The Zangalewa Dance Troupe, inspired by the Cameroonian band Zangalewa, performs in a prison in Kenya. Screengrab/YouTube/Mwalimu Cheche Productions February 15, 2023 Jean-Paul Zé Bella: the cunning Cameroonian soldier who became a global music legend Lyombe Eko, Texas Tech University His band Zangalewa satirised Cameroon’s military from within - and helped create the football World Cup hit Waka Waka.
David Corio/Redferns/Getty Images March 25, 2020 Tribute to Manu Dibango: Cameroonian jazz pioneer loved across Africa and the world Rogers Orock, University of the Witwatersrand The saxophonist and singer leaves a legacy spanning more than 60 years of musical production that will continue to echo in global sounds.
Manu Dibango (centre) Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images March 25, 2020 Manu Dibango: Afropolitan musical genius with a giant heart Francis Nyamnjoh, University of Cape Town One of the greatest artists ever to emerge from Cameroon had a fraught relationship with his homeland – but because of it touched all corners of Africa and the world.