Manu Dibango & Soul Makossa Gang (live)
https://amf.didiermary.fr/manu-dibango-soul-makossa-gang/
Le Soul Makossa Gang était la formation favorite sur scène du célèbre multi-instrumentiste et compositeur Manu Dibango.
Dédicace à tous ceux qui ont eu la chance de le voir sur scène, comme ce fut le cas pour moi au Petit Journal Montparnasse […]
Sam Fan Thomas – Wini
https://amf.didiermary.fr/sam-fan-thomas-wini/
Sam Fan Thomas (born Samuel Thomas Ndonfeng, in 1952 in Bafoussam) is a Cameroonian musician. He began his career in the early 1970s as a guitarist in the band Black Tigers (Tigres Noirs) with André-Marie Tala, where he stayed until 1976, when he launched his solo career.
Makassi is the name of Thomas’ music style, […]
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Marcel Tjahé – SOS Mon Coeur
https://amf.didiermary.fr/marcel-tjahe-sos-mon-coeur/
Marcel Tjahé is one of the emblematic figures of Makossa, a musical genre that emerged in Cameroon in the 1980s. His career, marked by collaborations with seasoned musicians, played a role in the emergence and popularization of Makossa, with albums such as “Roue de secours” in 1982 and “Misso ma julietta” in 1983. […]
Tokoto Ashanty – L’homme de chèvre
https://amf.didiermary.fr/tokoto-ashanty-homme-chevre/
Tokoto Ashanty (or Ashanti, aka l’homme de chèvre [the goat’s husband]) was a Cameroonian artist reknown for his WakaWaka music style, a “funny version of Makossa”.
Author and composer since the 1970s, he later decided to rehabilitate telling tales and went back to his roots as a griot. He wrote, produced and presented initiatory and […]
Soul Makossa 2.0 Feat. Wayne Beckford
https://amf.didiermary.fr/manu-dibango-soul-makossa-2-wayne-beckford/
Soul Makossa is a song released as a single in 1972 by Cameroonian saxophonist and songwriter Manu Dibango. It was originally recorded as a B-side.
The song is probably best known for the chanted vocal refrain, which was adapted and used in songs by many prominent artists such as Michael Jackson in “Wanna Be Startin’ […]
Makossa [MAXA] @ Do Not Sit On The Furniture - 21 Feb feat. Makossa
Bafang – Elektrik Makossa
https://amf.didiermary.fr/bafang-elektrik-makossa/
Une batterie, une guitare, quelques effets, deux voix, nul besoin pour Bafang d’autre chose pour ambiancer les foules !
2 titres entre Makossa et AfroRock, extraits de leur premier album “Elektrik Makossa” paru en 2020.
Cerrone’s Funk Makossa Feat. Manu Dibango
https://amf.didiermary.fr/funk-makossa-cerrone-manu-dibango/
Funk Makossa is from Cerrone’s “Afro” album in 2016, that includes 3 tracks (one with Tony Allen and a second one featuring Manu Dibango) + 3 remixes.
Pop Makossa
https://amf.didiermary.fr/pop-makossa/
Compilation “Pop Makossa – The Invasive Dance Beat of Cameroon (1976-1984)”
[…] all the tracks are a revelation. The beat that holds everything together has its origins in the rhythms of the Sawa people; Ambassey, Bolobo, Assiko and Essewé, a traditional funeral dance. But it wasn’t until these rhythms arrived in the cities of Cameroon […]
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