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Manu Dibango
Deceased

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Life & Death

Died aged 86
Also known asEmmanuel N'Djoké Manu DibangoGenderMaleNationalityCameroonBorn12/12/1933Born inDouala, CameroonDied24/03/2020Died inMelunCauseCOVID-19WikidataQ445829Buried atGrave of Manu Dibango, Père Lachaise CemeteryTMDb#937639

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.

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Filmography8 titles

Importing filmography…
YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2019Africa RisingMovieSelf - Musician (archive footage)86
2015Thomas Ngijol - 2MovieSelf82
2013Nos plus belles années 80 : La Compil !MovieSelf (archive footage)80
1998Vivement dimancheSeriesSelf65
1987TéléthonSeriesSelf54
1986AmbitionsSeriesSelf53
1985Victoires de la musiqueSeriesSelf52
1972Le Grand ÉchiquierSeriesSelf39