Sister Comfort Nabi Mbeng

Sister Comfort Nabi Mbeng

From African in the Diaspora by Olubanjo Adigun

March 28, 2021 · 54 min · Season 2 · Episode 14

About this episode

The episode features Sister Comfort Nabi Mbeng sharing her life story, musical aspirations, and experiences across Africa.

I am the first seed of 7 siblings, born into a typical low income self employed fashion design Baptist Christains. Born in Beilo Kom in the North West region, raised in the South West region of Cameroon and later moved to South Africa via road across 5 different African countries. I lived in South Africa for 23 years where I conceived and gave birth to my son. Growing up as a child I was always attracted to music. I listened to Miriam Makheba's music always as well as other music and I always told myself when I grow up I want to be like her. As a child I would gather the kids in my community and pretend as though I was on the stage with a spoon representing a microphone and sing some church songs and they will cheer me. In my secondary school I tried joining the choir but was never given the chance but in high school I was welcomed into the choir where I did sometimes play the drums as well. After my A'levels as I awaited to go into the university I taught in secondary school and whiles there I formed a choir. Whiles working in Yaounde Cameroon as a senior research technician, now I know it was the Holy Spirit that led me to form an all female acapela group. I discussed the idea…

Topics covered

  • music
  • personal journey
  • Cameroon
  • South Africa
  • choir

Keywords

  • Miriam Makeba
  • acapella group
  • fashion design
  • Baptist Christians

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Beilo Kom, North West, South West, Cameroon, South Africa, Yaounde Cameroon

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