Mbole developed around a quarter of a century ago has become part of Cameroon's cultural mainstream and a powerful form of expression for its frustrated youth.
Mbole developed around a quarter of a century ago in poor districts of Yaounde, the central African nation's capital. Mbole spread to weddings and baptisms and other ceremonies, progressively becoming more sophisticated as instruments such as keyboards and the big West African drum, the djembe, were brought in."There's no TV or radio station which doesn't have mbole," said Yannick Mindja, who has made a documentary on the music's rise.
Beneath the media success, mbole remains a versatile form of expression and is still very much rooted in poor neighbourhoods.
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