Recently, English Cameroon entertainment has been under mayhem,
both from the amateurism of the actors and the blatant indifference from the
general public. I have always been at loggerheads with the entertainers for allowing
the masses to alienate themselves from all works of arts and culture, but if I
must be honest, it’s time to turn the pistol around, take aim and shoot at the
passive public.
As you are reading this article, ask yourself this question:
What have you done to promote quality entertainment in English Cameroon? If you
say Cameroon movies are not the best, have you ever bothered to buy and watch
ONE? Do you access the quality of our products through rumours or do you take
time to validate these assertions?
I always write so that the actors in the field might
ameliorate on their works, not because they do utter rubbish (although some do
this on daily basis). If we continue to allow the works of Nigerians trickle
into our hearts, then we will only let pain trickle into the hearts of cultural
professionals who work hard to satisfy a population bent on consuming foreign
products.
Appreciating a work of art is a painless, costless and
relaxing job, yet we want to spend hours downloading foreign music, sweating to
their tune, and nodding to them, forgetting that each time we dance to their
tune, we dance to celebrate the death of English entertainment in Cameroon. I
am calling on a massive effort to identify professionals, sample their works,
and let the world know we can do all that is possible. Only then can we beat
our chests with pride.
