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Yaoundé
Cameroon’s capital, set among seven hills
Yaoundé is the capital of Cameroon, set among seven hills. It is the political heart of “Africa in miniature” and, in the Beti region around it, home to Bikutsi, a fast, percussive dance style.
History
Yaoundé has long served as Cameroon’s capital, its government and institutions spread across the seven hills the city is built on.
Music from here
Around Yaoundé and the Beti region, Bikutsi took shape — a fast, percussive dance music that stands alongside Makossa as one of Cameroon’s signature sounds.
Culture
Seven hills
Yaoundé is set among seven hills.
Capital city
The political heart of Cameroon.
Bikutsi
Fast, percussive dance music from the Beti people around Yaoundé.
Questions & Answers
Where is Yaoundé?+
Yaoundé is the capital of Cameroon, set among seven hills.
What music comes from Yaoundé?+
Bikutsi, a fast, percussive dance style, comes from the Beti people around Yaoundé.
