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Cameroon
Official Name: Republic of Cameroon
Capital City: Yaunde
Population: 18,060,382 (2006 estimate)
Government: Republic
National Language: The country has two official languages: English and French. In addition, there are 24 major African languages.
Location: Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria.
The ethnic groups are composed of Cameroon Highlanders 31%, Equatorial Bantu 19%, Kirdi 11%, Fulani 10%, Northwestern Bantu 8%, Eastern Nigritic 7%, other African 13%, non-African less than 1%.
Cameroonian music
Cameroon has produced lively dance music. The best known artist in the international scene is sax player Manu Dibango, whose 1970s hit song “Soul Makossa” became the first African song to reach the US top 40.
Makossa was originally a Cameroonian dance rhythm from the Duala region. It later developed into an urban pop style.
Another well-known group from Cameroon, Les Tetes Brulees, painted the musicians? faces with neon streaks and performs bikutsi rhythms with a punk rock attitude.
Cameroonian artists
Sally Nyolo, a former member of Zap Mama, also brought the music of Cameroon to an international audience.
Other well known artists are http://www.worldmusiccentral.org/artists/artist_page.php?id=3916 Richard Bona and Henri Dikongue.
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