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Makossa is a
music genre originating in Douala,
Littoral Region,
French Cameroons in the late 19th century. Like much
other music of Sub-Saharan Africa...
- "Soul
Makossa" is a song by
Cameroonian saxophonist and
songwriter Manu Dibango,
released as a
single in 1972. It is the most
sampled African song in...
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while his
mother was a Duala. He was best
known for his 1972
single "Soul
Makossa". The song has been
referred to as the most
sampled African song in addition...
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traditional and
modern musical genres. The best-known
contemporary genre is
makossa, a po****r
style that has
gained fans
across Africa, and its
related dance...
- amapiano, jùjú, fuji, afrobeat, highlife,
Congolese rumba, soukous, ndombolo,
makossa, kizomba,Taarab and others.
African music also uses a
large variety of...
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economic capital. She is the
younger sister of Ben Decca, a well-known
Makossa singer, and she
worked alongside him and
other musicians like Jean Jacques...
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Medina was
later replaced by Matt Stone.
Until 2008, 91X
aired Reggae Makossa, a
program featuring reggae and
roots music that is now
heard on XHUAN-FM...
- "Zamina mina (Zangaléwa)" was a hit song in 1986, by the
Cameroonian makossa group Golden Sounds,
later known as "Zangalewa"
after the
success of that...
- genres. He
mixes native Cameroonian makossa with soukous, zouk, and salsa,
leading to the
portmanteau label of
Makossa Love for some of his music. He launched...
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blending of
African and
Western traditions. His
style merged Cameroonian makossa with
classical guitar, jazz, pop, and electronics, and was
considered by...
