Le festival du Makossa (Festmak) est revenu pour une deuxième édition du jeudi 02 au samedi 04 novembre 2017 à Canal Olympia Bessengue à Douala. Le Festmak, organisé par l’association Makossa Forever, ...
On a Saturday night at the Stade Omnisports in the Douala neighbourhood of Bepanda, concert-goers bristle as they wait for their artist. Four men walk arduously onto the hall’s stage, carrying an ...
The popular Cameroonian-born saxophonist, Manu Dibango, has always been a personal favorite. Traveling as a young man from his home town of Douala, Cameroon, to Paris, he discovered American jazz and ...
L’icône du makossa, Axel Mouna est décédé le 7 mai 2019 à l’hôpital Laquintinie de Douala. Avant sa mort, Axel Mouna notre star, ce fils de Deido à Douala, toujours nerveux se déplaçait depuis ...
'Pop Makossa' stars Eko on stage in 1978 at Douala's Cinéma Le Wouri As a style, makossa predated Dibango’s single. Born in Cameroon, it fused musical genres from the region and further afield. The ...
Le 14 juin 1990, à la 76e minute du match opposant le Cameroun à la Roumanie lors du Mondial en Italie, Roger Milla claque ses premiers pas de Makossa, une danse urbaine camerounaise, pour fêter sa ...
One of the pioneers of Afro-funk music, the saxophonist Manu Dibango, has died of COVID-19. He was 86 years old, and died in Paris. Internationally, he was best known for his 1972 song "Soul Makossa," ...
His 1972 hit “Soul Makossa” arrived at the dawn of the disco era and made its way to dance floors across the United States, Europe and Africa. By Jon Pareles This obituary is part of a series about ...
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