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  1. 1. form of dance music originating in Afrika (Cameroun, to be precise). Noted for its repeated bright-toned picked-guitar figures, chanting-style vocals (often in Douala) and sometimes brass accompaniment, makossa is very upbeat. Sam Fan Thomas is perhaps its biggest name internationally. For better or worse, makossa has become a staple ingredient of "world music". > Have you heard "Samba Makossa" by Chico Science? A new blend of hip Afrikan and cool Brazilian grooves! Source: ecdict

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