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Manu Dibango

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Listen to Soul Makossa by Manu Dibango, see lyrics, music video & more!
Soul MakossaManu Dibango
Listen to Soul Makossa by Manu Dibango, see lyrics, music video & more!
Soul MakossaManu Dibango
Listen to Ewondo ou Bami (feat. Manu Dibango) by Tayc, see lyrics, music video & more!
Ewondo ou Bami (feat. Manu Dibango)Tayc
Listen to Killing Me Softly with His Song by Manu Dibango, see lyrics, music video & more!
Killing Me Softly with His SongManu Dibango
Listen to Si Tu Vois Ma Mère (feat. Dany Doriz) by Manu Dibango, see lyrics, music video & more!
Si Tu Vois Ma Mère (feat. Dany Doriz)Manu Dibango
Listen to Anbessa (feat. Manu Dibango) by Akalé Wubé, see lyrics, music video & more!
Anbessa (feat. Manu Dibango)Akalé Wubé
Listen to Petite Fleur (feat. Dany Doriz) by Manu Dibango, see lyrics, music video & more!
Petite Fleur (feat. Dany Doriz)Manu Dibango
Listen to Ceddo End Title by Manu Dibango, see lyrics, music video & more!
Ceddo End TitleManu Dibango
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New Bell (Hard Pulsation)Manu Dibango
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Bessoka (Version Courte)Manu Dibango

Latest Release

Listen to Dibango 82 – In Marseille Dec 82 by Manu Dibango
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Manu Dibango Essentials
Manu Dibango Essentials
The Cameroonian sax legend helped mold disco, funk, and hip-hop.
Manu Dibango Essentials

About Manu Dibango

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Hometown
Cameroon
Born
December 12, 1933
Genre
African
Cameroonian musician Manu Dibango left an indelible mark on African pop music with his exuberant funk grooves and indomitable positive energy. A saxophonist, vibraphone player, and songwriter, he first vaulted to wide acclaim in 1972 with “Soul Makossa,” a juicy slab of Afrofunk best known for its catchy refrain—“mama-say, mama-sa, mama-kossa”—which Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson later borrowed for the opening track of Thriller. Dibango was born in 1933 in the city of Douala. Although his Protestant parents initially disapproved of secular music, he secretly honed his skills as a child with the help of a homemade guitar and bamboo flute, and he later picked up the saxophone while studying in France. A stint in the Congolese group African Jazz in the late ’50s boosted his profile across the African continent, and by the ’70s he was releasing albums on Island Records and writing movie scores for acclaimed projects like the 1977 Senegalese drama Ceddo. Vigorous, uplifting funk formed the heart of Dibango’s sound, but his prolific discography also includes forays into hip-hop, reggae, and jazz—not to mention collaborations with heavy hitters such as Peter Gabriel and Herbie Hancock. Dibango passed away from complications related to Covid in 2020, but his legacy looms large.
Manu Dibango has also released music as a member of L'African Team.

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