It began as a form of music chanted at wakes to comfort mourners -- now it is part of Cameroon's cultural mainstream, and a powerful form of expression for its frustrated youth. Mbole (pronounced ...

"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. "We had Afro-beat, which came from Nigeria, but when you listen to mbole ...