- KAMANDÉ - 100th entry...

[Le Bruit]

Kamandé (Ka-Mân-Day) is a former region of the Federal State of Orovoda that gained its peaceful independence on July 23rd 2010. Kamandé is an African word meaning Generation, reflecting the new era the country is beginning by claiming its own rights.

Kamandé's flag national emblem is the Moon hourglass, an object said to have been grateful to ancien civilizations of the country. According to the legend, two pieces of pure glass coming from the sky, in the shape of the Moon, landed on the Earth, near the ocean, and stayed on the ground for hundreds of thousands years without anyone discovering them. The glass slowly began to impregnate itself of the ocean's water over the years, gaining a part of its soul. It is said that anyone with a pure mind holding the Hourglass would control time, seasons and weather and share the wisdom of water through his life. The Hourglass must be passed to the youngest of the person's children through an official ceremony shortly before death occurs. If the water inside the Hourglass continues to flow, the child is allowed to be the next holder. If the water stops and refuses to move to the bottom bulb, the Hourglass reflects the child's impure mind and foresees that neither of his descendants will be of good destiny. In this case, the Moon hourglass breaks itself, the child is instantly killed and the world must wait hundreds of thousands more years for another piece of glass to fall from the sky.

The Moon Hourglass is drawn on Kamandé's national flag.

Full name:
Republic of Kamandé (English)
Monasimian Kamandéo (Kamandéo)
République de Kamandé (French)

Capital: Sima-Noire

President: Malena Ernman

Population: 419 000

Official languages: Kamandéo (61%), French (32%)

Currency: Noi (Sign: KN)

National Day: July 23rd

Broadcaster: KAOS 1 (Kamandé Alpha-Omega Society 1)

National arena: Zydeko Arena (14 300 seats)

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For a full list of NSC entries and more information about the country, visit the Kamandéan Wikia Page.

 

[94ayd]

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I can prounce it in true French, right? Very happy to welcome you back to the contest with a new identity.

 

[Jukica]

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Welcome back Guy, great flag

 

[ronny1988]

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Welcome back!

 

[Milos-BC]

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Welcome back

 

[Scorpion]

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Welcome back Giiiiiiiiiiii

 

[Sean]

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Welcome back Giiiiiiiiiiii

I expected popcorn

Welcome back

 

[Scorpion]

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No more popcorn...

Only melted chocolate and pillow fights

 

[Le Bruit]

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You bet!

 

[Le Bruit]

Re: - KAMANDÉ -

KAOS 1 (Kamandé Alpha-Omega Society) is proud to present you the first Kamandéan representant for NSC 57 in Pigeon Island:

JORANE
INEFFABLE

Jorane is probably the most popular cellist from Québec. Born in 1975, Jorane began playing cello only at the age of 19, being already a talented pianist. Her first album, Vent fou (Crazy Wind), came out in 1999 and became a major hit: no other artist previously had such a success with this kind of classical/modern instrumental music than Jorane. Following this breakthrough, she recorded nine other albums until 2008 with her most recent work, X dix (X Ten). She often performs in various music festivals and has collaborated to some movie soundtracks from the province.

KAOS 1 and the entire population of Kamandé are wishing Jorane all the best of luck in Pigeon Island for the Nation Song Contest 57!​

 

[zechhh]

Re: - KAMANDÉ - (NSC 57) Jorane - Ineffable

The first comment on youtube says that she reminds him of Tori Amos and I totally agree.

And I love Tori Amos.

 

[Le Bruit]

Re: - KAMANDÉ - (NSC 57) Jorane - Ineffable

KAOS 1 would like to congratulate Jorane and her song Ineffable for her perfect performance in Pigeon Island for the 57th Nation Song Contest. She managed to qualify for the final by arriving in the 10th position in the second semi-final. On the big night, she proudly defended the colours of Kamandé and finished 26th out of 28 participants with a grand total of 70 points. KAOS 1 and the entire population of Kamandé are wishing the greatest success for Jorane and her career and would like to thank her for the fantastic performance!

We would like to give special credit to Noizeland and Zechonia for their well-received 12 points in final. We also wish to thank every country who liked Ineffable and gave us some points, as well as Serenate & Clair for their victory!

Stay tuned for the next Kamandéan entry for NSC 58!​

 

[Le Bruit]

Re: - KAMANDÉ - (NSC 57) Jorane - Ineffable

KAOS 1 (Kamandé Alpha-Omega Society) presents you a dark, mysterious, growling and... Russian journey for NSC 58.

ARKONA
GOI, RODE, GOI!

Arkona is a Russian folk metal band specialized in a very specific genre of music: Pagan metal. This type fuses elements of heavy metal and extreme metal with unusual instruments and archaic languages. The band, founded in Moscow in 2002 by Masha ''Scream'' at the vocals and death growls, has published five albums. The lyrics of Arkona are heavily influenced by Russian folklore and Slavic mythology.

KAOS 1 and the entire population of Kamandé are wishing Arkona all the best of luck in Serenate & Clair for the Nation Song Contest 58!​

 

[Simon87]

Re: - KAMANDÉ - (NSC 58) Goi, rode, goi!

Oh i know this song, good luck

 

[dogmeat]

Re: - KAMANDÉ - (NSC 58) Goi, rode, goi!

Аркона!
xbounce​

 

[Le Bruit]

Re: - KAMANDÉ - (NSC 59) Uuuuuna vooooce poooooco faaaa!

KAOS 1 (Kamandé Alpha-Omega Society) goes.... OPERAAAAAAAAAAA! for NSC 59!

JOYCE DIDONATO
UNA VOCE POCO FA

Joyce DiDonato is an American operatic mezzo-soprano singer from Prairie Village, Kansas. She is known and admired for her interpretations of the works of Handel, Mozart and Rossini. In this performance, she sings the very powerful Una voce poco fa from Rossini's work Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), where the character of Rosina declares her love for the Count Lindoro and writes to him, while saying she would do absolutely any atrocities to get him.

This is a very ambitious performance Kamandé is sending for NSC 59 as opera is a music genre very rarely heard in the contest. KAOS 1 and the entire population of Kamandé are wishing Joyce DiDonato and Una voce poco fa all the best of luck in Viola per Sempre for the Nation Song Contest 59!​

 

[Canuck]

Re: - KAMANDÉ - (NSC 59) Uuuuuna vooooce poooooco faaaa!

What a great piece of work this song is

 

[Le Bruit]

Re: - KAMANDÉ - (NSC 60) Long live Staline, he loves you.

KAOS 1 (Kamandé Alpha-Omega Society) are arranging the blocks for NSC 60.

PIG WITH THE FACE OF A BOY
A COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE SOVIET UNION, THROUGH THE EYES OF A HUMBLE WORKER

Pig With the Face of a Boy is a musical comedy duo from London, England. Using humor as their main inspiration, they describe themselves as ''the world's best neo-post-post-music hall anti-folk band''. Dan Woods assures the vocals and accordion with Donald Newholm on vocals, guitar, mandolin and charango. Their first album, La La Ha Ha (2009), contains this very special track condensing the entire history of the Soviet Union in 6 minutes or so, arranged to the Music A from Tetris, which is itself an instrumental arrangement of a Russian folk song called Korobeiniki.

Let them arrange the blocks for the Nation Song Contest 60 in Pigeon Island!​

 

[takeru]

Re: - KAMANDÉ - (NSC 60) Long live Staline, he loves you.

OMG, you beat me to it! :shock: Just as well though I'll pick something different!

Such a bizarre coincidence that we picked this for the same edition But I'm glad I was beaten to it, I don't like stealing other people's entries ^^

My NSC 60 plans are up in the air again though :|

 

[dogmeat]

Re: - KAMANDÉ - (NSC 60) Long live Staline, he loves you.

First what I thought after seeing the title was "WTH, Yaponesia renamed itself to Kamande?"

It's a pity, cause Yaponesia would have chance to finally achieve PQ position, which they deserve a lot. Now NSC 61 is gonna be held in Kamande