Manu Dibango
- Type: Legacy Bandleader
- Country: Cameroon
- Born: December 12, 1933 in Douala, Cameroon
- Died: March 24, 2020 in Melun, Seine-et-Marne, France
Biography
Manu Dibango was a Cameroonian saxophonist and bandleader from Douala who played with African Jazz in L茅opoldville before his 1972 hit 'Soul Makossa' carried makossa worldwide and into disco history. He recorded and toured for six decades as an arranger, bandleader and guest, and died of COVID-19 in Melun, France, in 2020. 'Soul Makossa' was famously sampled in *Michael Jackson*'s 'Wanna Be Startin' Somethin''.
Genres
Manu Dibango Discography
- African Voodoo (1972) - Album
- O Boso (Soul Makossa) (1972) - Album - rated 4/5
- Soul Makossa (1972) - Album - rated 4.45/5
- Africadelic (1973) - Album - rated 3.72/5
- Makossa Man (1974) - Album - rated 3.82/5
- Gone Clear (1980) - Album - rated 3.95/5
- Electric Africa (1985) - Album - rated 3.18/5
- Waka Juju (1985) - Album - rated 3.08/5
- The Very Best of Manu Dibango: Afrosouljazz From the Original Makossa Man (2000) - Compilation - rated 3.56/5