(1933-12-12)12 December 1933 Douala, French Cameroon
Died
24 March 2020(2020-03-24) (aged 86) Melun, France
Genres
Makossa, African rumba, afrofunk/afrobeat, jazz,[1] traditional
Occupation(s)
Musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)
Saxophone and vibraphone
Years active
1961–2020
Website
manudibango.net
Musical artist
Emmanuel N'Djoké "Manu" Dibango (12 December 1933 – 24 March 2020)[2] was a Cameroonian musician and songwriter who played saxophone and vibraphone. He developed a musical style fusing jazz, funk, and traditional Cameroonian music. His father was a member of the Yabassi ethnic group, while his mother was a Duala. He was best known for his 1972 single "Soul Makossa". The song has been referred to as the most sampled African song[3] in addition Dibango, himself, as the most sampled African musician in history.[4] He died from COVID-19 on 24 March 2020.[5][6]
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^"Le saxophoniste Manu Dibango est mort des suites du Covid-19, annoncent ses proches". Le Monde (in French). Paris. AFP. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
^Durosomo, Damola (8 May 2020). "This video explores the countless songs that sample Manu Dibango's 'Soul Makossa'". Okay Africa. Archived from the original on 14 May 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
^Seiboko, Refiloe (1 July 2020). "The Cameroonian rhythm that set the world on fire". Mail & Guardian. Archived from the original on 2 July 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
^Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (24 March 2020). "Manu Dibango, Cameroon jazz-funk star, dies aged 86 of coronavirus". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
^Monroe, Jazz (24 March 2020). "Afro-Jazz Star Manu Dibango Dead at 86". Pitchfork. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
Emmanuel N'Djoké "Manu" Dibango (12 December 1933 – 24 March 2020) was a Cameroonian musician and songwriter who played saxophone and vibraphone. He developed...
"Soul Makossa" is a song by Cameroonian saxophonist and songwriter ManuDibango, released as a single in 1972. It is the most sampled African song in history...
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Peterson, Bernard Allison, Diana Krall, Miles Davis, Natural Acoustic Band (ManuDibango, Léo Ferré, Dizzy Gillespie, Johnny Van Dyke, Randy Weston, Keith Jarrett...
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Daúde 1998: Coumba Gawlo 1998: El General (Spanglish version) 1999: ManuDibango 2000: Thalía (recorded it for her album Arrasando) 2001: The Skatalites...
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1969. In the album, she was accompanied by Camerounian band made up of ManuDibango, on saxophone, keyboards and arrangement, Jeannot Madingué on bass, Slim...
Muzik), Talking Heads, Foreigner, Power Station, Melissa Etheridge, ManuDibango and Miriam Makeba. He produced albums by Fela Kuti, Salif Keita, Wasis...
King, Miriam Makeba, The Spinners, Bill Withers, The Crusaders, and ManuDibango, as documented in the 2008 film Soul Power. The championship was scheduled...
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album 1994: Roger Whittaker, on the Roger Whittaker Live! album 1994: ManuDibango featuring Ladysmith Black Mambazo, on the Waka Afrika album 1998: Pete...
Jean-Alain Boumsong (1979–), footballer Louis Brody (1892–1951), German actor ManuDibango (1933–2020), musician, saxophonist and singer, world jazz, ethno-jazz...
Return of Mansa Musa" (featuring Swizz Beatz and Blackway) T. Smith Dean ManuDibango Yaw Sintim-misa Swizz Beatz 3:25 11. "Stand Up" (featuring Jnr Choi)...
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