Manu Dibango
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title:
Manu Dibango
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Emmanuel N'Djoké "Manu" Dibango 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
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Cameroonian musician and songwriter (1933–2020)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manu_Dibango
date created:
2003-10-31T16:32:15Z
date modified:
2024-09-13T13:56:03Z
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