Often referred to as an "Africa in miniature," Cameroon/ Cameroun is home to more than 200 ethnic groups and a vast diversity of landscapes and provinces. From Cameroon's Extreme North Province to the Baka forests in the southwest, Cameroon at time resembles many distinctly different countries. This is in part due to its complicated colonial history. Cameroon was first visited by the Portuguese and then colonized by Germany; after World War I, the colony was divided between France and England. The two colonial powers left Cameroon with something of an identity crisis, as Anglophone/Francophone identities continue to impact Cameroon's political and cultural life.

Cameroon's music scene reflects its position at one of Africa's cultural cross-roads. Though it's most internationally known for the popular makossa of the 1980s and more recently, with bands like Les Têtes Brulées breaking international ground, for bikutsi, Cameroon's music scene has influences all over Central and West Africa. Music from the North reflects the influence of artists such as Senegalese superstar Baaba Maal, and music from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Côte D'Ivoire alike enjoy popularity throughout Cameroon. Côte d'Ivoire's coupé decalé is definitely a craze of the moment in nightclubs and on the radio. Recent collaborations with researchers from the UK have put a spotlight on music from the Baka people of the forest, women artists are enjoying recognition, and Cameroon's central location geographically has allowed it to flourish musically even with inconsistent governmental support from Paul Biya's ever present cabinet - 20 years strong.

• Cameroon in Color - The largest online picture collection of Cameroon
• CMCLICK Online! - Cameroon Internet Community. Cameroon Business Directory. Cameroon Information. Cameroon Culture.
• CRTV - Cameroon Radio and Television online. Read daily news or listen to broadcasts in French or English!
• Calabash - Provides a general Cameroon overview
• The Bamileke people of Cameroon!
• Baka Pygmies of Cameroon - Culture and music of the first inhabitants of Cameroon!
• The Post - Leading newspaper in English, published in Buea.
• Learn Camfranglais!
• National Assembly of Cameroon - Official site.

Afropop NYC Select Concerts and Events, November 2009

Check out these photos from our trip to Cameroon!!!

Montreal Jazz Festival: July 2004 report

Recipe for Ndole

Georges Collinet speaks to Arts Community in Detroit

Francis Bebey

Richard Bona

Manu Dibango

Koppo

Petit Pays

Sally Nyolo

Faadah Kawtal

West Africa

Cameroon

Bikutsi

Coupé Decalé

Makossa

Georges Collinet's Makossa Hit Parade

Fifth Annual Globalquerque Set for September 25 & 26

Win a Pair of TIX to SOB'S Africa Fete 9/23

Win Tix to see Richard Bona along with Lionel Loueke at the Kimmel Center, 3/1/08, Philadelpia, PA