ABOUT ME / moi c'est Ko-Ko
In 1996, The (Richmond) Vines said I was "the highlight of the show..." - after they reviewed my performance of "The African Blues" during the International Talent Show night, at VCU campus.
I was a sophomore with a dream, and had written the song with Jed, a dormitory-building-mate fellow musician, and the lyric had its fair share of tongue-in-cheek:
"I got on a plane..." (dum dum dum dum dum - the standard blues interlude plays)
"When I was 18..." (dum dum dum dum dum) "And flew out here, you see..."
"But when I got here, everyone thought I lived in a tree..." (dum dum dum dum dum)
The world-view I think (THX social media, apps, and such) has now advanced to know Afrique has homes and City Streets, and Office buildings...
And my songs too have come a long way: though now I'm incorporating Afrique : Island : Rock, and yes - I do a number composed as Blues: my sonic-sigh about being broke / unemployed, and here comes...
Cyber Monday (but Baby not for me).
Nkengafac Kole-Kole was born in Cameroon: raised in Canada, Cameroon, and blossomed into adulthood in the USA. He is a song-maker, who writes lyric and melody for Afrique : Island : Rock.
