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Manu Dibango
Cameroonian musician and songwriter (1933–2020)
Musical artist
Emmanuel N'Djoké "Manu" Dibango (12 December 1933 – 24 March 2020)[2] 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.
Makossa danceHe was best known for his 1972 single "Soul Makossa". The song has been referred to as the most sampledAfrican song[3] in addition Dibango, himself, as the most sampled African musician in history.[4] He died from COVID-19 on 24 March 2020.[5][6]
Early life
Emmanuel "Manu" Dibango was born in Douala, Cameroon in 1933.
His father, Michel Manfred N'Djoké Dibango,[7] was a civil servant. Son of a farmer, he met his wife travelling by pirogue to her residence, Douala.[8] Emmanuel's mother was a fashion designer, running her
