Justine Nibala’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro Cameroonian singer
Is Singer 
From Cameroon 
Type Music 
Gender female
Birth Cameroon

Justine Nibala (ou Libala) est une chanteuse pygmée Baka du Cameroun.

Biographie

Elle est née à Mayos, un campement baka situé près de Dimako dans l’Est du Cameroun.

Elle devient célèbre par la chanson Djo’oko dans les années 1990 qu’elle interprète lors de tournées en Europe et en Afrique avec le groupe Patengué International.

Elle a été élevée au grade de Chevalier l’Ordre du Mérite camerounais lors du festival national des arts et de la culture (FENAC), par le Premier ministre du Cameroun. Ambassadrice de la culture pygmée, elle s’est rendue en France lors de la Coupe du monde de football de 1998.

Justine Nibala était mariée à Emaya Rigobert – plus connu sous le pseudonyme de Koukouma –, lui-même danseur de l’orchestre Patengué et chef pygmée Baka du groupement de Mayos. Le couple a eu 14 enfants.

Après les honneurs, Justine Nibala, veuve depuis 2005, vit dans son village, dans un grand dénuement (2019).

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