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Cameroonian composer and singer
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Eboa Lotin
Birth nameEmmanuel Eboa Lotin
BornAugust 6, 1942
Douala, Cameroon
DiedOctober 6, 1997 (age 55)
GenresMakossa
Years active1962–1997
Musical artist

Emmanuel Eboa Lotin (August 6, 1942 – October 6, 1997) was a Cameroonian musical artist who created music based on the style of Makossa, native to his home country.

Early life

Lotin was born in the city of Douala, in Cameroon. His father was Adolph Lotin Same [fr], a Baptist pastor, who died when Eboa was 3. When he was a young child, his leg was paralyzed due to atrophy resulting from a quinine injection.

In 1962, Lotin recorded his first single "Mulema Mwam, Elimba Dikalo". Lotin was regarded as a major figure in the Makossa musical genre.

Lotin died on October 6, 1997.

References

  1. "TRIBUTE TO EBOA LOTIN". archive.md. 2013-01-31. Archived from the original on 2013-01-31. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  2. "Eboa Lotin était un phénomène de la chanson. Puisse le Cameroun apprendre à mieux glorifier cet Eyum'a moto (patriarche) de la culture". Peuplesawa (in French). Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  3. ^ DeLancey, Mark Dike; Delancey, Mark W.; Mbuh, Rebecca Neh (2019). Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Cameroon. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 313. ISBN 978-1-5381-1968-6.
  4. eboalotin (2014-02-15). "Eboa Lotin (Cameroon)". African Counter. Retrieved 2021-12-06.


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