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.
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Cubafrica
- 2018-10-26T00:00:00.000000Z
M & M
- 2017-03-31T00:00:00.000000Z
Ramblin' Sax
- 2013-12-10T00:00:00.000000Z
Ballad Emotion
- 2011-06-06T00:00:00.000000Z
African Woodoo
- 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z
From Africa
- 2003-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z
B Sides
- 2002-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z
M Boa Su
- 2000-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z
Manu Safari
- 1998-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z
Wakafrika
- 1994-06-14T00:00:00.000000Z
Polysonik
- 1990-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z
Lion of Africa
- 1989-11-23T00:00:00.000000Z
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