The most widely known musician from the African nation of Cameroon, Manu Dibango was one of the pioneers of world music in the early 1970s and remained one of the most internationally celebrated ...

Legendary French producer Cerrone has released a new track, "Funk Makossa," which features Cameroonian jazz saxophonist Manu Dibango. (The title is a play on Dibango's 1972 hit "Soul Makossa," which ...

Manu Dibango, an Afro-Jazz star best known for his hit single “Soul Makossa,” died March 24 at a hospital in France. He was 86. Mr. Dibango, who lived in France, died after contracting the coronavirus ...

Listen to and explore Soul Makossa / New Bell by Manu Dibango, released in 2008 on Atlantic Jazz. Read reviews, track listings, and discover more jazz albums on All About Jazz.

Though the stylistic language varies very widely from track to track, his songs tend to have a similar structure, with a leisurely build up to a climax that – at its best – is entrancingly, groovingly ...

The 1972 track was a favourite at David Mancuso's Loft and sampled by the pop giants like Michael Jackson and Rihanna Saxophonist Manu Dibango, who died on March 25 of COVID-19, was an early champion ...

'Pop Makossa' stars Eko on stage in 1978 at Douala's Cinéma Le Wouri As a style, makossa predated Dibango’s single. Born in Cameroon, it fused musical genres from the region and further afield. The ...

Cameroonian singer-songwriter Manu Dibango has died while suffering from Covid-19. He was 86 years old. Dibango’s death was announced on his Facebook page: “It is with deep sadness that we announce ...

First popularised in the west by saxophonist Manu Dibango with his unexpected 1970s hit Soul Makossa, makossa is one of the great dance styles of west Africa. It’s the national music of Cameroon, and ...