Penboy, one of Cameroon’s leading spoking word artist launched his new EP on the night of St. Valentine’s celebration.
The 7 track EP titled “Love and Other Things” was launched in honor of love and lovers who turned out at the W. Cinema of the Buea mile 16 shopping mall.
Like the saying, there are many brave ways to die and the bravest of them all is falling in love; the pieces articulate the untold cries of lovers and the the frailty of humanity.
Now trending on spotify, Penboy’s Love and Other things reveals the sacrifices for love. The depth and length many travel to for love and how much regret there is when everything eventually goes south.
From the event regarded as electrifying by the audience, Elat Larissa says it was “a rollercoaster of emotions flashing from all angles after every performance.”
The “other things” Elat found out “are the things we attach to love. Which is more of expectations, material and luxury. The other things are the things we attach to what love should be and not necessarily what love is”.
Nkemta Miracle thinks it was worth the time and money for the fulfillment she got. She indicated that she had learnt many things amongst which is that love doesn’t hurt people. But we, humans are the ones who hurt each other.
Penboy, convener of the Slam for Peace Concert is a Law graduate. Taking poetry seriously in 2018, his resilience has seen him today reign in the crisis stroke English regions of Cameroon. With numerous awards on his wall already, he believes the journey will bear much fruits.