René Jam Afane
René Jam Afane | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1910 |
| Died | March 19, 1981 |
| Nationality | Cameroonian |
| Education | École Normale de Foulassi |
| Children | André Ze Jam Afane |
René Jam Afane (born around 1910 - March 19, 1981) was a Cameroonian teacher. He is known for writing the lyrics of the Chant de Ralliement, the national anthem of Cameroon, in 1928 at the École Normale de Foulassi, with Samuel Minkyo Bamba, from the same class, who composed the music.[1]
Biography
[edit]Early life and education
[edit]Of modest background,[2] René Jam Afane studied at Foulassi from 1922 to 1924, and from 1925 to 1928, before teaching there in 1929. He transitioned from private to public teaching in 1933, first at the regional school in Dschang, then in 1937 at Sangmélima, before being posted to Ambam, then Ebolowa in 1943, where he met Ferdinand Oyono.
Career
[edit]He was a candidate in the 1952 elections for the Territorial Assembly of Cameroon, representing the Dja-et-Lobo constituency.
In 1953, he participated in a four-month training course at the teacher training school in Saint-Cloud, Rouen.
Personal life
[edit]His son, André Ze Jam Afane, also known by the pseudonym Bulu Fulassi,[3] is a musician[4] and storyteller.
Works
[edit]He is known for writing the lyrics of the Chant de Ralliement, the national anthem of Cameroon, in 1928, based on suggestions from his fellow students at the École Normale de Foulassi. He was particularly taught by Camille Chazeaud.[5] Samuel Minkyo Bamba, from the same class, composed the music for this anthem.[1]
René Jam Afane was awarded the First Class Cameroonian Merit.[2]
Notes and references
[edit]- ^ a b Autres, Jan 2018 (2018-01-08). "Samuel Minkyo Bamba-René Jam Afane". Camerlex (in French). Retrieved 2020-07-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Ze, Gervais Mendo (2009). Insécurité linguistique et appropriation du français en contexte plurilingue (in French). Paris: Harmattan. ISBN 978-2-296-08236-6. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
- ^ Kroubo, Jérémie (2016-10-06). Camion Blanc: MUSIQUES NOIRES L'histoire d'une résistance sonore (in French). Camion Blanc. ISBN 978-2-35779-873-1. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
- ^ "Personnes". Africultures (in French). Retrieved 2020-07-07.
- ^ Ze, Gervais Mendo (2006). La prose romanesque de Ferdinand Oyono: essai d'analyse ethnostylistique (in French). Presses universitaires d'Afrique. ISBN 978-9956-444-17-5. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
