Wes Madiko
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Wes Madiko better known as Wes, is a Cameroonian musician
. He is probably best known among Western audiences for "In Youpendi", a song from The Lion King II soundtrack
, as well as work with Deep Forest
and his own 1997 hit "Alane
".
Sinami
Other
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
. He is probably best known among Western audiences for "In Youpendi", a song from The Lion King II soundtrack
Soundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
, as well as work with Deep Forest
Deep Forest
Deep Forest is a musical group consisting of two French musicians, Michel Sanchez and Eric Mouquet. They compose a style of world music, sometimes called ethnic electronica, mixing ethnic with electronic sounds and dance beats or chillout beats...
and his own 1997 hit "Alane
Alane (song)
"Alane" is a 1997 song recorded by Wes. It was his debut single from his album Welenga, and was released in 1997 in Francophone countries and in 1998 in other European countries...
".
Albums
- WelengaWelengaWelenga is the debut album by Wes Madiko, released in 1996 through Saint George Records.-Track listing:#"Awa Awa" – 4:28#"Alane" – 3:39#"Kekana" – 3:17#"Wezale" – 4:39#"Ken Mouka" – 3:43#"Mawaza" – 4:47#"Mindoulou" – 4:12#"Mizobiya" – 4:54...
(1998) (#5 AUT; #13 SUI; #14 GER) - Sinami (2000)
- Melowe (2010) (N.PRAT/ W.MADIKO) (c) 2010 SNAC (Syndicat National Auteurs Compositeurs)
Singles
Welenga- "AlaneAlane (song)"Alane" is a 1997 song recorded by Wes. It was his debut single from his album Welenga, and was released in 1997 in Francophone countries and in 1998 in other European countries...
" (1997) (#1 FRA; #1 NED; #1 AUT; #2 GER; #4 SUI; #11 GBR) - "Awa Awa" (1997) (#27 NED)
- "Midiwa Bôl" (I Love Football) (1998) (the official theme for the Cameroon World Cup in 1998) (#49 SUI; #71 GER; #75 GBR; #94 FRA)
- "Sela-Sela" (Dance Together) (2010) feature Zahra Universe (#52 SA; #32 AUT)
- "Sela-Sela" (Dance Together) (2010) feature Zahra Universe and Bossman
Sinami
- "Keli Maye" (2000)
Other
- "Doutou" (1999)
- "In Youpendi" (1999)
- "Awa Awa (Remix)" (2001) (#31 GER)
- "Alane (Remix)" (2001) (#52 GER)
Remixes
- "Awa Awa" was remixed by Junior VasquezJunior VasquezJunior Vasquez, , is an American club DJ and remixer/producer.-Career:...
. - "Alane" was remixed by Tony Moran, Trouser Enthusiasts, Chris "The Greek" Panaghi, and Philcat.
- "Midiwa Bôl" (I Love Football) was remixed by Forthright.
- "Keli Maye" was remixed by Soda Club.
Awards
Title Winner Nomination| Title | Winner | Nomination |
|---|---|---|
| Grammy Awards | 1 | 2 |
| World Music Awards World Music Awards The World Music Awards is an international awards show founded in 1989 that annually honors recording artists based on worldwide sales figures provided by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry . John Martinotti is an executive producer and co-founder of the show... |
3 | 2 |
| MTV Europe Video Music Awards | 1 | 1 |
| NRJ Music Awards NRJ Music Awards The NRJ Music Awards, created in 2000 by the radio station NRJ in partnership with the television network TF1 takes place every year in mid-January at Cannes as the opening of MIDEM... |
- | 2 |