Eboa Lotin
Emmanuel Eboa Lotin (August 6, 1942 – October 6, 1997) was a Cameroonian musical artist who created music based on the style of Makossa, native to his home country.
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Eboa Lotin
- Name
- Eboa Lotin
- Birth Name
- Emmanuel Eboa Lotin
- Born
- August 6, 1942
- Birthplace
- Douala, Cameroon
- Died
- October 6, 1997 (age 55)
- Nationality
- Cameroon
- Occupation
- composer · singer · musician
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Emmanuel Eboa Lotin (August 6, 1942 – October 6, 1997) was a Cameroonian musical artist who created music based on the style of Makossa, native to his home country.
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• Name — Eboa Lotin • Birth Name — Emmanuel Eboa Lotin • Born — August 6, 1942 • Birthplace — Douala, Cameroon • Died — October 6, 1997 (age 55) • Genre — Makossa • Years Active — 1962–1997
Early life
Early life
Lotin was born in the city of Douala, in Cameroon. His father was Adolph Lotin Same, a Baptist pastor, who died when Eboa was 3. When he was a young child, his leg was paralyzed due to atrophy resulting from a quinine injection. In 1962, Lotin recorded his first single "Mulema Mwam, Elimba Dikalo". Lotin was regarded as a major figure in the Makossa musical genre. Lotin died on October 6, 1997.
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