
He was made knight of the national Order of Valour posthumously by the Minister of Arts and Culture during the requiem mass on Saturday in Douala.
Read also : CHAN 2020 : le Maroc dans l’histoireThe remains of late Moussi Pierre or better still Pierre de Moussy, who died on January 26th 2018 in Switzerland after a protracted illness, were finally laid to rest at the ‘Bois de singes’ cemetery in Douala on Saturday March 17th.
Read also : Accident de Santchou : deux ministres sur les lieuxPrior to the burial, a requiem church service was held in his honour at the courtyard of the College Alfred Saker in Douala with the Minister of Arts and Culture, Narcisse Mouelle Kombi in attendance.
Read also : Rentrée du deuxième trimestre : ça repartThe Minister on behalf of the Head of State elevated Moussi Pierre to the rank of knight of the National Order of Valour posthumously and given military honours by a squad of 12 gendarmes.
Read also : Développement de la sous-région : on reparle du financement des projets intégrateursIn his eulogy, Narcisse Mouelle Kombi said Pierre de Moussy was a musical icon and one of the flag bearers of makossa in the 80s whose popularity went beyond the national boundaries. He said Pierre de Moussy is dead but lives on through his works.
Read also : Loi de finances 2021 : de grandes innovations fiscalo-douanièresHe thanked all those who worked hard for the repatriation of his corpse to Cameroon. Other speakers included Aladji Touré who read a message on behalf of musicians.
Read also : Mise en place des exécutifs régionaux : le jour-jBorn in 1953 in Ndogkoko-Yabassi, Pierre de Moussy rose to the limelight in 1981 when he released his first album ‘Ka konka, jomba jomba’. But he hit the top of the charts in 1984 with his hit tune ‘ndolo l’amour.
Read also :He sang about love, sorrow, euphoria, hope and societal issues like gossiping such as in the song ‘Radio trottoir’ Together with his peers Dina Bell, Moni bile and Ben Decca where he was lead singer and women answered the chorus.
Read also :Though he released more than thirty songs, his most popular songs are “Ebol’a radar”, “Mbengue nye bobe”, “Radio”, “Na wom-wom”, “Ndolo l’amour”, “Deuxième bureau”, “Reviens-moi Fatimatou”, “Douala city”, “C’est ma wa”, “A no di joss” and “Zero amour”.
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