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of South Africa, or Folk-pop and Afropop, with a focus on the instrumental that ranked him often in the category of African jazzmen.
Since 2014 at least, Vincent Nguini knew he had liver and lung tumors. Vincent, who had already experienced western medicine, did not hesitate to resort to alternative medicine, also in a last quest for healing, during a musical stop in Brazil, he will go to Abadiânia, a municipality in the state of Goiás, to be consulted by João Teixeira de Faria, nicknamed Joao De Deus. A very famous medium and spiritualist who saw the visit of American celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey. Joaos de Deus is a character contested by some and admired by others, according to the Australian press, he would sell not less than 10 million dollars of traditional pharmacopoeia each year.
Son of Africa, Vincent Nguini has never forgotten the cradle of his ancestors despite his busy agenda, he often took the time to go home and share his science of music with his countrymen. Also, last September, he talked with the national daily, Cameroon Tribune, in what will be his ultimate interview, where he said, "Inspiration is not just about listening to a melody, it's also about hearing people talking, listening to noises at the market place... It’s a whole that inspires musically. "
It's quite a symbol if Vincent Nguini has breathed his last sigh in Brazil, this far-off land of the Americas where once Africans were enslaved. For the last 30 years of his life he has been a link between Africa and the Americas, bringing together by his art, a family torn apart by 400 years of servitude. The black diaspora loses one of its greatest voices, who has worked quietly to the rediscovery of Africa by Afro-Americans from all walks of life.
From Cuba, to Sao Paulo, via New York, Paris, or Montreal, Vincent Nguini, even on stage under another giant like Paul Simon, has often brought this zest of African presence into the consciousness of those who have seen him perform. In 30 years, he has greatly influenced the style of an icon of the American music, like Paul Simon. Despite his loyalty to the contract he had with Simon, he did not downplay the request to make his knowledge available to
new generations.
Apart from the thousands of people to whom he has often heaped advice, often offering lodging and cover to those who landed lonely in this America who knows how to make itself hostile to immigrants, the big brother as he was affectionately called, by the member of the Cameroonian and African community in the United States harbored ambitions for a better future of African music with the studio project he had in his homeland, which will see the first shipments of musical material arrive the same day the world will hear the news of his death, December 8, 2017.
Vincent Nguini is survived by his wife of South African origin, Florence. His daughter Olivia, this child he had in his youth, while he was still seeking his way, hitting cabarets of the city capital of Cameroon. Later, he will make it his duty to recognize her, and take her with him to the United States, to offer her a better chance and save her the torment he has himself encountered in the tropics. Olivia will extend the lineage of her father with 4 grandkids. Vincent also leaves two sisters, Nomo and Mayo, and a brother Jean Marie.
In any case as the saying goes the artist never dies, Vincent Nguini will live forever in the memory inspired by his generous musical work, he will have contributed to no less than 82 albums with artists from various horizons until 1987 year where he decided to devote himself solely to Paul Simon's orchestra and his solo productions.
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