"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...

Makossa is a music genre originating in Douala, Littoral Region, French Cameroons in the late 19th century. Like much other music of Sub-Saharan Africa...

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...

many as 30 new artists to the mainstream, including Manu Dibango's "Soul Makossa" to American audiences.[citation needed] While both Gary Byrd and Herb...

adopted the name Lafayette Afro Rock Band. The band's next two albums, Soul Makossa and Malik, included the songs "Hihache" and "Darkest Light" which would...

amapiano, jùjú, fuji, afrobeat, highlife, Congolese rumba, soukous, ndombolo, makossa, kizomba, Taarab, and others. African music also uses a large variety of...

Manu Dibango, who asserted that the hook originated in his 1972 song "Soul Makossa". "Don't Stop the Music" is a dance track that features rhythmic devices...

Manu Dibango's "Soul Makossa" and the Steve Miller Band's "Macho City" at his weekly events. The frequent selection of "Soul Makossa" at the Loft helped...

at the Woodstock festival. In the 1970s, Manu Dibango's funky track "Soul Makossa" (1972) became a hit, and Osibisa released "Sunshine Day" (1976). Fela...

by Rodriguez that went on to go platinum in Australia before writing Soul Makossa, which samples Manu Dibango's saxophone. The song currently has over...

lyric in Cameroonian saxophonist Manu Dibango's 1972 disco song "Soul Makossa". Makossa is a Cameroonian music genre and dance. Dibango sued Jackson and...

"Terminator X to the Edge of Panic" by Public Enemy "Catch a Groove" by Juice "Soul Makossa" by Manu Dibango "I Gotcha" by Joe Tex Coleman, Brian. Check The Technique:...

Death" (1973) Foster Sylvers – "Misdemeanor" (1973) Manu Dibango – "Soul Makossa" (1973) Stories – "Brother Louie" (1973) B. W. Stevenson – "My Maria"...

1973? David Amram Subway Night RCA Victor 1973 1973 Babatunde Olatunji Soul Makossa Paramount 1973 1973 Ron Carter All Blues CTI 1974 1973 Johnny Hammond...

well as sampling his 2009 song "Woods". It also contains portions of "Soul Makossa" written by Manu Dibango, and samples of "Comment No. 1", performed by...

(1973) Verve Forecast Records The Chubukos – "House of Rising Funk" (from Soul Makossa) (1973) Mainstream / Red Lion Production Records Eddie Bo – "Hook & Sling"...

tracks: "Al's Razor Blade", "Ain't That Lovin' You", "On Top of It", "Soul Makossa", and "She's the One". The Skull Snaps album contains drum breaks that...

The Morning After 2002 "You Can't Turn Me Away" by Sylvia Striplin "Soul Makossa" by Manu Dibango "Hurt So Much" Deborah Cox Deborah Cox James "Big Jim"...

sample. "Scorpio" by Dennis Coffey "Scratchin'" by Magic Disco Machine "Soul Makossa" by Manu Dibango "Super Sporm" by Captain Sky "Move On Up" by Curtis...

"All That She Wants" (2014) "Sugar Man" (2014) "Soul Makossa (Money)" (2015)...

and performed by Aphex Twin. "Lost in the World" contains portions of "Soul Makossa", written by Manu Dibango; a sample of "Think (About It)", written by...

"Under the Jamican Moon"(1974), Afrique on its 1973 Afro funk release Soul Makossa, Smokey Robinson's pop hit Cruisin'(1979)Bobby Womack's album The Poet(1981)...

Vu" (with Jay-Z) (contains elements of "Green Light", "Zombie", and "Soul Makossa") "Run the World (Girls)" (contains elements of "Can You Feel It", "We...

Mangione and also Herb Alpert Billy Preston – "Space Race" Manu Dibango – "Soul Makossa" Jan Akkerman & Thijs van Leer – "Hocus Pocus" (Focus) Edgar Winter –...

traditional and modern musical genres. The best-known contemporary genre is makossa, a popular style that has gained fans across Africa, and its related dance...

High Life! (Columbia, 1963) Drums!, Drums!, Drums! (Roulette, 1964) Soul Makossa (Paramount, 1973) Dance to the Beat of My Drum (Bellaphon, 1986) Drums...

Aquarian Dream (Buddah, 1976) - arranger With others Babatunde Olatunji – Soul Makossa (Paramount, 1973) Vitamin E – Sharing (Buddah, 1977) - arranger Flora...

in 1972, where it reached #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 that same year "Soul Makossa" by Manu Dibango was first released in France in 1972; it was picked...

joining forces with African superstar (saxophonist) Manu Dibango of "Soul Makossa" fame. Even without knowing how to read or write music, and probably...

(performed by The Jackson 5) Hal Davis 2:56 7. "Soul Power" (performed by James Brown) James Brown 4:23 8. "Soul Makossa" (performed by Manu DiBango)   4:25 9....