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          Born Emmanuel Dibango, February 10, 1934, in Douala, Cameroon; son of a civil servant and a dressmaker.

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        1. Manu Dibango discography and songs: Music profile for Manu Dibango, born 12 December Genres: Makossa, Jazz-Funk, Afro-Jazz.
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        3. Jazz album: “Weya” by Manu Dibango, released in on Sessionwork Records.
        4. Manu Dibango, the afro-jazz saxophonist behind the oft-sampled hit "Soul Makossa", has died at the age of 86 due to COVID

          5. Education: Received baccalaureate in France, c. 1956; took lessons in classical piano, c. 1949-54, and in jazz saxophone, 1954-56. Addresses: Record company--Giant Records, 111 N. Hollywood Way, Burbank, CA 91505.

          The most widely known musician from the French West African nation of Cameroon, Manu Dibango was one of the pioneers of world music in the early 1970s and remained one of the most internationally celebrated African musicians into the mid-1990s.

          The Boston Globe considered his 1994 hit Wakafrika to be his "best album in years." Wakafrika also brought together African and European stars, including King Sunny Ade, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Peter Gabriel, and Sinead O'Connor.

          Long recognized for combining African, American, European, and techno sounds, Dibango first achieved global fame in 1973 with Soul Makossa, through which he popularized makossa music, a Cameroonian