Salatiel
Salatiel Livenja Bessong was born on the 26th of December, 1987 in Tiko into a devoted Christian family; his father is a pastor. He did his primary and secondary education in Tiko, Souza and Bamenda.
He obtained his Advanced Level certificate in 2005 and enrolled into the University of Yaoundé 1 with dreams of becoming a medical doctor. It was during this period that he started music with his friends. He created a band called “Salas Band” where he was the lead singer and drummer, though his greatest passion was songwriting. While in Yaoundé, he mostly directed church choirs and also performed sometimes. He later learned how to play the guitar. Because of his love for music, he dropped medical studies.
He has equally produced about 100 albums, more than 3000 songs for more than 300 artists. A few hits have been: “Essele” by Nar6 Pryze; “C’est Rouler” and “Replay” by Petit Champion; “Boom Boom” by One Rocky; Patrick Mboma’s anniversary theme song “Magic Mboma” by Annie Anzouer, Sergeo Polo, Manu Dibango and Henry Njoh; “Ajebota” by West Don; “E Go Beta” by Mr. Leo and several other movie and documentary sounds, amongst thousands both home and abroad. His solo single “Fap Kolo” won the MTN Make The Music contest and this gave him the opportunity to perform at the iFest in 2014 alongside Don Jazzy, Tiwa Savage, Stanley Enow, Daphne, Yemi Alade, Magasco, Skales and so many others.
He is founder and CEO of Alpha Better Records based in Buea.
