# IBali

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{{short description|Cameroonian musician}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Ibali
| image           =
| alt             =
| caption         =
| birth_name      = Ataindum Donald Nge
| birth_date      = {{birth date and age|1997|9|02}}
| alias           =
| birth_place     = [Bamenda](/source/Bamenda), Cameroon
| origin          =
| genre           = [Afrobeat](/source/Afrobeat), [Jazz](/source/Jazz), [World Music](/source/World_Music)
| associated_acts = [Magasco](/source/Magasco), Richard Kings, Blaise B and Daddy Black
| occupation      = Singer, songwriter
| instrument      = Vocals, Piano
| years_active    =
| label           = House Of Legends
| website         = {{URL|https://ibaliofficial.com/}}
}}

'''Ataindum Donald Nge''' (born September 2, 1997) is a Cameroonian musical artist and performer, professionally known by his stage name '''Ibali'''. He is also a human rights activist.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chi |first1=Fabz |title=[Music Video] Ibali - Legendary |url=https://kesamagazine.com/music-video-ibali-legendary/ |website=KESA Magazine }}{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Early life and career==
Ibali was born in the West African city of [Bamenda](/source/Bamenda), Cameroon. Ibali has 3 siblings and is the first child from a monogamous family. He began recording music in 2014 with Brand name "Dolly Pearl" and created his first live music band known as Wuli'bali Band in 2017.{{Cn|date=June 2022}} iBali released several songs with some featuring artists like Richard Kings, [Magasco](/source/Magasco), Blaise B, and Daddy Black.<ref>{{cite web |title=Uprising Dolly Pearl Speaks Up |url=http://bamendaonline.net/index.php/2018/07/01/uprising-dolly-pearl-speaks-up/ |website=Bamenda Online |date=1 July 2018 |access-date=7 November 2020 |archive-date=25 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925200636/http://bamendaonline.net/index.php/2018/07/01/uprising-dolly-pearl-speaks-up/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Ibali was crowned Cameroon Music Messiah by the Association of Cameroon Dj's after the release of One People. In January 2021, Ibali launched his new video 'Revelation' under his album 'Prophetic'.<ref>{{cite web |title=Artist IBALI Drops His Empowering New Single "Revelation" |url=https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2021/02/02/premiere-ibali-revelation/ |website=Wonderland |date=2 February 2021}}</ref>

==Discography==
===Albums===
*Prophetic (2021)

===Singles===
*Legendary
*One People
*Revelation

===Collaborations===
*Dolly Pearl ft Blaise B
*Dolly Pearl Cado ft Daddy Black

===Awards and nominations===
{{Expand list|date=April 2021}}
{| class ="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!style="width:20em;" |Event
!style="width:20em;" |Prize
!style="width:10em;" |Result
!Ref
|-
|2021
|[Muzikol Music Awards](/source/Muzikol_Music_Awards)
|Best Traditional Artist
|{{Nominated}}
|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.muzikolmusicawards.com/profile?slug=ibali | title=Ibali | publisher=muzikolmusicawards.com | accessdate=2022-12-06}}</ref>
|-
|}
==References==
{{reflist}}

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Category:Cameroonian musicians
Category:1997 births
Category:Living people

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