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Manu Dibango
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12 Dec 1933
† 24 Mar 2020
Douala, Cameroon
Biography
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". He died from COVID-19 on 24 March 2020. Emmanuel "Manu" Dibango was born in Douala, Cameroon in 1933. His father, Michel Manfred N'Dj...
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Emmanuel N'Djoké Manu Dibango
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Manu Dibango's Movies
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Thomas Ngijol - 2
10 Nov 2015
64%
Soul Power
10 Jun 2009
75%
Africa Rising
03 Jun 2019
90%
The Rumba Kings
06 May 2021
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Nos plus belles années 80 : La Compil !
05 Mar 2013
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Manu Dibango fête ses 80 ans à l'Olympia de Paris
04 Mar 2014
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Black Dju
28 Nov 1997
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Soul Makossa Manu Dibango jazz Open Stuttgart - 1995
22 Mar 2022
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Salsa
18 Aug 1976
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Changa Changa, rythmes en noirs et blancs
01 Jan 1992
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Sounds Like Nino Ferrer
01 Dec 2004
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Paris Black Night
01 Jan 1990
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Femme Noire
01 Jan 2017
