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Makossa is a noted Cameroonian popular urban musical style. Like much other late 20th century music of Sub-Saharan Africa It uses strong electric bass rhythms and prominent brass. In the 1980s makossa had a wave of mainstream success across Africa and to a lesser extent abroad. Makossa which means (I) dance in the Duala language originated from a Duala dance called the kossa. Emmanuel Nelle Eyoum started using the refrain kossa kossa in his songs with his group Los Calvinos.

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