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Works and musical genres from Cameroon.
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- AssikoThe Assiko is a popular dance from the South of Cameroon.
- Bend-skinBend-skin (bend skin) is a kind of urban Cameroonian popular music. Kouchouam Mbada is the best known group associated with the genre. Several other artists have over the years contributed to the growth and popularity of bend skin.
Music of CameroonThe music of the Cameroon includes diverse traditional and modern musical genres. The best-known contemporary genre is makossa, a popular style that has gained fans across Africa, and its related dance craze bikutsi.- BantowbolBantowbol or bantubol is a style of music from Cameroon. The genre is derived from Cameroonian folk music. The name bantowbol is partially derived from bal, a term for accordion playing. The principal musicians of bantowbol are Gibraltar Drakus and Nkondo Si Tony.
- Bantu grooveLe bantu groove est un genre musical qui fusionne divers styles camerounais, du jazz et de la musique soul.
- MboléLe Mbolé est un genre musical urbain né à Yaoundé au début des années 2000. Il est devenu populaire au Cameroun à partir de 2016.
- BikutsiMusic and dance tradition of the Beti peoples of the Centre region.
- MakossaUrban popular music from Douala, associated with the Duala language.