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Manu Dibango
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Cameroonian musician and songwriter, recording artist (1933–2020)
OverviewAI-generated
Manu Dibango was a male musician from Cameroon who worked from 1961 until his death in 2020. Born on December 12, 1933, and died on March 24, 2020, he was associated with genres including afrobeat, jazz, funk, and african rumba. He also performed under the pseudonym Jr. Dibbs.
His musical output includes works such as Waka juju, Gone clear, The Rough Guide to Manu Dibango, and Three kilos of coffee. His music has been tagged with descriptors like afro-jazz and afrofunk.
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Key facts
- Born
- Emmanuel N'Djoké Dibango , ( 1933-12-12 ) 12 December 1933, Douala , French Cameroon
- Died
- 24 March 2020 (2020-03-24) (aged 86), Melun , France
- Genres
- Makossa , African rumba , afrofunk / afrobeat , jazz , traditional
- Occupations
- Musician, songwriter
- Instruments
- Saxophone , vibraphone
- Years active
- 1961–2020
- Spouse
- Marie-Josée @ Coco ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1957 ; died 1995 )
- Website
- manudibango .net
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Douala
- Place of death
- Melun
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- French
- Field of work
- music
- Genre
- Afrobeat
- Instrument
- baritone saxophone
- Record label
- Philips Records
- Official website
- www.manudibango.net
- Image
- LesEscales2019ManuDibango 03 (cropped).jpg
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- Commons category
- Manu Dibango
- nominated for
- Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition
- date of birth
- 1933-12-12
- start of work period
- 1961-00-00
- medical condition
- COVID-19
- date of death
- 2020-03-24
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- COVID-19
- name in native language
- Manu Dibango
- birth name
- Odilien Emmanuel Dibango
- end of work period
- 2020-00-00
- place of burial
- Père Lachaise Cemetery
- pseudonym
- Jr. Dibbs
- social media followers
- 19100
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Encyclopedic overview
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 African musician in history. He died from COVID-19 on 24 March 2020.
Early life
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