Cameroonian singers and musicians
From makossa to bikutsi, from jazz to rap and Afropop: the voices and instruments that made Cameroonian music known.
MusicManu DibangoThe saxophonist who connected Africa to funk
MusicRichard BonaOne of the most respected bassists in world jazz- MusicAnne-Marie NziéThe golden voice of Cameroon, queen mother of bikutsi
MusicCharlotte DipandaA voice that sings the country in its own languages
MusicBlick BassyThe musician who sings the country’s history in Bassa- MusicFrancis BebeyMusician, writer and scholar: the one-man band of Cameroonian culture
- MusicEboa LotinThe guitar and harmonica of makossa’s early days
MusicBen DeccaThe velvet voice of makossa for more than forty years
MusicGrace DeccaThe diva of makossa, from her brother’s backing vocals to the big stage
MusicPetit PaysThe “Turbo of Africa”, makossa’s provocative king- MusicMessi MartinThe guitarist who made the guitar sound like a balafon
- MusicSam Fan ThomasThe creator of makassi and “African Typic Collection”
MusicLapiro de MbangaThe “Ndinga Man”, voice of the forgotten
MusicSally NyoloThe Eton voice who carried bikutsi to stages around the world
MusicLady PonceThe “Queen of Bikutsi”
MusicStanley EnowThe “Bayangi Boy” who brought Cameroonian rap into every home
MusicSalatielThe Buea producer invited by Beyoncé onto “The Lion King”
MusicLockoFrom YouTube covers to one of the great voices of African R&B
MusicDaphneThe voice behind “Calée”, a hit that travelled across Africa
MusicTenorThe rapper behind “Do le Dab”, who got even the First Lady dancing
MusicTaycThe “Afrolov” crooner from Marseille who sings his Cameroonian rootsCameroonian roots