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=Hybrid Music= Makossa Influence in the American Music World. First, Manu Dubago is featured playing modern Makossa. Then, Michael Jackson is played. In his own song here, Makossa rhythm and patterns are seen. Finally, this is also portrayed in one of Rihanna's hit-singles a while back. This same vocal pattern can be heard in the background of both of these artists, and this pattern is Makossa. media type="youtube" key="yHTR00fu4O8" height="360" width="597"

Sally Nyolo is another Cameroonian singer who is renowned internationally with combining the Bikutsi style, native to cameroon, with western-style music. Living in France most of her life, this influenced her songwriting, and expanded the hybrid Cameroonian music styles in the country. media type="youtube" key="FklgqaziU9M" height="385" width="480"

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Interview with franklin [|http://www.zshare.net/download/7616297790cc91f5/]

Works Cited

Tawah, Franklin. Personal interview. 13 May 2010.

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"Cameroon: Afropop Country -- West Africa, bikutsi, makossa." //African Music, African Music Albums, African Musicians, African Bands, Reviews, Labels, Discographies, and more, from Afropop Worldwide, the experts on African music//. World Music Productions, n.d. Web. 23 May 2010. .

//Chocolat//. Dir. Claire Denis. Perf. FranÃ§ois Cluzet, Isaach De BankolÃ©, Giulia Boschi. Mgm (Video &Amp; Dvd), 1988. DVD.

Chofor Che, Christian Aime. "Revisiting French and British Influence: Unification of Cameroon's Legal System and a Commitment to Human Rights." //Cameroon Journal on Democracy and Human Rights// 2.2 (2008): 22-30. //CJDHR//. Web. 23 May 2010.

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Echu, George. "Influnce of Cameroon Pidgin English on the Linguistic and Cultural Development of the French Language." //The University of Indiana//. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 May 2010. .

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Niba, Francis Ngwa. "BBC NEWS | Africa | New language for divided Cameroon." //BBC NEWS | News Front Page//. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 May 2010. .

"Sally Nyolo: Afropop Artist -- Cameroon, West Africa." //African Music, African Music Albums, African Musicians, African Bands, Reviews, Labels, Discographies, and more, from Afropop Worldwide, the experts on African music//. World Music Productions, n.d. Web. 23 May 2010. .