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At Cultural Day in UB: Artiste, Relly Ebini, steals show with mesmerising Manyu melodies.

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17 Jun 2025 20:58
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Relly Ebini thrilling the crowd with mesmerising traditional music

Talented local artiste, Relly Ebini, has left a lasting impression at the recently held cultural day celebration of the Faculty of Health Sciences, FHS, in University of Buea, UB.
With his captivating stage presence and soulful voice, he effortlessly stole the show with his cultural music, singing predominantly in one of the local languages of the people of Manyu Division of the South West Region.

Through his music, Relly Ebini revealed that his aims is to use traditional music to bring the students together in order to celebrate their diverse cultural heritage.

His dedication to preserving and promoting the Manyu languages and culture through music and dance during the occasion, earned him the title of a passionate and gifted artiste.

The FHS cultural jamboree provided the perfect platform for Relly Ebini to share his talent with a wider audience. He created a sense of unity and belonging, reminding the attendees of the importance of cultural heritage and its power to connect people.

Relly Ebini believes that bringing cultural music to schools transcends beyond just entertainment, but to encourage the students to always look back to their roots.

“…I chose to take cultural music to this cultural festival so as a to resonate a sense of cultural patriotism amongst these students…no matter what science they are learning or what mathematics they are calculating, I want to call on them to always draw back to their roots because it is their pride,” Relly said.

The cultural artiste, who has been serving quality traditional music to many since 2008, owes his successes to embracing community-like performances.

Relly Ebini is not just a Manyu cultural artiste, but also sings in other native languages but now has ventured into traditional song from other tribes like the Mokpwe, Oroko, Menda and Duala.

Amongst the songs presented at the festival by Relly were: Ekeregbe loosely translated as our culture our pride, “Ngore Manyu”, “Enianha” and “Monikim”, a blend of the Manyu and Bakweri cultures.

Relly Ebini’s performance at the Cultural Day celebration was met with thunderous applause and admiration from both the university’s hierarchy and the entire student body, solidifying his position as a leading figure in local traditional music.

His successes for over ten years today are testament to dedication and commitment and are an inspiration to aspiring artists, highlighting the impact of cultural music and serving as a wakeup call for cultural music to be sung from the mountains to the savannas.

By Cyprain Bekali, Journalism student

This article was first published in The Guardian Post Edition No:3475 of Monday June 16, 2025