Makossa
Makossa is a type of
music which is most popular in urban areas in
Cameroon. It is similar to soukous, except in its strong bass rhythm and prominent horn section. It originated from a type of
Doula dance called kossa, with significant influences from
jazz, ambasse bey,
Latin music,
highlife and rhumba. The early
1960s saw the first makossa recordings, though it began in the early
1950s. Eboa Latin, Misse Ngoh and especially
Manu Dibango popularized the style outside of Cameroon in the later 1960s.
- Eboa Latin
- Misse Ngoh
- Manu Dibango
- Moni Bile
- Lapiro de M'Banga
- Paul Kahlenberg
- Bebe Manga
- Sam Fan Thomas
