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...

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...

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

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...

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...

"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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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

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...

movements performed in accordance with the music, which is generally the makossa. In order to perform this dance, the dancers must wear traditional sawa...

Djento, une valeur sur du Makossa au Cameroun". Camershowbiz.com (in French). Retrieved 17 December 2022. "Djene Djento". Makossa Original. Nwaha, Alain...

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

Imported rock and hip hop from the US and UK are in Gabon, as are rumba, makossa and soukous. Some folk instruments include the obala, the ngombi, the balafon...

April 1952, Bafoussam, Cameroon) is a Cameroonian musician associated with Makossa. He began in the late 1960s and had his first hit with "Rikiatou". His...

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

Manu Dibango's "Soul Makossa" and the Steve Miller Band's "Macho City" at his weekly events. The frequent selection of "Soul Makossa" at the Loft helped...

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...

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

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

to the Edge of Panic" by Public Enemy "Catch a Groove" by Juice "Soul Makossa" by Manu Dibango "I Gotcha" by Joe Tex Coleman, Brian. Check The Technique:...

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...

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"...

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...

those present to encourage and support, or to catch money thrown by the attendees, most of whom are men. Belly dance Makossa Mapouka "رقص المعلاية"....