Various Artists - Pop Makossa: The Invasive Dance Beat of Cameroon 1976-1984 - LP

Double LP, Gatefold with 20-Page Booklet & Poster

The Pop Makossa adventure started in 2009, when Analog Africa founder Samy Ben Redjeb first travelled to Cameroon to assess the country's musical situation. He returned with enough tracks for an explosive compilation highlighting the period when funk and disco sounds began to infiltrate the Makossa style popular throughout Cameroon. When the traditional rhythms of the Sawa people collided with Merengue, High-Life, Congolese Rumba and, later, Funk and Disco, modern Makossa was born.

Features

• Double LP, gatefold sleeve
• 20-page LP-size booklet, 30x30cm poster, and download card
• Label: Analog Africa

Track Listing

Side A:

1. Dream Stars – Pop Makossa Invasion
2. Mystic Djim & The Spirits – Yaoundé Girls
3. Bill Loko – Nen Lambo

Side B:

1. Bernard Ntone – Mussoliki
2. Pasteur Lappé – Sanaga Calypso
3. Eko Roosevelt Louis – M'ongele M'am
4. Olinga Gaston – Ngon Engap

Side C:

1. Emmanuel Kahe Et Jeanette Kemogne – Ye Medjuie
2. Nkodo Sitony – Mininga Meyong Mese
3. Pasteur Lappé – The Sekele Movement

Side D:

1. Pat' Ndoye – More Love
2. Clément Djimogne – Africa