Analog Africa to release compilation of vintage funk, disco and makossa from Cameroon

The noteworthy reissue label dishes up another foot-shaking classic-in-the-making.

In 2009, Analog Africa’s founder Samy Ben Redjeb travelled to Cameroon and returned with enough music to document a shapeshifting era in the country’s popular music landscape.

Pop Makossa – The Invasive Dance Beat of Cameroon 1976–1984 collects feverish funk and disco belters that “plugged Cameroon’s traditional makossa style into the modern world,” held together by a beat that has its origins in a funeral dance.

Out June 16, the 12-track compilation comprises tracks from the likes of teenage prodigy Bill Loko – whose monster hit ‘Nen Lambo’ you can hear below – producer Mystic Djim and Dream Stars’ jewel-in-the-crown, ‘Pop Makossa Invasion’. See the full tracklist below.

Framed by an incredible cover image that depicts a figure wearing a traditional mask in the midst of a modern Cameroonian city, Pop Makossa follows last year’s superb Space Echo compilation and is set to be another coveted release from the ever-reliable imprint.

Tracklist:

02. Mystic Djim & The Spirits – ‘Yaoundé Girls’

03. Bill Loko – ‘Nen Lambo’

04. Pasteur Lappé – ‘Sanaga Calypso’

05. Eko – ‘M’ongele M’am’

06. Olinga Gaston – ‘Ngon Engap’

07. Emmanuel Kahe et Jeanette Kemogne – ‘Ye Medjuie’

08. Nkodo Si-Tony – ‘Mininga Meyong Mese’

09. Pasteur Lappé – ‘The Sekele Movement’

10. Bernard Ntone – ‘Mussoliki’

11. Pat’ Ndoye – ‘More Love’

12. Clément Djimogne – ‘Africa’