Goethe-Institut Cameroon announces Goethe Discovery music winners

The winners are Skriim (Fabrice Otse Mbida) and Cysoul (Cyril Fouda Etoundi) who were crowned in the sound and voice categories respectively. The sound category is reserved for instrumentalists and sound designers while the voice category seeks to unearth and support upcoming singing talent in Cameroon.

The two winners will each get the following:

• Personalised coaching by established artists.
• Organisation of a concert or a sound installation from January to December 2019 (communication, technical organisation and logistics).
• CFA 300 000 ($500).
• A digital photo album of the concert/presentation.
• A video of the concert/presentation.
• A mini-documentary presenting the artist.
• Production of a music video.      
• Production of a mini-album (studio recording and production of 300 CDs for promotional purposes) or support towards production of the installation.

The winners were chosen by an independent jury comprising singers, rappers, producers, songwriters, sound engineers and music professionals. In choosing the winners, the jury considered aspects such as originality, creativity, level of professionalism, technical and artistic skills, relevance, and innovation of the proposed work.

About Goethe Discovery

Goethe Discovery was launched by Goethe-Institut Cameroon in 2015 to support artists in the Central African country. The platform also seeks to facilitate dialogue between professional artists and cultural journalists. Goethe Discovery is open to musicians, visual artists, dancers, actors and stage performers such as storytellers, stand-up comedians and spoken-word artists.