New creation: Cendra Kaifa and the soukous-mako upshoot! |
Tuesday, 21 October 2014 16:19 |
The music genre, soukous-mako is definitely as interesting as the name sounds. The blend of the irresistible Congolese brand of the yesteryears and the Cameroonian makossa which transcended boundaries, lifting scores of artists to amazing successes!
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