Soul Makossa
Context
Recorded in 1971 and released in 1972 on Fiesta, "Soul Makossa" was originally the B-side of an anthem for the Africa Cup of Nations hosted by Cameroon. Licensed to Atlantic, it reached No. 35 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1973; its refrain is reused by Michael Jackson in "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" (1982).
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Afrobeat, makossa, highlife-jazz, Fusion, jazz-rock, jazz-funk. Among the origins and influences of Afrobeat, makossa, highlife-jazz: Soul jazz, boogaloo, Fusion, jazz-rock, jazz-funk.