“This Is Why I live! This Is Why I was Born, To Communicate Through Music, Transforming Lives Through Sounds.”
Ronnel Valerie is a dynamic Afro-Jazz Cameroon Gospel Musician.
He is a singer, song writer, Poet and Vocal coach. Ronnel is known for his vocal strength and for the unique whispers and sounds that accompany his ministerations. He holds a BSc in Geology with a minor in Environmental science from the University of Buea, Cameroon.
Ronnel hails from Nso land in the North West Region of Cameroon. Born to parents who are both singers brought probably a spark in his early interest in music. He went to St. Augustine’s College Nso, and there he found more purpose as he wrote his first song in 2005. This gave him a courage boost and pushed him into more writing and a year later his poetry filled the pages of the school’s annual magazine publications. In 2008, he did his first ever studio recording and as exciting as it felt, it was also another booster. In the early months of stepping into high school, he founded a group of twelve boys called DECENT DOZEN. This group rocked the schools corridors and events and represented the school for several events with their own songs. This further plunged his writing skills closer to perfection due to a lot of impromptu writing alerts. That same year he co- founded a hip hop group EMPFRESS that rocked the school halls by taking simple slangs within school and turning them into heavy bangers. Later in 2010, the group produced an album that sold out in and out of school. What an early age to start setting records in career.
In 2011, he was selected to represent his school in the youth week activities under the ministry of Secondary education, he won and returned to school a hero.
This passion for music got bigger and bigger and by 2015 he was writing songs for national unity as his song ‘Land of Glory’ was selected by the Ministry of Higher Education as the most patriotic song for the South West Region. He found himself working together with the minister of arts and culture and found more fulfilling moments.
Ronnel was the bronze medalist for the Asale Asale Music festival and winner of the Jeunesse Musicales All styles Music competition for Cameroon 2016.
Ronnel Valerie seeks to inspire and change lives and mindsets through his music. Ronnel Valerie aka Mr.Branded, believes that the gospel is not meant only for the church and that our true identity as ambassadors of Christ, is evident when we affect the families, communities and the world at large positively by acting as the SALT & LIGHT OF THE EARTH.
For this reason he has taken part in life transforming events throughout the country like; Day of the African child, running the international Jazz Day festival in Cameroon along with the Feelyxngz Gospel band in partnership with UNESCO.
He has been volunteering as manager of the Jeunesses Musicales Cameroon (JMC) a national member of Jeunesses Musicales International (JMI) network known to be the largest youth music network in the world. He has been very instrumental in running Music education programs, vocal workshops, arts camps, songwriting workshops and public speaking. He has been a top act on events like; Day of the African child, World volunteerism day, cultural heritage nights, silicon Mountain tech hubs and has played the role of jury at many talent competitions including the Buea Got talent competition at Catholic University.
Valerie recently obtained his badge as one of the CommonWealth 100 Open Source leaders and as an emerging artist, he definitely possesses the skills of not just a musician but an exemplary youth leader.
Ronnel Valerie has his heart sold out to God’s use, and as a Christian Musician, he holds Service in high esteem and is currently a minister at the REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD (RCCG) Love Assembly parish Bomaka, Cameroon.
He holds values as, Humility and integrity.
“GOD DOES NOT ENDORSE MEDIOCRITY” are the words that fall off his lips every now and then.
He calls himself Mr.Branded which indeed has nothing to do with branding but a reminder that God has branded him (placed a seal on him) and set him aside for his use. Valerie’s Branded Footprints is an ever progressing musical journey full of great Songversations.
In 2013, Ronnel Valerie released his first official single, LIKE A BIRD which was a renowned radio hit. Later in 2014 He released a deep worship piece titled Lily Of The Valley which has been a huge blessing to the body of Christ and testimonies of its impact have been unending.
Later in 2015, He gave us a dance tune full of gratitude titled BONIN. This song was a combination of cultural representations from all over Cameroon.
He recently released The Perfect Gentleman featuring Lian Minstrel. This amazing piece has brought much conversations about the uniqueness of christ love and has gradually build a huge community of selfless lovers of God. The song was accompanied by a newsletter titled Meet the Perfect Gentleman. This has given and even deeper revelation behind the song and is changing lives across nations.
Mr Branded tied the knot on the 14th of July 2018 to the beauty queen Lenga Prudence Nayah and they are blessed with a son.
