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'70s music, 'Soul Makossa', afro-funk, big band, disco, jazz, jazz saxophonist, makossa music, Manu Dibango, musical interlude
Manu Dibango
was born in Cameroon, a country in Central Africa
off the Gulf of Guinea.
Born in 1933, he started his musical career in
Brussel and Paris during the late 1950s.
He would go on to achieve accolades as a
jazz saxophonist.
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(image from brandcameroon.com):
Manu Dibango
is credited widely as being one of the creators of disco music
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In 1972 he released the internationally acclaimed, mostly instrumental piece
Soul Makossa:
a synergy of musical styles from afro-soul, disco, funk, big band to makossa-
the dancehall music of his native Cameroon.
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With the incredible success of his hit Soul Makossa
Manu Dibango
became the first African musician to reach
the top 40 of the American music charts.
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Nicknamed “the lion of Cameroon”
Mr. Dibango continues to roar.
His last London performance was in 2013 at the Barbican Centre.
He was 80 years old!
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A mighty roar
from Manu Dibango
Soul Makossa
1972
[youtube+youtube.com/watch?v=Nvb811KnsMc]
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