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The word "makossa" is originated from the Duala words "m'a" and "kossa". "Kossa" is generally translated as "dance", [8] but it is a new interpretation, a neologism expressed initially as a cry of exhortation, and as "a kind of swear word that has the status of a stimulus, a spur."
In the mid-1960s, Eboa Lotin performed a style of ambasse bey on harmonica and guitar that was the earliest form of makossa, a style that quickly came to overshadow its predecessor and become Cameroon's most popular form of indigenous music. [4] Ambasse bey was revived to an extent by Cameroonian singer Sallé John. [5]
The ethnicities of Cameroon include an estimated 250 distinct ethnic groups in five regional-cultural divisions. An estimated 38% of the population are Western highlanders–Semi-Bantu or grassfielders including the Bamileke, Bamum, and many smaller Tikar groups in the northwest. 12% are coastal tropical forest peoples, including the Bassa, Duala, and many smaller groups in the southwest.
The earliest known civilization to have left clear traces of their presence in the territory of modern Cameroon is known as the Sao civilisation. [6] Known for their elaborate terracotta and bronze artwork and round, walled settlements in the Lake Chad Basin, little else is known with any certainty due to the lack of historical records.
The National Archives of Cameroon (French: Archives nationales du Cameroun) is the national archives of Cameroon, established in 1966. [1] Its main location is in Yaoundé and has a library which holds 64,000 volumes. There is an annex in Buea with early material.
Francis Bebey was born in Douala, Cameroon, on July 15, 1929. [1] Bebey attended college in Douala , where he studied mathematics, before studying broadcasting at the University of Paris . He moved to the United States and continued to study broadcasting at New York University . [ 2 ]
This is a list of musicians and musical groups from Cameroon This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
Ebenezer Diboué Black is a singer, composer and musical producer from Cameroon. He is also a songwriter, and performs his songs in French and Duala. His repertoire is mainly makossa and zouk. He is considered the pioneer of the "Makossa-Consciousness" style, which name has probably been derived from the title of his latest album entitled ...