankly, as an upcoming and rising artist, it has really helped me to go back to my roots.
01:24I would like Chadians to know me as a lover of Chadian music.
01:32The audience also enjoyed performances by KZ, one of the most followed Chadian artists on social media.
01:42The song, Ato Baniwa, which went viral on TikTok in 2035, has become an anthem of pride and resilience for
01:50Chadian youth.
01:53It is a song that has impacted a lot of Chadians, considering that at the onset I am a Chadian
01:58in my skin and in my mentality.
02:00It is a song about self-affirmation, and we are proud of where we come from.
02:09Artistic training will continue throughout the year at the Onondela space in Baraka, designed as a cultural incubator for Chadian
02:17youth.
02:17The second?
02:17Are we going to have a quintuctor?
02:17We're out.
02:18Are we coming back to our KZ, tonight?
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