Manu Dibango
Emmanuel N'Djoké "Manu" Dibango (12 December 1933 – 24 March 2020) 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 in addition Dibango, himself, as the most sampled African musician in history. He died from COVID-19 on 24 March 2020.
Genre: afrobeat, afropop, world, makossa
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Top Tracks
- Coupé décalé
- Abé abé
- Sabal Dance
- I Love Paris
- Electric Africa - JP Edit
- Ballad Emotion
- Try a Little Tenderness
- Bessoka
- Soul Makossa
- Wakafrika
- Ewondo ou Bami
- Ewondo ou Bami
- Mouna Loba
- Roses De Picardie
- Fly Me to the Moon
- Satin Doll
- Ode to Billie Joe
- Lagos Go Slow
- Ami Xintadu
- Cosita Linda
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