Enriching African Lives Through Art, Culture & Music

BotangRecords is an organization that does not just talk about supporting young people and culture — they show up for it. I have personally watched them stand behind young talents, including Akong Angel, who grew through WAPPCAM's programmes, supporting her musical journey not only with financial and technical assistance, but also with genuine encouragement and belief in her potential. They have extended that same generosity to WAPPCAM, supporting our holiday programmes and the young people we serve. Their work to preserve and share the Kom culture and African heritage, while keeping a strong connection between our communities in Cameroon and the diaspora, is something I deeply admire. I am truly grateful to BotangRecords for believing in our young people and our work, and simply being there when it matters.

At a time when Kom tradition and cultural heritage face fast degradation, I see the prophecy of the revered Fon Jinabo II coming to pass. The great seer foretold that the revival of Kom culture would come from abroad — and that prophecy is being fulfilled today through the work of BotangRecords, which has undertaken the systematic recording and preservation of Kom culture in all its dimensions for posterity, from language and folklore to music, dance, rituals and ancestral history, archiving what was on the verge of being lost. I congratulate BotangRecords and urge them to keep up the momentum. Our children born and bred in the diaspora will grow up well-grounded in our culture and ways of life, even more than those born and bred in Kom land. Keep the Kom light shining here in the USA — while conflict and modernization have eroded cultural transmission at home, the diaspora is emerging as the new custodian of identity, exactly as Fon Jinabo predicted. I call on all sons and daughters of Kom to support this preservation effort, to ensure the Kom flame never dies.

I am truly grateful for the work BotangRecords does to champion artists and celebrate Cameroonian and African culture. What stands out most is how BotangRecords builds bridges between communities abroad and people back home in Africa — bringing together culture, talent, stories, and shared identity across borders and generations. This is especially evident in the educational videos shared about the Kom people, both in the diaspora and back in Cameroon. BotangRecords has been a breath of fresh air, preserving cultural heritage while giving it a vibrant, contemporary platform.