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". The song has been referred to as the most sampled African song in addition Dibango, himself, as the most sampled... [more on Wikipedia]
Top songs: #1: Soul Makossa - #2: Big Blow - #3: Dangwa| Date | Title | Points | Charts Peaks | Links | Comment | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1973 | Soul Makossa | 45 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 06/1973 | 40 | US 35 • US AC 29 • US R&B 21 | MP3 | instrumental [Atlantic 2971] written by Manu Dibango | |||
| 2. | 10/1973 | 5 | US 109 • US R&B 77 | MP3 | instrumental [Atlantic 2983] written by Manu Dibango | |||
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