Manu Dibango
Cameroonian musician
Born on: December 12, 1933Died on: March 24, 2020
Aged: 86 years 103 days (1035 months)
Gender: Male
Nationality: France
Birth Sign: Sagittarius
Emmanuel N'Djoké "Manu" Dibango 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 African musician in history.
He died from COVID-19 on 24 March 2020.
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