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    Emmanuel N'Djoké "Manu" Dibango (12 December 1933 – 24 March 2020) was a Cameroonian musician and songwriter who played saxophone and vibraphone. He developed...
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  • "Soul Makossa" is a song by Cameroonian saxophonist and songwriter Manu Dibango, released as a single in 1972. It is the most sampled African song in history...
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  • Cameroonian saxophonist Manu Dibango's 1972 disco song "Soul Makossa". Makossa is a Cameroonian music genre and dance. Dibango sued Jackson and, in 1986...
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  • 1970 Paris recording session with Manu Dibango: Franklin Boukaka, arrangements et direction orchestre Manu Dibango (Sonafric SAF 50 001) 1970 or 1974...
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  • later. There were artists such as Eboa Lotin, Misse Ngoh and especially Manu Dibango, who popularised makossa throughout the world with his song "Soul Makossa"...
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  • features guest musicians Herbie Hancock, Bob Dylan, Afrika Bambaataa, and Manu DiBango. AllMusic awarded the album with three stars and its review by Scott...
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    Idris Elba, Q-Tip (A Tribe Called Quest), Little Simz and his father Manu Dibango. He also co-founded his own record label and music production company...
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  • Austrian composer Manu Dibango (1933–2020), Cameroonian musician Manu Gavassi (born 1993), Brazilian recording artist, singer, actress Manu Guix (born 1979)...
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  • Somethin'". Both Rihanna and Jackson were sued by Cameroonian musician Manu Dibango, who asserted that the hook originated in his 1972 song "Soul Makossa"...
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  • JB's – "Doing It to Death" (1973) Foster Sylvers – "Misdemeanor" (1973) Manu Dibango – "Soul Makossa" (1973) Stories – "Brother Louie" (1973) B. W. Stevenson...
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    Blossom's Planet (2000) Manu Dibango, Wakafrika (1994) Lesley Garrett, The Singer (2003) Mark Hollis, Mark Hollis (1998) Manu Katché, It's About Time...
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    Peterson, Bernard Allison, Diana Krall, Miles Davis, Natural Acoustic Band (Manu Dibango, Léo Ferré, Dizzy Gillespie, Johnny Van Dyke, Randy Weston, Keith Jarrett...
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  • "Lost in the World" contains portions of "Soul Makossa", written by Manu Dibango; a sample of "Think (About It)", written by James Brown, and performed...
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  • 1969. In the album, she was accompanied by Camerounian band made up of Manu Dibango, on saxophone, keyboards and arrangement, Jeannot Madingué on bass, Slim...
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  • Jazz Festival in Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape. He collaborated with Manu Dibango on the album M & M, which was released in 2017. The Moreira Project Vol...
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    (France/Spain/Algeria); Khaled (Algeria); Manecas Costa (Guinea Bissau); Manu Dibango & Ray Lema (Cameroon/Democratic Republic of Congo); Ojos de Brujo (Spain);...
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  • Moni Bilé Diboué Black Yung Swiss Richard Bona Les Têtes Brulées Daphne Manu Dibango Charlotte Dipanda Stanley Enow Jovi Michael Kiessou Mr. Leo Wes Madiko...
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    Daúde 1998: Coumba Gawlo 1998: El General (Spanglish version) 1999: Manu Dibango 2000: Thalía (recorded it for her album Arrasando) 2001: The Skatalites...
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  • Ravi Shankar played sitar at the Woodstock festival. In the 1970s, Manu Dibango's funky track "Soul Makossa" (1972) became a hit, and Osibisa released...
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  • their music. It was covered by Cameroonian musician Manu Dibango on his 1994 album Wakafrika. Dibango's version also featured Gabriel, Sinéad O'Connor, Ladysmith...
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    feat. Tayc) 2019: "Trip" (Lefa feat. Tayc) 2019: "Ewondo ou Bami" (feat Manu Dibango) 2020: "Libertad" (Chapitre 2) (Barack Adama feat. Tayc) 2020: "Mon Histoire...
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  • King, Miriam Makeba, The Spinners, Bill Withers, The Crusaders, and Manu Dibango, as documented in the 2008 film Soul Power. The championship was scheduled...
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    Crawford – South Central 1992 Deodato – Night Cruiser 1980 Manu Dibango – Gone Clear 1980 Manu Dibango – Ambassador 1981 Amy Drinkwater – With All My Heart...
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  • Afrisa featuring Tabu Ley Rochereau, The J.B.'s ("Cold Sweat") and Manu Dibango. The DVD includes bonus tracks by James Brown ("Try Me"), Sister Sledge...
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    Macka B and Kofi, Mutabaruka, the Mighty Diamonds, the Twinkle Brothers, Manu Dibango and Fela Kuti. The other, ex-partner of the once-united promoters succeeded...
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  • featuring Manu Dibango – Down by Law 1985: B-Side – Cairo Nights – tracks "Change the Beat" and "What I Like (American Dreams)" 1985: Manu Dibango – Electric...
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    Peter Gabriel) — — — — — — — — — — (VA) Peace Together "Biko" (with Manu Dibango) 1994 — — — — — — — — — — Wakafrika "Haunted" (with Shane MacGowan) 1995...
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  • album 1994: Roger Whittaker, on the Roger Whittaker Live! album 1994: Manu Dibango featuring Ladysmith Black Mambazo, on the Waka Afrika album 1998: Pete...
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  • song "Woods". It also contains portions of "Soul Makossa" written by Manu Dibango, and samples of "Comment No. 1", performed by Gil Scott-Heron. It was...
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    of all from the family. After Wemba's death, Cameroonian saxophonist Manu Dibango told the BBC during an interview: "His whole attitude about dressing...
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