| Magasco | |
| Birth Name: | Tohnain Anthony Nguo |
| Birth Date: | 22 September 1988 |
| Alias: | Magasco Efsi, Bamenda Boy |
| Birth Place: | Bamenda, Cameroon |
| Origin: | Kom people (Cameroon) |
| Genre: | Afro-Pop, Afrobeats, hip hop |
| Associated Acts: | Gasha, Mic Monsta, Duc Z, Shan’l, Pit Baccardi, Mimie |
| Occupation: | Singer, songwriter |
| Instrument: | Vocals |
| Years Active: | 1999–present |
| Label: | Mumak Records, Empire Company(Record Label), Bboy Records |
Tohnain Anthony Nguo (born September 22, 1988) better known as Magasco aka "Bamenda Boy" is a Cameroonian Afro-pop/afrobeats artist from Northwest Region (Cameroon).[1]
Magasco was born in Bamenda in 1988 and is from the Kom tribe in North West Region of Cameroon.[2] His love for music started at the age of 6 when he used to attend the Catholic church in Bamenda. He was present in most of the singing activities of the church. He got his A level certificate in art then studied history at the University of Yaoundé I. From there, he decided to go professional with his music career since his love for music was growing stronger by the day.
Magasco's first public appearance was at a talent show called Positive Vibrations back in 1999. He formed a group of rappers in 2000 called "T-Drops" with longtime besties DaBlu and Klone. In 2009, the group separated because DaBlu left for the U.S. where he is currently doing music.[3] After getting his A-level, he was then selected to be among the candidates for the NW region at the Nescafé singing competition along with Joys and Nasty.[4]
At the beginning of his career Magasco worked with label (Mumak) Where after releasing his debut single Line loba (land rover), same exposure let him to be signed under a biggest Cameroonian urban label Empire Company of Pit Baccardi.
In 2013, Magasco was nominated for "Best Urban Artist" for Cameroon, which did not win but he keeps his head high for better achievements. Magasco now under Empire, has released two singles so far (Fine BOY) and (Marry Me) which are currently hitting the world under the influence of National and international media. The remix of his song "Fine Boy " with DUC Z was included in the Mboa Tape Vol2[5] Magasco is currently making several appearances in Cameroon starting in his hometown Bamenda where he will be performing at the (In the Moov) concert. Magasco is currently working on his first album which was announced for early 2015. He has been Nominated in other awards shows like Afrimma Awards.
On December 25, 2015, he released his first EP titled Raw Gold.[6] His first album titled Golden Boy is due to be released on December 29, 2017.[7]
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