Cameroon: Musinga Drama Group Bounces Back

Posted to the web 10 October 2008 Azore Opio After hibernating for 11 years, the Musinga Drama Group International has relaunched production with a series of breathtaking plays. The shows kicked off on October 4 at Alliance Franco Camerounaise, AFC, with Tuku," and starring Victor Elame Musinga.The rebound in Buea has come on the heels of dark times that seem to bring dark drama, too. The Tuku drama with actorly brilliance from Musinga and a feminine edge provided by his wife Mbolo, played by Mrs. Ebanja, successfully essays the misfortunes that befall Tuku, a wealthy, kind man. Tuku's misfortunes begin, when, while counting his money as he walks along the road, he happens upon a corpse with a knife sticking out of its abdomen. Shocked, he flails his arms in the air, throwing the banknotes on the ground. Thinking that he is... [read full story]