مانو دیبانگو

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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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