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« on: September 29, 2006, 07:58:36 AM »
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Makossa is a type of music which is most popular in urban areas in Cameroon. It is similar to soukous, except it includes strong bass rhythm and a prominent horn section. It originated from a type of Duala dance called kossa, with significant influences from jazz, ambasse bey, Latin music, highlife and rhumba.

While the makossa style began in the 1950's, the first recordings were not seen until a decade later. Artists such as Eboa Lotin, Misse Ngoh and especially Manu Dibango popularized the style outside of Cameroon in the later 1960s.

Cameroonian Legend - Manu Dibango - Performing Hit: Soul Makossa



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« Reply #1 on: September 14, 2008, 10:57:32 PM »
No makossa video collection will be complete without the bad boy of Cameroon Petit Pays.

http://www.jujunation.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=6995&title=Cameroon___Petit_Pays___Ca_Se_Passe_Ici___II

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http://www.jujunation.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=6417&title=Cameroon___Les_Sans_Visa___We_Ndolo

http://www.jujunation.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=1719&title=Cameroon___Petit_Pays___Nigeria
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