Cameroon drum-makers cash in on its popularity

STORY: Cameroon drum-makers cash in on its popularity DATELINE: May 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:05:25 LOCATION: Yaounde CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of slit drum makers working 2. SOUNDBITE (French): MARTIN MBEZELE ZAMBO, Slit drum maker 3. various of local artists dancing to music played by slit drum STORYLINE: In Ekali, a village on the outskirts of Cameroon's capital city Yaounde, the rhythms of tam-tam, a centuries-old traditional drum fills the air. Martin Mbezele Zambo has made a name for himself in the village as one of the best tam-tam drum makers. At 42, Zambo has spent most of his life making tam-tam of all sizes and colors and other typical African drums. Zambo and six other drum-makers used tree trunks drums. They then put animal skin over the top of the hollowed trunk, stretching it, and tying it down, or made the Balafon instrument by using a series of wooden bars, or keys and resting them on a bamboo frame. It is an ancestral know-how that is passed on from generation to

Cameroon celebrates World Art Day through arts show

STORY: Cameroon celebrates World Art Day through arts show DATELINE: April 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:05:27 LOCATION: Yaounde CATEGORY: SOCIETY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of a sculptor using the clay to shape a lion 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): LOUIS FRANKLIN MPANDO, Sculptor 3. various of local musicians playing Balafon, a traditional instrument 4. various of spectators following a musician who presents Balafon 5. various of kids drawing during the festival 6. various of artists drawing during the festival 7. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): ANDRE TIMOTHEE LEUBOUM, Coordinator of plastic arts pole 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): ANDRE TIMOTHEE LEUBOUM, Coordinator of plastic arts pole 9. various of wooden artworks on display at a gallery in Yaounde 10. various of paintings on display for tourists and art lovers by street STORYLINE: Cameroon marked World Art Day, which falls on April 15, by organizing a plastic arts show in the complex of the National Museum from Tuesday to Thursday. Many artists came and showed their artworks, such