NELLA
NELLA standing before a full moon over the city skyline in a sculpted silver dress
The goddess

She is returning home.
And she is not alone.

Nella is Mewu, the moon goddess who restores. Her music brings people far from home back to themselves — their language, their memory, their roots, their joy.

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The voice

The immigrant daughter’s promise, kept.

Born in the plains of Yaounde. Raised on the shores of Los Angeles. I did what was asked — the degree, the license, ten years as a health professional. Then I went back for the part of myself I was told to put down.

Now I make Moonkossa — Makossa, Bikutsi and Bend Skin fused with Afrobeats, Hip-Hop and R&B. Sung in English, French, Pidgin and Fèfè.

If you ever put a part of yourself down — come get it back.

NELLA with glowing circuit patterns on her face, gold hoops and neck coils, over a dusk skyline
The Nexxus opens
Afrotopia
Fall 2026
Shows Moonbeams hear it first.
See her live

On stage

Sun · Sep 6 · 2026 Ankara Festival — African Fashion & Music Fest Sunset Room · Hollywood Tickets
Sat · May 16 · 2026 Taste of Cameroon LA — Cameroon Heritage Gala Los Angeles Performed
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The road to Afrotopia

As seen in  The Guardian · GQ South Africa · FOX 21 · Soundcity · Chop Daily

NELLA in profile against a red wall
The Moonbeams

Feel it before
the algorithm.

Moonbeams — you are my heartbeat. The songs come here before they go anywhere else. And so do my triumphs, challenges, voice notes, and ideas.

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Cameroon to the World · Los Angeles to the Moon

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