Erykah Badu traces roots to Cameroon Mussa | May 26, 2014 | Woman eh | No Comments baduErykah Badu recently took a DNA test to determine the country and even tribe where her ancestors came from. The test results prove that she is from the Bamileke tribe of the West Region of Cameroon. Erykah Badu aka Badoula Oblongata; aka Sara Bellum; aka Maria Manuela Mexico; aka Annie the Alchemist; aka Fat Belly Bella; aka DJ Lo Down