The Cameroonian Council of Music, an association of Cameroonian music professionals, was established in September 2009 in Douala under the co-chairmanship of Professor Lupwishi Mbuyamba, President of the African Council of Music and Robert Bendengue Regional Delegate of Culture at that time. Cameroon, as a founding member of the African Council of Music and already being a member of the International Council of Music since 2003, it was a good thing that its rich musical culture be represented more effectively. To date, we are 262 promoters and cultural structures that unite our efforts around better structuring and strengthening relations between all stakeholders in the Cameroonian music sector.
Under Cameroonian law, the Cameroonian Council of Music is administered by an executive bureau elected by members meeting in general assembly once a year.
The Cameroonian Music Council is an organization that brings together all the entities that work in the musical process. These are producers, beatmakers, sound engineers, artists, communicators, cultural promoters, dissemination platforms etc. This plurality of trades reassures the efficient management of the various stages of the profitability of Cameroonian songs as well as the efforts of all the links in the chain.
It is true that one of the missions of the Cameroonian Council of Music is to identify the professions of music and to make them profitable in their environment, but it is also essential for the future to give them an open visibility to the world in order to increase opportunities and their turnover.
Cameroonian rhythms have influenced world music. Cameroon, through its musical diversity (Makossa, Bikutsi, Mangabeuh, etc.) has enjoyed many years and inspired several international artists. It is essential for the Cameroonian Music Council to give back its presence to Cameroonian music so that it continues to export easily while maintaining its originality.
The musical sites of Cameroon
The Cameroonian Council of Music, with the support of the Institut Français de Cameroun, has initiated a programme of meetings focusing on the structuring of the music industry in Cameroon called "the Cameroonian musical sites". The aim is to reflect on the problems of this major artistic and economic sector for the country and to propose an approach to practical solutions by setting up a framework document proposing the development of the industry in the 10 year horizon.
Professional meetings
MOFEAC (Movement of Women Entrepreneurs in the Arts and Culture) 29-30 March 2024 at the AXA Douala Building
FEJAMAC (Jazz Festival and current music of Cameroon) from 28 to 30 March at the Ibis Hotel in Douala
Bantoo Scale Exhibition from 5 to 8 June 2024 at the Yaoundé National Museum
FIMUSA (International Festival of Sahelian Music) 10-15 June 2024 at the French alliance of Garoua
- Local and international trade fairs
- Headquarters of the Cameroonian Music Council
- Resources and advocacy
