Roots to Routes

ChamCham talks: Leaving Cameroon, Learning Japanese & Becoming a DJ

11.02.2021 - By Anand DattaniPlay

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"Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish". ChamCham talks about his life growing up in Cameroon, having a huge family that embodied the different cultural values of the country, and how the need to learn French didn't stop his desire to go to the best university there. Taking inspiration from a well-educated and well-travelled family, we explore how he ended up moving to Tokyo, what is was like as a foreigner in Japan, and how he's managed to create a great life for himself there, including breaking in to the music scene there as a growing DJ on the Tokyo scene - think afrobeats, rap, grime and much more!

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