Cultural Club

First Public Performance of the Grammar School Cultural Club during the Youth Week of 1974.

10 February 1974: The Population of Mamfe had not witnessed anything of this nature. The above picture is a capture of the last 10 seconds of the group’s performance. All the 13 boys have exited. The instrumentalists were still playing, and here comes the captain. All eyes turned to see what was about to happen. He was coming to officially close the dance episode. As he lifted his right leg in the air, and pinned the spear into the ground the music immediately stopped. There was an uproar. This earned them first prize.

The team (from Left to Right): At the very edge you can see a drum (in semi-circle shape)-the drummer (not in view) is Foncham Piere[1st batch, RIP]; Tangie Michael Neba [4th batch]; Nforison [3rd Batch]; Tangyie Samuel [1st batch]; Ndongo Charles [5th batch (RIP) and the youngest of the drummers, on the horn]; Tamanji Calistus, 1st batch; ????, [2nd batch, he was living with Pa Ngwa, the discipline master]; Nde Victor “Jubilee” [4th batch, dance captain, he was also the School Goal Keeper].

Standing behind the team (Left to Right): Mr Nupa Simplice, Nightingale Choir Club Master; Kenneth ?? (3rd Batch); Pa Agustine Bibum* (HeadMaster, St Joseph’s Mamfe); Mr Ngenge Simon Tayoba, English Teacher]; directly behind him is Pa Gabriel Tibah (Geo, Civics); Mr Arrey Mbi, Eng Lit.; “Sundiata”; Mr Kwaler Ernest (with the hat), Chem & Bio;