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Manu Dibango
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Cameroonian musician and songwriter, recording artist (1933–2020)
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Douala, Cameroon
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". He died from COVID-19 on 24 March…
Known for
- Soul Makossa Manu Dibango jazz Open Stuttgart - 1995 — sax/vocals2022
- The Rumba Kings — Self - Musician2021
- Africa Rising — Self - Musician (archive footage)2019
- Femme Noire2017
- Thomas Ngijol - 2 — Self2015
- Manu Dibango fête ses 80 ans à l'Olympia de Paris2014
- Nos plus belles années 80 : La Compil ! — Self (archive footage)2013
- Soul Power — Self2009
- Sounds Like Nino Ferrer — Self2004
- Vivement dimanche — Self1998
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Key facts
- Born
- Emmanuel N'Djoké Dibango , ( 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 , traditional
- Occupations
- Musician, songwriter
- Instruments
- Saxophone , vibraphone
- Years active
- 1961–2020
- Spouse
- Marie-Josée @ Coco ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1957 ; died 1995 )
- Website
- manudibango .net
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Douala
- Place of death
- Melun
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- French
- Field of work
- music
- Genre
- Afrobeat
- Instrument
- baritone saxophone
- Record label
- Philips Records
- Official website
- www.manudibango.net
- Image
- LesEscales2019ManuDibango 03 (cropped).jpg
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- Commons category
- Manu Dibango
- nominated for
- Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition
- date of birth
- 1933-12-12
- start of work period
- 1961-00-00
- medical condition
- COVID-19
- date of death
- 2020-03-24
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- COVID-19
- name in native language
- Manu Dibango
- birth name
- Odilien Emmanuel Dibango
- end of work period
- 2020-00-00
- place of burial
- Père Lachaise Cemetery
- pseudonym
- Jr. Dibbs
- social media followers
- 19100
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Early life
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