'Pop Makossa' stars Eko on stage in 1978 at Douala's Cinéma Le Wouri The Cameroon-born Dibango had been making records under his own name since 1961 and “Soul Makossa” was his breakout track. So much ...

Roger Milla remains best known as a veteran forward with an iconic celebration but he was a terrific talent that Claude Roy once compared to Pele. Over 33 years later, Roger Milla’s iconic celebration ...

I was always deeply influenced by Afro-Rock music. This is because of the great artistic fingerprint of my first band, Kongas, in which I spent four years before starting my solo career with Love in C ...

The most widely known musician from the African nation of Cameroon, Manu Dibango was one of the pioneers of world music in the early 1970s and remained one of the most internationally celebrated ...

There’s no improving upon the work of the Cameroonian polymath Francis Bebey, a journalist, novelist, and musician who mixed African and Latin styles with jazz and electronic music, sounding at times ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Hon. Patrick Obahiagbon is a household name as far as Nigerian politics is concerned. As a former member representing Oredo Federal Constituency of Edo State in the House of Representatives, he was ...

Dance means many things to many persons and culture but remains universal. ANTHONY ADA ABRAHAM examines the different dance styles that hold sway in Nigeria and the role of dance in national ...