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...

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...

traditional and modern musical genres. The best-known contemporary genre is makossa, a popular style that has gained fans across Africa, and its related dance...

"Zangaléwa" is a 1986 song by Cameroonian makossa group Golden Sounds, later known as "Zangalewa" after the success of the song. The band's members were...

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...

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...

jaiva, afrobeat, afrofusion, mbalax, Congolese rumba, soukous, ndombolo, makossa, kizomba, taarab and others. African music also uses a large variety of...

blending of African and Western traditions. His style merged Cameroonian makossa with classical guitar, jazz, pop, and electronics, and was considered by...

seaport. Cameroon is well known for its native music styles, particularly Makossa, Njang and Bikutsi, and its successful national football team. It is a...

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...

music coming out of Equatorial Guinea. Pan-African styles like soukous and makossa are popular, as are reggaeton, Latin trap, reggae and rock and roll. Acoustic...

1972, where it reached #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 that same year "Soul Makossa" by Manu Dibango was first released in France in 1972; it was picked up...

adopted the name Lafayette Afro Rock Band. The band's next two albums, Soul Makossa and Malik, included the songs "Hihache" and "Darkest Light" which would...

lyric in Cameroonian saxophonist Manu Dibango's 1972 disco song "Soul Makossa". Makossa is a Cameroonian music genre and dance. Dibango sued Jackson and,...

certain parts of the body: mainly the waist, and the dance is usually harmonised with local popular folk songs. Belly dance Makossa Mapouka "رقص المعلاية"....

Mbalax in Senegal and Gambia, Highlife in Ghana, Zoblazo in Ivory Coast, Makossa in Cameroon, Soukous in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kizomba in Angola...

1870s, Gold Coast, British West Africa (modern-day Ghana) Derivative forms Makossa Afrobeat Hiplife Fusion genres Raglife Regional scenes Igbo Highlife, Ijaw...

highlife Isicathamiya Jit Jùjú Kalindula Kilalaky Kizomba Kuduro Kwaito Kwela Makossa Malipenga Maloya Marrabenta Mbalax Mbaqanga Mbube Morna Motswako Museve...

Isicathamiya Jit Jùjú Kadongo Kamu Kizomba Kuduro Kwaito Kwela Lingala Makossa Maloya Ma'luf Marabi Marrabenta Mbalax Mbaqanga Mbube Morna Music of Egypt...

rock and hip hop from the US and UK are popular in Gabon, as are rumba, makossa and soukous.[citation needed] The national anthem of Gabon is "La Concorde"...

jaiva, afrobeat, afrofusion, mbalax, Congolese rumba, soukous, ndombolo, makossa, kizomba, taarab and others. African music also uses a large variety of...

new jack swing oldschool jungle neurofunk liquid funk krautrock funkstep makossa Subgenres Deep funk go-go Fusion genres Acid jazz afrobeat avant-funk Brit...

Moni Bilé (born August 1957) is a Cameroonian makossa musician. He was the best-selling makossa performer of the 1980s, and his album Amour & Espérance...

"Waka Waka (Esto es África)"), the song samples the original Cameroonian makossa song "Zamina mina (Zangaléwa)" by Golden Sounds and the lyrics encourage...

"Scorpio" by Dennis Coffey "Scratchin'" by Magic Disco Machine "Soul Makossa" by Manu Dibango "Super Sporm" by Captain Sky "Move On Up" by Curtis Mayfield...

Golden Sounds, later known as Zangaléwa, was a makossa group from Cameroon, formed in 1984 by active members of Cameroon's presidential guard: Jean Paul...

was a Cameroonian musical artist who created music based on the style of Makossa, native to his home country. Lotin was born in the city of Douala, in Cameroon...

Ekambi Louis Brillant (18 June 1948 – 12 December 2022) was a Cameroonian makossa artist and singer. Brillant was born on 18 June 1948, in Dibombari, a village...

Kristo Numpuby Sally Nyolo Petit Pays Luxe Lobe Lady Ponce Reniss Sabrina Salatiel Sam Fan Thomas Vagabon Zangalewa (or Golden Sounds), makossa group...